Editing Roger Sanchez

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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians and Template:Infobox_musical_artist -->
| name                = Roger Sanchez
| image               = Roger Sanchez, July 2018.jpg
| caption             = Roger Sanchez at [[Tomorrowland (festival)|Tomorrowland]] 2018
| image_size          = 220px <!--Only for images narrower than 220 pixels-->
| background          = person
| birth_name          = 
| alias               = Roger S., S-Man, Natural Born Lovers
| birth_date          = {{Birth date and age|1967|6|1}}
| birth_place         = [[New York City]], U.S.
| origin              = 
| instrument          = 
| genre               = [[House music|House]], [[tribal house]]
| occupation          = DJ, music producer
| years_active        = 1990–present
| spouse              = Kristen Knight
| label               = [[Stealth Records]], UNDR the RADR, [[Ministry of Sound]]
| associated_acts     =
| website             = [http://www.rogersanchez.com RogerSanchez.com]
}}

'''Roger Sanchez''' (born June 1, 1967)<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book| first= David| last= Roberts| year= 2006| title= British Hit Singles & Albums| edition= 19th| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London| isbn= 1-904994-10-5}}</ref> is an American [[house music|house]] [[disc jockey|DJ]], [[remix|remixer]] and [[record producer|producer]]. He won a [[Grammy Award for Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical|Grammy Award]] for his remix of "[[Hella Good]]" by [[No Doubt]] in 2003, and is best known for his song "[[Another Chance (Roger Sanchez song)|Another Chance]]", which was an international hit in 2001. He is a four time [[DJ Awards]] winner for "Best House DJ" in 1999, 2002, 2004 and 2007 and has received twelve nominations in total. He won the first [[IDMA|International Dance Music Award]] for Best Podcast in 2007<ref name="Roger Sanchez - IDMA Award for best podcast 2007">{{cite web|title=Roger Sanchez - IDMA Award for best podcast 2007|url=http://wintermusicconference.com/events/idmas/index.php?wmcyear=2007#idmanominees|website=International Dance Music Awards|access-date=June 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818183417/http://wintermusicconference.com/events/idmas/index.php?wmcyear=2007#idmanominees|archive-date=August 18, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> and has received 8 IDMA nominations for Best American DJ (2003–2010).

==Musical career==
Sanchez began to play nightclubs in New York City, and later around the world. Along with fellow New York house DJs [[Erick Morillo]], [[David Morales]] and [[Danny Tenaglia]], Sanchez has become well known in the European club circuit, especially on the Spanish island of [[Ibiza]]. He has maintained residency on there every summer since 2000.

Sanchez has scored numerous hits in the European and World Charts with both his own music and the remixes he has created for an array of superstars including [[Diana Ross]], [[Kylie Minogue]], [[Daft Punk]], [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]], [[The Police]], [[No Doubt]] and [[Maroon 5]]. In 2003, he won his first [[Grammy Award]] for Best Remixed Recording for his remix of No Doubt's "[[Hella Good]]". He hosts a weekly terrestrial and online radio show called ''Release Yourself'', with 15 million listeners worldwide. Along with the radio show, Sanchez hosts a bi-weekly podcast, distributed internationally. In 2007 the podcast was awarded the first-ever Best Podcast Award at the [[International Dance Music Awards]] (IDMA).<ref name="Roger Sanchez - IDMA Award for best podcast 2007" /> On December 21, 2020, the podcast aired its 1000th episode.

On October 28, 2009, ''[[DJ Magazine]]'' announced the results of their annual Top 100 DJ Poll, with [[Ultra Records]] Sanchez placed at number 60.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.djmag.com/top100|title=DJ Mag's Top 100 DJs|publisher=DJ Magazine|access-date=November 19, 2009}}</ref>

He is also the founder of his own label in 2002, [[Stealth Records]]. Yearly, Sanchez curates a series of compilation albums called ''Release Yourself'', which are known for their blend of deep house, Latin, tribal and tech sounds.

In 2018, Sanchez created an educational masterclass to teach aspiring DJs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://faderpro.com/programs/dj-masterclass|title=Roger Sanchez DJ Masterclass|website=Faderpro.com}}</ref>

==Discography==
===Studio albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;" | Album details
! scope="col" colspan="7" | Peak chart positions
|-
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref>{{cite Ryan|page=243}}</ref>
 
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Ultratop|BEL<br>(FL)]]<br/><ref name="FL">{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/album/ec1/Roger-Sanchez-First-Contact|title=Roger Sanchez – First Contact|publisher=[[Ultratop]]|access-date=10 May 2023}}</ref>
 
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|FRA]]<br/><ref name="FRA">{{cite web|url=http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Roger+Sanchez&titel=First+Contact&cat=a|title= Roger Sanchez – First Contact |publisher=[[SNEP]]|access-date=10 May 2023}}</ref>
 
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Dutch Album Top 100|NL]]<br/><ref name="NL">{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Roger+Sanchez&titel=First+Contact&cat=a|title= Roger Sanchez – First Contact |website=dutchcharts.nl|access-date=10 May 2023}}</ref>
 
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Official New Zealand Music Chart|NZ]]<br />
 
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Swiss Hitparade|SWI]]<br/><ref name="SWI">{{cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/album/Roger-Sanchez/First-Contact-3777|title=Roger Sanchez – First Contact|publisher=[[Schweizer Hitparade]]|access-date=10 May 2023}}</ref>
 
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[UK Albums Chart|UK]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/34397/roger-sanchez/|title=Roger Sanchez|website=[[Official Charts]]|access-date=10 May 2023}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[First Contact (Roger Sanchez album)|First Contact]]''
|
* Released: July 2001
* Label: Dance Pool, Defected, Sony Music
* Format: CD, 3xLP, CS
| 59 || 26 || 114 || 94 || 23 || 62 || 34
|-
! scope="row"| ''Come with Me''
|
* Released: September 2006
* Label: Stealth, Warner
* Format: CD, CS
| — || — || — || 77 || — || — || —
|}

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Title
! colspan="7"| Peak chart positions
! rowspan="2"| [[Music recording sales certification|Certifications]]<br /><small>([[List of music recording sales certifications|sales thresholds]])</small>
! rowspan="2"| Album
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="35"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref>Peaks in Australia:
* All except noted: {{cite web|url=https://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Roger+Sanchez|title=Discography Roger Sanchez|website=australian-charts.com|access-date=September 8, 2021}}
* "Lost": {{cite Ryan|page=243}}</ref>
! width="35"| [[Ultratop|BEL]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Roger+Sanchez#charts|title=Discografie Roger Sanchez|publisher=[[Ultratop]]|language=nl|access-date=September 8, 2021}}</ref>
! width="35"| [[The Official Finnish Charts|FIN]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://finnishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Roger+Sanchez|title=Discography Roger Sanchez|website=finnishcharts.com|access-date=September 8, 2021}}</ref>
! width="35"| [[Dutch Single Top 100|NLD]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Roger+Sanchez|title=Discografie Roger Sanchez|website=dutchcharts.nl|language=nl|access-date=September 8, 2021}}</ref>
! width="35"| [[Swiss Hitparade|SWI]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Roger+Sanchez#charts|title=Discographie Roger Sanchez|website=swisscharts.com|language=de|access-date=September 8, 2021}}</ref>
! width="35"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br /><ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/>
! width="35"| [[Dance Club Songs|US<br>Dance]]<br /><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/roger-sanchez/chart-history/dsi/|title=Roger Sanchez Chart History: Dance Club Songs|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=September 8, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| 1990
| align="left"| "Luv' Dancin'" <small>(as Underground Solution)</small>
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| align="left" rowspan="7"| Singles only
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| 1995
| align="left"| "Strictly 4 the Underground"
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| 1996
| align="left"| "Release Yo Self"
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| 1997
| align="left"| "Deep"
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| 1998
| align="left"| "Funky and Fresh" <small>(featuring Gerald Elms presents The International Posse)</small>
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| rowspan=2| 1999
| align="left"| "1999"
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| align="left"| "I Want Your Love (remixes)" <small>(Roger S. presents Twilight)</small>
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| 31
| 5
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| 2000
| align="left"| "I Never Knew"
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| 24
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| align="left" rowspan="4"| ''First Contact''
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| rowspan=2| 2001
| align="left"| "[[Another Chance (Roger Sanchez song)|Another Chance]]"
| 20
| 23
| 12
| 20
| 15
| 1
| —
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*[[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]: Platinum<ref>{{cite certification|region=United Kingdom|artist=Roger Sanchez|access-date=April 9, 2022|id=526-1321-1|title=Another Chance}}</ref>
|-
| align="left"| "[[You Can't Change Me]]" <small>(featuring [[Armand van Helden]] and [[N'Dea Davenport]])</small>
| 45
| 60
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| 78
| 86
| 25
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| 2002
| align="left"| "Nothing 2 Prove" <small>(featuring [[Sharleen Spiteri]])</small>
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| 2005
| align="left"| "Turn on the Music"
| 44
| 31
| 5
| 29
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| 197
| 48
|
| align="left" rowspan="4"| ''Come with Me''
|-
| 2006
| align="left"| "[[Lost (Roger Sanchez song)|Lost]]"
| 60
| 31
| 8
| 50
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| 1
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| rowspan=2| 2007
| align="left"| "Not Enough"
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| align="left"| "Again"
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| 2008
| align="left"| "Bang That Box!" <small>(featuring [[Terri Bjerre|Terri B!]])</small>
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| align="left"| Single only
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| rowspan="2"| 2011
| align="left"| "[[2gether (song)|2gether]]" <small>(featuring [[Far East Movement]])</small>
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| 56
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| 86
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| 92
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| align="left"| ''Release Yourself – 10th Anniversary Edition''
|-
| align="left"| "Worldwide" <small>(featuring [[Mobin Master]] and DJ Flipside)</small>
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| 9
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| align="left"| Single only
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| 2012 
| align="left"| "Wrek tha Discotek" <small>(featuring Soulson)</small>
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| align="left"| ''Blade'' soundtrack 
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| 2020
| align="left" | "[[Dream on Me]]" <small>(with [[Ella Henderson]])</small>
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| align="left"| Single only
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| 2023
| align="left" | "Keep It Moving" <small>(with Katy Alex)</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://themusicessentials.com/music/roger-sanchez-keep-it-movin/|title= Global House Music Legend Roger Sanchez Teams Up With Rising UK Star Katy Alex On Hot, New Summer Bop, 'Keep It Movin'{{'}}|website=The Music Essentials|date=18 May 2023|access-date=21 May 2023}}</ref>
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| align="left"| Single only
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| 2023
| align="left" | "Raining Again ('Black Rain' Remix)" <small>(with Betoko)</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://ufo-network.com/2023/03/31/roger-sanchez-betoko-raining-again/|title= Roger Sanchez Drops Amazing 'Black Rain' Remix of Betoko 'Raining Again' on Embassy One|website=UFO Network|date=31 March 2023|access-date=14 April 2024}}</ref>
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| align="left"| Single only
|}

===Other releases===
* ''Secret Weapons Volume 1'' (1994)
* ''Secret Weapons Volume 2'' (1995)
* ''Best of The Times'' (2007) w/ [[Todd Terry]]
* ''Release Yourself – 10th Anniversary Edition'' (2010)

===Selected remixes===
* [[Michael Jackson]] – "[[Who Is It (Michael Jackson song)|Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough]]" (1992)
* Michael Jackson – "[[Jam (Michael Jackson song)|Jam]]"
* [[Tom Tom Club]] – "Sunshine & Ecstasy" (1992)
* [[Kenny "Dope" Gonzales|Kenny "Dope" González Presents Axxis]] – "All I'm Askin'" (1992)
* [[Lisa Stansfield]] – "[[So Natural (song)|So Natural]]" (1993)
* [[M People]] – "Renaissance" (1994)
* [[Janet Jackson]] and [[Luther Vandross]] – "[[The Best Things in Life Are Free (Luther Vandross and Janet Jackson song)|The Best Things in Life Are Free]]" (1995)
* [[Definition of Sound]] – "Pass the Vibes" (1995)
* [[Janet Jackson]] – "[[Love Will Never Do (Without You)]]" (1996)
* [[Jamiroquai]] – "[[High Times (song)|High Times]]" (1997)
* Michael Jackson – "[[Blood on the Dance Floor (song)|Dangerous]]" (1997)
* Jamiroquai – "[[Deeper Underground]]" (1998)
* [[Daft Punk]] – "[[Revolution 909]]" (1998)
* [[Lenny Kravitz]] – "[[Black Velveteen]]" (1999)
* [[Wamdue Project]] – "[[King of My Castle]]" (1999)
* [[Garbage (band)|Garbage]] – "[[Cherry Lips]]" (2001)
* [[Alicia Keys]] – "[[Songs in A Minor|Butterflyz]]" (2002)
* [[Anastacia]] – "[[Paid My Dues]]" (2002)
* [[Kylie Minogue]] – "[[In Your Eyes (Kylie Minogue song)|In Your Eyes]]" (2002)
* [[No Doubt]] – "[[Hella Good]]" (2002)
* [[Texas (band)|Texas]] – "[[I'll See It Through]]" (2003)
* [[Cirque du Soleil|Cirque Du Soleil]] — "Kumbalawé" (2005)
* [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] – "[[Get Together (Madonna song)|Get Together]]" (2006)
* [[Robyn]] – "[[Be Mine! (Robyn song)|Be Mine!]]" (2007)
* [[Depeche Mode]] – "[[Sounds of the Universe|Perfect]]" (2009)
* [[Sérgio Mendes]] – "Pais Tropical" (2010)
* [[OneRepublic]] – "Secrets" (2010)
* [[Maroon 5]] – "[[Give a Little More]]" (2010)
* [[Brandon Flowers]] – "Only The Young" (2010)
* [[Miguel Bosé]] – "Cardio" (2010)
* [[Robbie Williams]] – "Last Days of Disco" (2010)
* [[Seether]] – "Dragon in Me (Desire for Need)" (2014)
* [[Nicky Romero]] and [[Nile Rodgers]] – "Future Funk" (as S-Man) (2016)
* Fiorious - "Follow Me" (2020)

==Credentials==
* Featured in ''[[Hang the DJ (film)|Hang the DJ]]'' by Marco & Mauro La Villa
** [[Cannes Film Festival]], France

==Awards and nominations==
{{main article|List of awards and nominations received by Roger Sanchez}}

==DJ rankings==
'''The DJ List ranking'''

The DJ List has approximately 1 million members who rate DJs in different EDM genres, these are the statistics for The DJ List as of November 6, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=Statistics The DJ List|url=http://thedjlist.com/about/statistics/|website=thedjlist.com|publisher=The DJ List Rankings|access-date=November 6, 2015}}</ref>
{| class=wikitable
|-
!Year
!DJ
!Country
!Genre
!Ranking source
!Rank
|-
| 2015
|Roger Sanchez
|{{flagicon|USA}}
|Top DJ USA
|The DJ List
| style="background:LightPink;text-align:center;"| 12th
|-
| 2015
|Roger Sanchez
|{{flagicon|USA}}
|Top Global House
|The DJ List
| style="background:LightPink;text-align:center;"| 24th
|}

'''Top Deejays ranking'''

Topdeejays is a global DJ database founded and operated by FM Agencija it uses an [[algorithm]] that measures general [[social media]] influence of a DJ by combining their [[Facebook]], [[Twitter]], [[Google Plus]], [[SoundCloud]], [[MySpace]], [[Last.fm]] and [[YouTube]] fans, subscribers and followers TDJ calculates and applies TDJ points to in order rank artists global, national and by genre influence. These are the statistics for topdeejays as of November 6, 2015.

{| class=wikitable
|-
!Year
!DJ
!Country
!Genre
!Ranking Source
!Rank
|-
| 2015
|Roger Sanchez
|{{flagicon|USA}}
|Top DJ USA
|Topdeejays List
| style="background:LightPink;text-align:center;"| 30th
|-
| 2015
|Roger Sanchez
|{{flagicon|USA}}
|Top Global House
|Topdeejays List
| style="background:LightPink;text-align:center;"| 37th
|-
|}

'''DJ Rankings''' The Official Global DJ Rankings is calculated according to an advanced algorithm, compiled to give an accurate, independent and fair ranking of all DJs it considers the following criteria DJ earnings.Media presence, Chart data from music releases and remixes, Airplay data from radio stations. Public data about royalties collected from copyright associations, Followers on major social networks, such as Facebook, Twitter etc. and Polling and rating data from various polling agencies and rating sites, such as dj-rating.com and djmag.com.

{| class=wikitable
|-
!Year
!DJ
!Country
!Genre
!Ranking Source
!Rank
|-
| 2015
|Roger Sanchez
|{{flagicon|USA}}
|Top Global House
|The DJ Rankings List
| style="background:LightGreen;text-align:center;"| 1st
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.rogersanchez.com/ Official Website]
*{{IMDb name|0761048}}

{{Roger Sanchez}}
{{DJ Award for Best House DJ |state=collapsed}}
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