Florent Hugel grew up in marseille on the mediterranean, raised on funk, disco and soul, and started dj-ing on vinyl at sixteen. his remix of "Bella Ciao" went everywhere in 2018 and went platinum in germany, austria and switzerland.

"Morenita" with Cumbiafrica in 2021 is the one that named a lane. latin house was not a thing people said out loud before it.

Latin house wasn't a genre people were talking about, but the moment I started playing those beats, it just clicked.

miami new times, 13 march 2025

it was never a costume either.

I grew up with mixed cultures and spent summers in southern Spain, so flipping Latin music into my style happened naturally.

same interview

then "I Adore You" with Topic and Arash in 2024 went to number one in seven countries. Make The Girls Dance is his label and his party in the same breath, and it is a real a&r operation with other people's records on it, not a private pressing plant.

he took the party to the sahara stage at coachella both weekends this april and used the set to announce Twenty One, his first album, out in june. the title is how long he has been doing this.