DJ Jean | |
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 Dj Jean (2013) | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jean Engelaar |
| Also known as | Dj Fresh Force (1989) [1] |
| Born | 7 May 1968 |
| Origin | Veenendaal, Netherlands |
| Genres | House, dance |
| Occupation(s) | DJ |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Labels | Mo'Bizz Recordings |
| Website | http://www.djjean.com |
DJ Jean (born Jean Engelaar, 7 May 1968) is a Dutch disc jockey. [2]
He is most popular for his space countdown themed hard house single "The Launch". In the past DJ Jean has performed all over the world, but now plays mostly in the Netherlands. During the early 90's he had a Friday night residency is at club iT in Amsterdam, before it burned down. He also hosted a radioshow at Dutch radiostation Slam!FM called DJ Jean @ work.
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||
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| AUS [3] | BEL | FRA | GER | NED | SWE | SWI | UK [4] | |||
| 1997 | "Let Yourself Go" (with Peran) | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | — | — | non-album singles |
| 1998 | "U Got My Love" | — | — | — | — | 51 | — | — | — | |
| 1999 | "The Launch" | 74 | 14 | 28 | 92 | 2 | 40 | — | 2 | |
| 2000 | "Love Come Home" | 53 | 26 | — | — | 4 | — | 99 | — | |
| 2001 | "Lift Me Up" | — | 53 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | |
| 2003 | "Supersounds" | — | 56 | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | |
| 2004 | "Every Single Day" | — | 56 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | |
| 2005 | "Feel It" | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | |
| 2007 | "Sexy Lady" | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | |
| 2009 | "Play That Beat" | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | |
| "Original Dutch" (vs. Quintin) | — | — | — | — | 41 | — | — | — | ||
| "The Bomb" (vs. Asino) | — | — | — | — | 74 | — | — | — | ||
| 2010 | "New Dutch Shuffle" | — | — | — | — | 80 | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||
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