Benny Benassi

Marco "Benny" Benassi is an Italian DJ and a record producer. He is best known for his 2003 summer club hit "Satisfaction". A native of Milan and raised in Reggio Emilia, DJ/producer Benassi, started DJing alongside cousin Alle Benassi in the late 1980s in their hometown. In 2001, Benassi, under the name KMC, released his first hit called "I Feel So Fine", with vocals by Dhany. The track first climbed the charts in Benassi's native Italy, and soon became a #1 hit in the UK club charts.

Moving from house to electro, "Satisfaction" took Benassi's success worldwide a year later with high-profile DJs like Carl Cox, Darren Emerson, and Roger Sanchez offering praises. The track reached #2 on the UK Singles Chart.

Most recently, Benassi produced the track "Beautiful People", off Chris Brown's 2011 album F.A.M.E. and off Benassi's album Electroman, released June 7th the same year. Electroman includes several singles, such as "Cinema", "Electroman", "Spaceship" and "Control".

In 2012, Benassi worked a second time with Chris Brown. He contributed to "Don't Wake Me Up" which was released as the fourth single of Brown's fifth studio album Fortune. Benny Benassi also worked with Madonna, producing three tracks for her latest album MDNA: Second single "Girl Gone Wild", "I'm Addicted" and "Best Friend" (the latter is a track which can be found on the deluxe edition of the album). In addition, Benassi produced "Stardust", a track of British singer-songwriter Mika's recently released studio album The Origin of Love. Next to them, Benny Benassi produced Anjulie latest single "You & I". His latest single is entitled, "Dance The Pain Away," and features John Legend.

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