DJ Skillz

DJ Skillz is a French disc jockey and turntablist, winner of the DMC World DJ Championship in 2018, 2019, and 2020.

Biography

He is from Biarritz. His real name is Jimmy Da Costa Santos. He becomes DJ at twenty.

His DJ's name is inspired by the song "Skills" of the American hip hop duo Gang Starr with the rapper Guru and DJ Premier.

He has received influence from DJs such as Cut Killer, Netik, Troubl, Unkut, D-Styles, Ligone, LL Cool DJ, Rafik, Craze, and I-emerge.

Awards

French awards

He has been 9 times champion of France.

World awards

International DJ Association Championship

  • 2011 : Second place, technical category
  • 2013 : Third place, technical category
  • 2015 : Winner, technical category
  • 2016 : Second place, show category, with Mendosam et KTDR1

DMC World DJ Championship

  • 2017 : Second place, in solo
  • 2018 : Winner, in solo, and online category
  • 2019 : Winner, in solo
  • 2020 : Winner, in solo

References

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  7. ↑ "12-year-old DJ Rena wins DMC World Championships 2017". DJMag.com. 2017-10-02. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
  8. ↑ "Watch the winning performance at this year's DMC World Championship". DJMag.com. 2018-10-15. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
  9. ↑ "Online DJ Championship". DMC Online DJ Championships. Archived from the original on 2021-01-22. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
  10. ↑ "Technics 2020 DMC World DJ Championships return". Voice Online. 2020-09-09. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
  11. ↑ "2020 DMC World DJ Final Result". DMC World DJ Championships. December 2020. Archived from the original on 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2021-01-16.

See also