Leandro Da Silva

About

Italian Brazilian DJ, music producer, radio host, and record label owner known for songs such as "So Crazy," "Samba de Janeiro," "Havana Cola," "What I Do," "Human," "Saquarema," "Marinheiro," "Magalenha," "Breathe," and "Chicaboom" as well as official remixes for global artists. He is also known for his remix of "Flames" by David Guetta and Sia which became one of his biggest career milestones including reaching No. 1 on Beatport and gaining millions of streams.

Before fame

He began pursuing music seriously in the early 2000s and officially launched his professional DJ career around 2006. He had an early breakthrough after winning a DJ contest connected to Radio Deejay which was one of Italy's most prominent radio stations. His first major recognized remix breakthrough came in 2018 with his official remix of "Flames" by David Guetta and Sia which reached No. 1 on Beatport. He began hosting the radio show In Da Silva House on m2o Radio Italy in the late 2010s. He released first major DJ mix project Perfect Havoc: Power Hour with Leandro Da Silva (DJ Mix) in 2023.

Trivia

He founded his own label Black Lizard Records in 2016 to release music independently and support other artists. He won Best House Producer at the Italian Dance Music Awards 2017. He has also been featured in DJ Mag's extended Top 100 DJs rankings including placements around No. 109-139 between 2019 and 2022. He has received support from major DJs including Martin Garrix, Oliver Heldens, Don Diablo, and Bob Sinclar.

Family life

He was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and moved to Italy with his family when he was around 10 years old and grew up in Rome.

Associated with

He released an official remix of "Solo" by Clean Bandit featuring Demi Lovato in 2018.