Madeon

Also known as Hugo Leclercq, Hugo Pierre Leclercq, Deamon, DJ Deamon, Earpark

Hugo Pierre Leclercq (; born 30 May 1994), better known by his stage name Madeon (), is a French musician, DJ, record producer, singer and songwriter from Nantes, based in Los Angeles. He 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. It received millions of hits in its first few days of release. Madeon has cited the Beatles and Daft Punk as his greatest musical influences.

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: France
Active from: 1994-05-30

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Discography

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Listeners: 784,375
Total plays: 22,031,466

Key facts

Musical artist.image: Madeon (color corrected).png
Musical artist.caption: Madeon performing in Brussels in 2015
Musical artist.birth_name: Hugo Pierre Leclercq
Musical artist.birth_place: Nantes, France
Musical artist.years_active: 2005–present

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Official website: www.madeon.net
Image: Madeon (color corrected).png

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date of birth: 1994-05-30
Commons category: Madeon
start of work period: 2009-00-00
pseudonym: Madeon
birth name: Hugo Pierre Leclercq
social media followers: 590920

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Contents

Career beginnings
2015: ''Adventure''
2016–2017: ''Shelter''
2018–23: ''Good Faith''
2024–present: Gap year and ''Victory''
Discography
Awards and nominations
References
External links

Madeon's first EP, The City, was released in 2012. His debut studio album, Adventure, was released in 2015, supported by a 22-stop North American tour. In 2019, Madeon released his second album, Good Faith, as part of the Good Faith Live tour.