Funkstar De Luxe

Funkstar De Luxe (born Martin Aulkjær Ottesen in 1973) is a Danish house producer and remixer. He is best known for his million-selling reworking of Bob Marley's "Sun Is Shining". Funkstar was first exposed to Marley's music as a teenage keyboardist in an amateur reggae band. "Sun Is Shining" was a worldwide hit reaching the top 20 in nine countries including No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart. Bob Marley vs. Funkstar De Luxe was also awarded World's Best-Selling Reggae Artist/Group at the 2000 World Music Awards. Longtime Marley manager Chris Blackwell hurried to release his own remixes, but Funkstar had already moved on and had another hit with a remix of Marley's "Rainbow Country." He has since recorded other remixes for artists including Tom Jones, Mary J. Blige, Grace Jones, and Barry White, the most notable of which appeared on "Keep on Movin: It's Too Funky in Here". In 2003, Funkstar released an album of his own material, "Funkturistic". His track "When I Think of You" got a remix by SASH! In 2004. Dubbed "The Danish King of the Remix" by AllMusic, after two sabbaticals away from the music industry during the 2000s, Funkstar returned to the scene in 2013 charting with a remix of Kim Wilde's "You Keep Me Hanging On". In 2014, his long-time label Lifted House released a rework of his Marley hit "Sun Is Shining – 15th Anniversary", which reached No. 1 on the UK Dance Chart. His 2015 single "Million Miles" featured Michael Jackson collaborator Geoffrey Williams. The single reached No. 8 on the British Dance Chart and spent ten weeks in the UK Dance Top 20. [citation needed] Keep On Moving (1999) Keep On Moving (It's Too Funky in Here) (2000) I'm a Rainbow Too (2000) Funkturistic (2002) List of number-one dance hits (United States) List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 217. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. "Funkstar De Luxe Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio &..." AllMusic. Retrieved 2026-01-29. "danishcharts.dk - Danish charts portal (Search for: Funkstar)". danishcharts.dk. Retrieved December 25, 2019. German peaks[dead link] Ward, Jaclyn. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". www.irishcharts.ie. Archived from the original on 2009-06-02. Retrieved 2026-01-29. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community (Search for: Funkstar)". swisscharts.com. Retrieved December 25, 2019. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. Official website Funkstar De Luxe discography at Discogs v t e