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Pakito
Birth nameJulien Ranouil
Born (1981-01-26) January 26, 1981 (age 43)
Bergerac, Dordogne, New Aquitaine, France
OriginFrance
GenresEurodance, house, electro house, trance
OccupationDJ
Years active2004–present
LabelsElectro V, Pan Music, ULM
Websitewww.pakito.rocks

Julien Ranouil (French pronunciation: [ʒyljɛ̃ ʁanuj]; born 26 January 1981 in Bergerac), known by his stage name Pakito (/pæˈkɪt/) or Karlux, is a French electronic dance music artist.[1] His cover of Trans-X's "Living on Video" reached number one on France's singles chart.[2] Later hits are "Moving on Stereo" and "Are U Ready". So far his music style can be best determined as Eurodance. His name is taken from 'Paquito el Chocolatero', a famous pasodoble dance from Alicante, in the Comunidad Valenciana region of Spain.

His album Video was released on November 8, 2006 in the United States.

Discography

Albums

  • 2006: Video

Singles

  • 2006: "Living On Video"
  • 2006: "Moving On Stereo"
  • 2007: "Are You Ready"
  • 2007: "You Wanna Rock"
  • 2008: "Electro Music"
  • 2009: "Harmony"
  • 2009: "Living on Video 2.9"
  • 2017: "Accordion"
Year Song France Dance Chart Spain Dance Chart NL Top 40 Belgium Ultratop 50 SWE Dance Chart FIN Dance Chart SVK Dance Chart Album
2006 "Living on Video" 1 1 7 12 14 9 6 Video
"Moving on Stereo" 5 6 9 3 2
2007 "Are U Ready?" 2 14 41 7
2008 "Electro Music" 2
"You Wanna Rock"

Bootlegs

  • 2006: "Moving to the Beat" (Pakito vs. Black & White Brothers)

References

  1. ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Pakito - Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Hits of the World". Billboard. 118 (25): 76. 26 June 2014. ISSN 0006-2510.