Boris Way

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Boris Way
Birth nameBoris Equestri [1]
Born Draguignan, France [1]
Origin
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • DJ
  • producer
Years active2009—present
Labels

Boris Equestri, known professionally as Boris Way, is a French DJ and record producer. [1] He is best known for his 2017 song "Your Love" which charted in France at 87th.

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Early life and career

Equestri was born in Draguignan and spent his childhood in Cavalaire-sur-Mer. [1] He played in rock bands in his early life and as a teenager, he played the guitar and the drums after having discovered his interest in clubbing. [1] His career began as a disc jockey in clubs of Nice, which is the city he settled in. [1] He performed at the Mas d'Estel beach area as a guest of fellow French DJ and producer Kungs, at the Summer Vibes festival in Saint-Aygulf as a guest of deep house duo Ofenbach and at Amnesia as a guest of his friend Quentin Mosimann. [1]

Being resident DJ at L'Étoile, he began producing music and sent them to record labels before releasing two singles, "Sunday" and "Come Fire", with Spinnin' Records. [1] He later signed a contract with Parlophone of Warner Music and released the single "Your Love". [4] The song featured vocalist Tom Bailey, who was from the same publishing company as Equestri. [5] The song was created when Bailey sent him a demo, which was eventually signed by Warner and was sent for radio airplay. [5]

Discography

Charted singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
FRA
[6] 		BEL
(W)
"Your Love"
(featuring Tom Bailey)		20178737
[7] 		Non-album single
"Kings & Queens"202378 —
"Lose My Mind"76 —

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Malleck, Celia (August 13, 2017). "Qui est Boris Way, le DJ démarché par Warner". Nice-Matin (in French). Retrieved July 21, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Faust: Boris Way". Resident Advisor . Retrieved July 21, 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Boris Way Tracks". Beatport . Retrieved July 21, 2018.
  4. ↑ Malfroy, Valentin (September 8, 2017). "Boris Way propose " Your Love ". Et c'est contagieux !". Aficia (in French). Retrieved July 21, 2018.
  5. 1 2 France, Centre. "Fêtes johanniques - Le DJ Boris Way dévoilera son nouveau titre lors du set électro, ce soir à Orléans". www.larep.fr. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
  6. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "lescharts.com – Discographie Boris Way". Lescharts.com . Retrieved July 21, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Boris Way feat. Tom Bailey - Your Love". Ultratop . Retrieved July 22, 2018.
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