David Guetta looks so young as he practices DJing in a throwback photo
He looks so young!
Superstar DJ David Guetta is known for his hit songs such as 'Titanium', 'Turn Me On' and most recently his collaboration with Sia, 'Flames', however, many years ago he started out practicing mixing after school! Posting a black and white throwback photo to his Instagram yesterday, the DJ can be seen practicing mixing vinyl behind his back. He captioned the photo, 'I was 14 years old and I was practicing scratching everyday after school'.
Many years later and all the practicing most definitely paid off, last year the DJ was one of the highest earning DJs in the world. Along with the likes of Zedd and Calvin Harris, David was named as one of the top 10 Forbes Electronic Cash Kings of 2017. See who else made the list below.
10. Zedd - $19,000,000
Zeed enjoyed chart success in 2017 collaborating with Alessia Cara on 'Stay' and more recently Liam Payne on 'Get Low' which was released last month.
9. Martin Garrix - $19,500,000
Martin Garrix released 'Scared to Be Lonely' with British singer Dua Lip earlier this year and in 2016 his collaboration with Bebe Rexa, 'In the Name of Love' reached the top 10 in the UK.
8. marshmello - $21,000,000
marshmello joined the electronic music scene a couple of years ago when he made a name for himself remixing Jack Ü and Zedd.
7. David Guetta - $25,000,000
David Guetta has been in the industry for many years, most recently he had a top 5 hit with Justin Bieber, '2U', the video of which featured the Victoria's Secret Angels.
6. Diplo - $28,500,000
Diplo is known as a DJ and producer, having a handful of top 40 songs in the UK charts since the early 2000s. He is also part of Major Lazer who released 'Cold Water' last year featuring Justin Bieber and MØ.
5. Steve Aoki - $29,500,000
Steve Aoki has been the subject of a Netflix documentary and set up his own record label Dim Mak Records in the mid-90s. Late last year he teamed up with Louis Tomlinson for 'Just Hold On'.
4. Skrillex - $30,000,000
As well as a DJ in his own right Skrillex teamed up with Diplo to form Jack U. They're largest hit was 'Where Are U Now' featuring Justin Bieber.
3. The Chainsmokers - $38,000,000
This year The Chainsmokers are embarking on their 'Memories... Do Not Open' tour following the success of their collaborations with Halsey on 'Closer' and Coldplay on 'Something Just Like This'.
2. Tiësto - $39,000,000
Although his music tends not to break into the UK top 40 Tiësto is a regular at dance music festivals around the world.
1. Calvin Harris - $48,500,000
This year Calvin has had hits with 'Feels', 'Heatstroke' and 'Slide'.
Soon after posting the throwback photo, fans left messages such as, 'Legend', 'Inspiration🙏🙌' and 'Wow👏'. Although the French DJ has been in the music industry for many years it's over the last decade that David has made his name in the world of dance music, as well as the charts, with huge success around the world.
David's first UK number 1 was 'When Love Takes Over' featuring Kelly Rowland back in 2009, before he went to have many more number 1s including, 'Sexy Chick', 'Gettin' Over You', 'Titanium' featuring Sia and 'Lovers on the Sun'.
Last year David's biggest hit was a collaboration with Justin Bieber, '2U', the song was pop-dance at its best, with a music video that featured all six of the Victoria's Secret Angels. Elsa, Jasmine, Sara, Romee, Stella, Martha.
Then, earlier this year, David and the Australian singer Sia have teamed up once again on another hit. 'Flames' is a laid-back, chilled dance track and you can watch the music video to 'Flames' below.
You can hear songs from David Guetta on Forth 1.