15 Facts About Madeon

Hugo Pierre Leclercq, better known by his stage name Madeon, is a French DJ and music producer from Nantes, currently based in Los Angeles.

Madeon initially came to widespread public attention at age 17 through a YouTube video, "Pop Culture", where he performed a mash-up of 39 different popular songs in real-time using a Novation Launchpad.

Madeon has cited The Beatles and Daft Punk as his greatest musical influences.

In 2019, Madeon released his second album, Good Faith, as part of the Good Faith Live tour.

Madeon was ranked at number 105 on DJ Mags top DJs for 2017.

Leclercq started composing music at the age of 11, producing hands-up under the name of "Daemon" and Wayne Mont until 2010 when he began producing house music under his current name, Madeon, which is an anagram of his previous nickname.

Madeon won a remix competition for "The Island" by Pendulum the same year.

Madeon went on to remix tracks by other electronic artists the following year.

Madeon's first live performance was in Paris in April 2011 where he was a support act to Yelle, and his UK debut was at The Nest in Dalston, London where he performed alongside the likes of Jacques Lu Cont.

Madeon's live recorded performance debut was for Pete Tong's BBC Radio 1 gala event in Hull on 27 January 2012, where he played a 20-minute-long set.

Madeon toured with Lady Gaga as an opening act during her Born This Way Ball.

Madeon stated this would not be a DJ set but rather a new live show; fans will be expecting new music.

Madeon worked again with Lady Gaga on the track "911" from her 2020 studio album, Chromatica.

On 9 May 2020, Madeon played a DJ set for the virtual Secret Sky music festival.

On 18 September 2021, Madeon premiered the Good Faith Forever Live set at Second Sky music festival in Oakland, California.