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Raised in suburban [[Clifton, New Jersey]], in a [[Puerto Rican people|Puerto Rican]] family, Fonseca started his career as a fashion model.<ref>[http://www.noizemag.com/index.php/articles/dj_profiles/hector_fonseca/ ''DJ Profiles: Hector Fonseca''] from ''www.noizemag.com''</ref> He enrolled at the [[University of Pennsylvania]] where he studied [[business administration]]. He left his studies to focus on the tribal and house music scene emerging in [[New York City|New York]] during the late 1990s.<ref>[http://www.themovementz.com/content/view/43/29/ ''Interview-Hector Fonseca: Getting in with the Grammy's''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313133905/http://themovementz.com/content/view/43/29 |date=2016-03-13 }} from ''themovementz.com'' 30 October 2007</ref><ref>[http://www.chicagopride.com/news/interview.cfm/articleid/126100 ''interview: DJ Hector Fonseca''] from ''ChicagoPride.com'' 30 May 2008</ref>
Raised in suburban [[Clifton, New Jersey]], in a [[Puerto Rican people|Puerto Rican]] family, Fonseca started his career as a fashion model.<ref>[http://www.noizemag.com/index.php/articles/dj_profiles/hector_fonseca/ ''DJ Profiles: Hector Fonseca''] from ''www.noizemag.com''</ref> He enrolled at the [[University of Pennsylvania]] where he studied [[business administration]]. He left his studies to focus on the tribal and house music scene emerging in [[New York City|New York]] during the late 1990s.<ref>[http://www.themovementz.com/content/view/43/29/ ''Interview-Hector Fonseca: Getting in with the Grammy's''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313133905/http://themovementz.com/content/view/43/29 |date=2016-03-13 }} from ''themovementz.com'' 30 October 2007</ref><ref>[http://www.chicagopride.com/news/interview.cfm/articleid/126100 ''interview: DJ Hector Fonseca''] from ''ChicagoPride.com'' 30 May 2008</ref>


Fonseca held residencies at New York City nightclubs such as [[the Limelight]], Heaven, Splash, and [[Roxy NYC|Roxy]], along with numerous national gigs. He attracted the attention of the late [[Grammy Award]]-winning DJ, producer, and remixer [[Peter Rauhofer]], who became his mentor.
Fonseca held residencies at New York City nightclubs such as [[the Limelight]], Heaven, Splash, and [[Roxy NYC|Roxy]], along with numerous national gigs{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}}. He attracted the attention of the late [[Grammy Award]]-winning DJ, producer, and remixer [[Peter Rauhofer]], who became his mentor{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}}.


In the summer of 2004, Fonseca's rendition of [[Jahkey B]]'s single "Heart Attack" achieved the number 8 spot on [[Hot Dance Club Songs|Billboard's Hot Dance Club Songs chart]]. His follow-up to [[Shelia Brody]]'s "U Ain’t That Good" reached number 3 on the same chart.
In the summer of 2004, Fonseca's rendition of [[Jahkey B]]'s single "Heart Attack" achieved the number 8 spot on [[Hot Dance Club Songs|Billboard's Hot Dance Club Songs chart]]{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}}. His follow-up to [[Shelia Brody]]'s "U Ain’t That Good" reached number 3 on the same chart{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}}.


===Career===
===Career===
Fonseca was voted [[Out (magazine)|Out Magazine]]'s Hottest DJ in 2007.
Fonseca was voted [[Out (magazine)|Out Magazine]]'s Hottest DJ in 2007{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}}.


In 2013, Fonseca produced his first original composition, a collaboration with [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]] titled "[[Mile High]]"{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}}.
His [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] #1 Dance Chart remixes include tracks by [[Betty Who]], [[Beyoncé]], [[Erika Jayne]], [[Katy Perry]], [[Kerli]], [[Lenny Kravitz]], [[Lady Gaga]], [[Mel B]], [[Rihanna]], [[Petshop Boys]], and [[Sia]].


In 2014, Foseca collaborated with club divas [[Natascha Bessez]], [[Inaya Day]], and Maya Simantov for a self-titled album released by Audio4play Records, an independent [[house music]] label he started with partner Theresa Velasquez{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}}.
In 2013, Fonseca produced his first original composition, a collaboration with [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]] titled "[[Mile High]]".

In 2014, Foseca collaborated with club divas [[Natascha Bessez]], [[Inaya Day]], and Maya Simantov for a self-titled album released by Audio4play Records, an independent [[house music]] label he started with partner Theresa Velasquez.


==Discography==
==Discography==
; Compilation Albums

* ''New York Club Anthems, Vol. 2'' (2007)
* ''New York Club Anthems, Vol. 3'' (2008)
* ''Hector Fonseca Re:mixed (''2016)
; As Lead Artist
* ''Bump (''2013)
* ''Bump (''2013)
* ''Getcha ''(2013)
* ''Getcha ''(2013)
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* ''It's a fine day (''2018)
* ''It's a fine day (''2018)
* ''Utopia'' (2018)
* ''Utopia'' (2018)

==Selected remixes==
{{colbegin}}
* '''[[2raumwohnung]]''' (featuring ''[[Moguai]]'') – "Sex Secret"
* '''[[Adele]]''' – "[[Someone Like You (Adele song)|Someone Like You]]"
* '''[[Agnez Mo]]'' – "[[Boy Magnet]]''
* '''[[Alicia Keys]]''' – "[[Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down|Empire State of Mind]]"
* '''Amannda''' – "The Only One"
* '''Amuka''' – "U Ain't That Good"
* '''Andrea Roma''' – "I Feel The Same"
* '''Andro-B''' – "Young & Dumb"
* '''[[Aquaria (drag queen)|Aquaria]]''' – "[[Burn Rubber (Aquaria song)|Burn Rubber]]"
* '''[[Antoine Clamaran]]''' (featuring ''Digital Mode'') – "Gold"
* '''[[Avenue D (band)|Avenue D]]''' – "[[Do I Look Like a Slut?]]"
* '''[[Betty Who]]''' "[[All of You (Betty Who song)|All Of You]]"
* '''[[Betty Who]]''' "[[I Love You Always Forever (Betty Who song)|I Love You Always Forever]]"
* '''[[Betty Who]]''' "[[Somebody Loves You (Betty Who song)|Somebody Loves You]]"
* '''[[Beyoncé]]''' (''featuring [[Shakira]]'') – "[[Beautiful Liar]]"
* '''[[Beyoncé]]''' – "[[Best Thing I Never Had]]"
* '''[[Blair St. Clair]]''' – "[[Blair St Clair (Blair St Clair song)|Call My Life]]"
* '''Bimbo Jones''' – "Freeze"
* '''[[Brandy Norwood|Brandy]]''' – "[[Talk About Our Love]]"
* '''Brandy''' – "[[What About Us? (Brandy Norwood song)|What About Us?]]"
* '''[[Britney Spears]]''' – "[[Circus (Britney Spears song)|Circus]]"
* '''Britney Spears''' – "[[Hold It Against Me]]"
* '''[[Sheila Brody]]''' – "U Ain't That Good"
* '''[[Cajjmere Wray]]''' – "Ecstasy Queen"
* '''[[Cevin Fisher]]''' – "Love You Some More"
* '''Chelly''' – "Took the Night"
* '''Cher''' – "Take It Like A Man"
* '''Chris Salvatore''' – "Dirty Love"
* '''Chris Salvatore''' – "I Kissed a Boy"
* '''[[Ciara]]''' – "[[Like a Boy]]"
* '''[[Club 69]]''' – "I Look Good"
* '''Club 69''' (''featuring Kim Cooper'') – "The Drama"
* '''Cyn''' – "Fantasy Reality"
* '''Danny Verde''' – "Pushin to the Top"
* '''DJ Bruno''' – "People"
* '''Dominique Reighard''' – "On Top of the World"
* '''Eden XO''' – "Too Cool To Dance"
* '''Emily Perry''' – "[[Summer On Lock (song)|Summer On Lock]]"
* '''Emily Perry''' – "[[Walk In Silence (song)|Walk In Silence]]"
* '''[[Eminem]]''' (''featuring Rihanna'') – "[[Love the Way You Lie]]"
* '''[[Erika Jayne]]''' – "Party People (Ignite the World)"
* '''FC Nond''' – "Control"
* '''[[Faithless]]''' – "[[Insomnia (Faithless song)|Insomnia]]"
* '''[[Grace Jones]]''' – "[[Slave to the Rhythm (Grace Jones song)|Slave to the Rhythm]]"
* '''Hector Fonseca''' (''featuring Alan T.'') – "Get on Top"
* '''Hector Fonseca''' – "U Want It"
* '''Jahkey B''' (''featuring Satta'') – "Heart Attack"
* '''J-Idris''' – "Stare At The Ocean"
* '''John Duff''' – "[[Girlie (song)|Girlie]]"
* '''[[Kanye West]]''' – "[[Love Lockdown]]"
* '''[[Katy Perry]]''' – "[[Peacock (song)|Peacock]]"
* '''[[Kelis]]''' – "[[4th of July (Fireworks)]]"
* '''Kelis''' – "[[Milkshake (song)|Milkshake]]"
* '''[[Kerli]]''' – "Lucky Ones"
* '''[[Kim Cooper (singer)#Kim Cooper|Kim Cooper]]''' – "The Drama"
* '''Kim Petras''' – "[[I Don't Want It At All (song)|I Don't Want It At All]]"
* '''[[Kirsten]]''' – "[[Break A Little]]"
*'''[[Kelly Rowland]] – "Comeback"
* '''[[Kylie Minogue]]''' – "[[Love at First Sight (Kylie Minogue song)|Love at First Sight]]"
* '''[[La Roux]]''' – "[[Bulletproof (La Roux song)|Bulletproof]]"
* '''La Roux''' – "Going In For The Kill"
* '''[[Lady Gaga]]''' – "[[Bad Romance]]"
* '''Lady Gaga''' – "[[Born This Way (song)|Born This Way]]"
* '''Lady Gaga''' – "[[LoveGame]]"
* '''Lady Gaga''' – "[[Paparazzi (Lady Gaga song)|Paparazzi]]"
* '''Lady Gaga''' – "[[Poker Face (Lady Gaga song)|Pokerface]]"
* '''Lady Gaga''' – "[[You and I (Lady Gaga song)|You and I]]"
* '''Lenny Kravitz''' – "[[Low (Lenny Kravitz song)|Low]]"
* '''LNY TNZ''' – "[[LNY TNZ (song)|After Midnight]]"
* '''Lula''' – "The DJ, The Music, And Me"
* '''[[Madonna]]''' – "[[Celebration (Madonna song)|Celebration]]"
* '''[[Madonna]]''' – "[[Ghosttown (Madonna song)|Ghosttown]]"
* '''[[Meital Dohan]]''' – "Yummy Boyz"
* '''Merlin Moon''' – "[[Believe (Merlin Moon song)|Believe]]"
* '''Mike Curcio''' (''featuring Daniella'') – "In Your Head"
* '''[[Missy Elliott]]''' – "[[Work It (Missy Elliott song)|Work It]]"
* '''[[Nicki Minaj]]''' – "[[Starships (song)|Starships]]"
* '''[[Offer Nissim]]''' (''featuring Maya'') – "Alone"
* '''Offer Nissim''' (''featuring Maya'') – "Be My Boyfriend"
* '''Offer Nissim''' (''featuring Maya'') – "First Time"
* '''Offer Nissim''' (''featuring Maya'') – "On My Own"
* '''[[OneRepublic]]''' – "[[Apologize (OneRepublic song)|Apologize]]"
* '''[[Pet Shop Boys]]''' – "[[Vocal (song)|Vocal]]"
* '''Rhea Litre''' – "Lovergirl"
* '''[[Ricky Rebel (singer)|Ricky Rebel]]''' – "Boys & Sometimes Girls"
* '''Ricky Rebel''' – "If You Were My Baby"
* '''Ricky Rebel''' – "Star"
* '''[[Rihanna]]''' – "[[Diamonds (Rihanna song)|Diamonds]]"
* '''Rihanna''' – "[[Don't Stop the Music (Rihanna song)|Don't Stop the Music]]"
* '''Rihanna''' – "[[We Found Love]]"
* '''Rihanna''' – "[[Where Have You Been]]"
* '''Scooby, Ajoshua & Tigra''' – "Hot Dogs In My Bun"
* '''[[Sia]]''' – "[[Chandelier (song)|Chandelier]]"
* '''Sia''' – "[[Elastic Heart]]"
* '''[[Scissor Sisters]]''' – "[[Let's Have a Kiki]]"
* '''[[Starkillers]]''' – "Diskoteka"
* '''[[Superchumbo]]''' – "Dog"
* '''Suzanne Palmer''' – "Eye Can See U"
* '''Suzanne Palmer''' – "Show Me"
* '''[[Swedish House Mafia]]''' (''featuring [[Deborah Cox]]'') – "[[Leave the World Behind (song)|Leave the World Behind]]"
* '''Touvan''' – "Beat Machine"
* '''[[Tulisa Contostavlos]]''' – "Lucky Ones"
* '''[[Ultra Naté]]''' – "Free"
* '''[[VIZIN]]''' – "I Was Born This Way"
* '''[[VIZIN]]''' – "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)"
* '''[[The Wanted]]''' – "[[Chasing the Sun (The Wanted song)|Chasing the Sun]]"
* '''[[Willow Smith]]''' – "[[Whip My Hair]]"
{{colend}}

==See also==
{{Portal|Puerto Rico}}
{{Portal|Puerto Rico}}
*[[List of Puerto Ricans]]
*[[Electronic dance music]]
*[[David Morales]]
*[[Manny Lehman (disc jockey)|Manny Lehman]]
*[[Hex Hector]]
*[[Little Louie Vega]]

==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Fonseca, Hector}}

==External links==
*[https://www.facebook.com/DJHectorFonseca/] on [[Facebook]]
*[https://www.instagram.com/djhectorfonseca/] on [[Instagram]]
*[https://open.spotify.com/artist/2EEC3NJZ90MENwnpO2L9tq] on [[Spotify]]
*[https://soundcloud.com/djhectorfonseca] on [[SoundCloud]]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fonseca, Hector}}
[[Category:American dance musicians]]
[[Category:American dance musicians]]
[[Category:American electronic musicians]]
[[Category:American electronic musicians]]

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Hector Fonseca
Born (1980-01-10) January 10, 1980 (age 44)
OriginClifton, New Jersey, United States
GenresHouse
Occupation(s)Disc Jockey, Remixer
Years active2002 – present
LabelsAudio4Play, Star 69 Records
WebsiteOfficial Website

Hector Fonseca (born January 10, 1980, in the Bronx, New York City, New York[1]) is an American house music DJ. In addition to his production and DJ work, Fonseca is a popular remixer.

Biography

Early years

Raised in suburban Clifton, New Jersey, in a Puerto Rican family, Fonseca started his career as a fashion model.[2] He enrolled at the University of Pennsylvania where he studied business administration. He left his studies to focus on the tribal and house music scene emerging in New York during the late 1990s.[3][4]

Fonseca held residencies at New York City nightclubs such as the Limelight, Heaven, Splash, and Roxy, along with numerous national gigs[citation needed]. He attracted the attention of the late Grammy Award-winning DJ, producer, and remixer Peter Rauhofer, who became his mentor[citation needed].

In the summer of 2004, Fonseca's rendition of Jahkey B's single "Heart Attack" achieved the number 8 spot on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Songs chart[citation needed]. His follow-up to Shelia Brody's "U Ain’t That Good" reached number 3 on the same chart[citation needed].

Career

Fonseca was voted Out Magazine's Hottest DJ in 2007[citation needed].

In 2013, Fonseca produced his first original composition, a collaboration with Blondie titled "Mile High"[citation needed].

In 2014, Foseca collaborated with club divas Natascha Bessez, Inaya Day, and Maya Simantov for a self-titled album released by Audio4play Records, an independent house music label he started with partner Theresa Velasquez[citation needed].

Discography

  • Bump (2013)
  • Getcha (2013)
  • Face (2013)
  • Numb (2015)
  • Music Never Dies (2015)
  • Music Never Dies (2015)
  • Game Over (2015)
  • Jump 4 Luv (2015)
  • Muchacho (2016)
  • So Addicted (2016)
  • U Want It (2016)
  • Fun (2016)
  • Deeper Love (Pride) (2017)
  • Beautiful (2017)
  • Another Club (No Sleep) (2018)
  • It's a fine day (2018)
  • Utopia (2018)

References

  1. ^ Interview with Hector Fonseca Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine from gopride.com 12 April 2012
  2. ^ DJ Profiles: Hector Fonseca from www.noizemag.com
  3. ^ Interview-Hector Fonseca: Getting in with the Grammy's Archived 2016-03-13 at the Wayback Machine from themovementz.com 30 October 2007
  4. ^ interview: DJ Hector Fonseca from ChicagoPride.com 30 May 2008
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