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Kavinsky
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Kavinsky in 2014
Background information
Birth nameVincent Pierre Claude Belorgey
Born (1975-07-31) 31 July 1975 (age 49)
Seine-Saint-Denis, France
Genres
Years active2005–present
Labels

Vincent Belorgey [2] (born 31 July 1975), known professionally as Kavinsky, is a French musician, producer, DJ, and actor. [3] [4] His production style is reminiscent of the electropop film soundtracks of the 1980s. [5] Kavinsky claims that his music is inspired by thousands of movies he watched as a young boy and that he has cherry-picked the best parts from them, consolidating them into one concept. [6] Kavinsky has been compared to many similar French house artists, including Danger and French duo Daft Punk. He achieved greater mainstream recognition after his song "Nightcall" was featured in the 2011 film Drive . His debut studio album, OutRun , was released in 2013.

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Biography

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Kavinsky in 2007

After years as an actor, Kavinsky's musical career started in 2005 after being inspired by his close friends Jackson Fourgeaud and Quentin Dupieux, the latter director also included Kavinsky's music in his film Steak. During this period Kavinsky produced his first single "Testarossa Autodrive" which was inspired by the Testarossa model of Ferrari (one of which Vincent drives in real life). [6] Kavinsky presented the single to Quentin, who in turn presented it to a record label he had access to because of his filming career, and Kavinsky signed with Record Makers. [7] [8]

Kavinsky went on to release three EPs on the Record Makers label: Teddy Boy in 2006, 1986 a year later, and Nightcall with Lovefoxxx of CSS in 2010. [8] Kavinsky toured alongside Daft Punk, The Rapture, Justice, and SebastiAn in 2007. [9]

The SebastiAn remix of "Testarossa Autodrive" off the 1986 EP is featured in the video games Grand Theft Auto IV and Gran Turismo 5 Prologue . Kavinsky's single "Nightcall" was featured in the opening credits of the film Drive , and became a major hit soon after. [9]

In December 2012 he released "ProtoVision" and on 25 February 2013 released his debut studio album OutRun. [10] [11]

In November 2021, he returned from his seven year hiatus with the lead single "Renegade" from his second studio album Reborn . [12] The song is produced by Gaspard Augé and Victor Le Masne.

In 2024 Kavinsky performed Nightcall alongside Phoenix and Angèle at the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony in Paris.

Character history

Kavinsky is a character made by Vincent Belorgey that has a striking resemblance to Vincent himself but the backstory does not follow anything in Belorgey's history. Kavinsky's story is that after crashing his Testarossa in 1986, he reappeared as a zombie in 2006 to make his own electronic music. [7] Kavinsky's songs help tell his story; Vincent claims in an interview, "'Night Call' is just about the zombie guy [who] goes to his girlfriend's house and says okay I'm not the same, we need to talk", referring to Kavinsky going back to find his girlfriend after the crash who has already moved on with her life. [8]

Equipment

In interview, Kavinsky stated that the entirety of Teddy Boy was written and recorded on a Yamaha DX7, which was famous and notable for the synth-pop sound of the 1980s. [13] Kavinsky originally started making music on an old Apple computer given to him by his friend Mr. Oizo. [8]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
FRA
[14] 		BEL
(FL)
[15] 		BEL
(WA)
[16] 		GER
[17] 		SCO
[18] 		SWI
[19] 		UK
[20] 		UK
Dance
[18] 		US
[21] 		US
Dance
[22]
OutRun 23728——3815981565
Reborn
  • Released: 25 March 2022
  • Label: Record Makers
  • Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl
1317220566432— [A] 3——
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays

YearTitleRelease dateLabel
2006 Teddy Boy 16 January 2006Record Makers
2007 1986 20 February 2007
2008Blazer1 July 2008 Fool's Gold Records
2010 Nightcall 26 March 2010Record Makers
2011Nightcall (Anniversary Edition)11 November 2011
2013ProtoVision11 February 2013
Odd Look 22 February 2013

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positions Certifications Album
FRA
[14] 		BEL
(FL)
[15] 		BEL
(WA)
[16] 		SCO
[23] 		SWI
[19] 		UK
[18] 		UK
Dance
[18] 		UK
Indie
[18] 		US
Dance
[24]
"Nightcall"
(featuring Lovefoxxx)		201010281672—603729— [B] OutRun
"Roadgame"201212—— [C] —74————
"ProtoVision"52————————
"Odd Look"
(featuring SebastiAn)		201346————— [D] ———
"Blizzard"167————————
"Odd Look"
(featuring The Weeknd)		—1810—————46 Odd Look and Kiss Land
"Renegade" [27]
(featuring Cautious Clay)		2021—————————Reborn
"Zenith"2022—————————
"Nightcall" [28]
(with Angèle and Phoenix)		20243
[29] 		184——————Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

Remixes

YearArtistTitle
2007 Klaxons "Gravity's Rainbow"
M.I.A. "Roder" (A-Trak Re-work)
2008 Sébastien Tellier "Roche"
2011 SebastiAn "Embody"

Music videos

YearTitleDirectorRelease dateLabel
2006"Testarossa Autodrive"Jonas & François23 June 2006Record Makers
2009"Dead Cruiser"—February 2009
2012"ProtoVision" [30] Marcus Herring12 December 2012
2013"Odd Look"6 August 2013
2021"Renegade"Alexandre Courtès19 November 2021
2022"Cameo"Filip Nilsson25 Mars 2022

Soundtracks

YearTitleDirectorSong
2011 The Lincoln Lawyer Brad Furman "Nightcall"
2011 Drive Nicolas Winding Refn "Nightcall"

Video games

YearTitlePlatformSong
2007 Gran Turismo 5 Prologue PlayStation 3"Testarossa Autodrive (SebastiAn Remix)"
2008 Grand Theft Auto IV PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows"Testarossa Autodrive (SebastiAn Remix)"
2008 Midnight Club: Los Angeles PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable"Wayfarer"
2013KavinskyDownloadable app, Mac OS, Microsoft Windows OutRun album
2013 Gangstar Vegas Downloadable app Nightcall
2022 MLB The Show 22 PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch"Renegade (feat. Cautious Clay)"

Filmography

YearTitleDirectorRole
2001 Nonfilm Quentin Dupieux Pattt
2003 Aaltra Gustave Kervern and Benoît Delépine Agent SNCF
2004 Atomik Circus, le retour de James Bataille Didier Poiraud and Thierry PoiraudBoon / Ricardo Bello-Radio Skotlett
2005 Ultranova Bouli Lanners Verbrugghe
2007 Steak Quentin DupieuxDan

Notes

  1. ↑ Reborn did not enter the UK Albums Chart, but peaked at number 45 on the UK Album Sales Chart. [18]
  2. ↑ "Nightcall" did not enter the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart, but peaked at number 5 on the Dance Single Sales chart. [25]
  3. ↑ "Roadgame" did not enter the Wallonie Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 32 on the Ultratip chart. [16]
  4. ↑ "Odd Look" did not enter the UK Single Sales Chart, but peaked at number 84 on the UK Physical Singles Chart. [18]

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