Kungs

Kungs
Birth name Valentin Brunel
Born (1996-12-17) 17 December 1996
Toulon, France
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • DJ
  • record producer
  • musician
Years active 2015–present
Labels House of Barclay
Website kungs-music.com

Valentin Brunel (born 17 December 1996), better known by his stage name Kungs, is a French DJ, record producer and musician.[1] His collaboration with Cookin' on 3 Burners titled "This Girl" reached number 2 on the UK Singles Chart in 2016.[2]

Career

Brunel began playing music when he was five, playing a djembe that was a gift from his parents. He grew up listening to rock and roll classics with his father, including The Who and The Kooks. He began writing and posting online his own compositions when he was seventeen. His remixes of "Jamming" by Bob Marley and the Wailers and "West Coast" by Lana Del Rey featuring new vocals from Molly both reached several million plays on SoundCloud and YouTube. Kungs's remix of Lost Frequencies' "Are You with Me" achieved more than 16 million views on YouTube. In January 2016, he was the opener of some performances in Europe on David Guetta's Listen Tour. He released his first extended play This Girl in 2016 following his remix of Cookin' on 3 Burners "This Girl", which reached number 2 on the UK Singles Chart in 2016. He has since released the single "Don't You Know" featuring Jamie N Commons and "I Feel So Bad" featuring Ephemerals. Kungs' three 2016 singles were released on his debut album Layers, which was released on 4 November.[3]

Discography

Albums

Title Details Peak chart positions
FRA
[4]		 AUT
[5]		 CAN
[6]		 GER
[7]		 US
[8]		 UK Dance
[9]
Layers 10
[10] 		74 33 56 196 4

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
FRA
[4]		 AUS
[11]		 AUT
[5]		 DEN
[12]		 GER
[7]		 NL
[13]		 NOR
[14]		 SWE
[15]		 SWI
[16]		 UK
[2]
"This Girl"
(Kungs vs. Cookin' on 3 Burners)		 2016 1 17 2 9 1 3 20 8 6 2 Layers[19]
"Don't You Know"
(featuring Jamie N Commons)		 5 — 8 — 16 — — — 17 172
"I Feel So Bad"
(featuring Ephemerals)		 3
[20]		 — — — 88 — — — 52 —
"You Remain"
(featuring RITUAL)		 45
[21] 		— — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

Title Year Album
"To Describe You"
(Mozambo & Kungs featuring Molly)		 2015 N/A
"We'll Meet Again"

Other charted songs

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
FRA
[4]
"Melody"
(featuring Luke Pritchard)		 2016 144
[20]		 Layers

Awards and nominations

Year Awards Category Recipient Outcome Ref
2016 NRJ Music Awards Best New DJ Kungs Nominated [22]
Best Single Dance/Electro "This Girl" Won

References

  1. ↑ Kungs · Brunel Valentin · DJ
  2. 1 2 Peaks in the UK:
  3. 1 2 "Kungs : son premier album "Layers" sortira le 4 novembre. Découvrez la tracklist !". ChartsInFrance. 9 October 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 "Discographie Kungs". French Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Discographie Kungs". Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "Kungs - Chart history (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  7. 1 2 "Discographie Kungs". German Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "Kungs - Chart history (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  9. ↑ "UK Dance Album Chart". The Official Charts Comapny. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  10. ↑ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes - SNEP (Week 45, 2016)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  11. ↑ "Discography Kungs". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  12. ↑ "Discography Kungs". Danish Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  13. ↑ "Discografie Kungs". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  14. ↑ "Discography Kungs". Norwegian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  15. ↑ "Discography Kungs". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  16. ↑ "Discographie Kungs". Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  17. ↑ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  18. ↑ "British single certifications – Kungs". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2 October 2016. Enter Kungs in the field Search. Select Artist in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Click Search
  19. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/nz/album/layers/id1163860108
  20. 1 2 "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés - SNEP (Week 45, 2016)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  21. ↑ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés - SNEP (Week 44, 2016)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  22. ↑ "Palmares NRJ DJ AWARDS 2016 - Meilleurs DJs". NRJ.fr (in French). Retrieved 2016-11-14.

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