Kungs

• Name — Kungs • Birth Name — Valentin Brunel • Born — 17 December 1996 • Birthplace — Toulon, France • Genre — * House • deep house • tropical house • tech house • Occupation — * DJ • record producer • musician • Label — House of Barclay • Years Active — 2015–present • Website — kungs-music.com

Valentin chose the stage name 'KUNGS' ("mister" in Latvian) after searching online for the translation of the word 'gentleman' in various languages. He began playing music when he was five, playing a djembe that was a gift from his parents. He grew up listening to rock and roll classics with his father, including The Who and The Kooks. He began writing and posting online his own compositions when he was seventeen. His remixes of "Jamming" by Bob Marley and the Wailers and "West Coast" by Lana Del Rey featuring new vocals from Molly both reached several million plays on SoundCloud and YouTube. Kungs's remix of Lost Frequencies' "Are You with Me" achieved more than 16 million views on YouTube. In January 2016, he was the opener of some performances in Europe on David Guetta's Listen Tour. Kungs released his first extended play This Girl in 2016 following his remix of Cookin' on 3 Burners "This Girl", which reached number 1 in France, Germany and Switzerland and number 2 on the UK Singles Chart in 2016. He has since released the single "Don't You Know" featuring Jamie N Commons and "I Feel So Bad" featuring Ephemerals. Kungs' three 2016 singles were released on his debut album Layers, which was released on 4 November. On 23 March 2018 Kungs played a live set at the Miami Ultra Music Festival. He followed acts from fellow artists Raiden and Kosuke to perform his individual set on the 2018 Ultra Main Stage. On 22 July 2018 he performed at the electronic dance music festival Tomorrowland in Belgium.

• Title — Details — Peak chart positions — Certifications • FRA — AUT — CAN — GER — ITA — LIT — UK Dance — US • Layers — * Released: 4 November 2016 * Label: House of Barclay * Format: CD, LP, digital download — 10 — 74 — 33 — 56 — — — — — 4 — 196 — * SNEP: 2× Platinum • Club Azur — * Released: 18 March 2022 * Label: Island * Format: CD, LP, digital download — 11 — — — — — — — 33 — 60 — — — — — * SNEP: Gold * FIMI: Gold • Out Loud — * Release: 13 March 2026 * Label: Island * Format: CD, digital download, streaming — 109 — — — — — — — — — — — — — —

• Title — Year — Peak chart positions — Certifications — Album • FRA — AUS — AUT — BEL (Wa) — DEN — GER — ITA — SWE — SWI — UK • "This Girl" (Kungs vs. Cookin' on 3 Burners) — 2016 — 1 — 17 — 2 — 1 — 9 — 1 — 6 — 8 — 6 — 2 — * SNEP: Diamond * ARIA: Platinum * BPI: 4× Platinum * BRMA: 2× Platinum * BVMI: Diamond * FIMI: 4× Platinum * GLF: 3× Platinum * IFPI AUT: Gold * IFPI DEN: 2× Platinum — Layers • "Don't You Know" (featuring Jamie N Commons) — 5 — — — 8 — 15 — — — 16 — — — — — 17 — 172 — * SNEP: Diamond * BVMI: Gold • "I Feel So Bad" (featuring Ephemerals) — 3 — — — — — 18 — — — 88 — — — — — 52 — — — * SNEP: Diamond • "You Remain" (featuring Ritual) — 45 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • "More Mess" (featuring Olly Murs and Coely) — 2017 — 20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — rowspan="3" • "Be Right Here" (with Stargate featuring Goldn) — 2018 — 15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • "Disco Night" (with Throttle) — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • "Paris" — 2019 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Club Azur • "Dopamine" (featuring J.Hart) — 2020 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • "Never Going Home" — 2021 — 5 — — — — — 1 — — — 47 — 13 — — — 16 — — — * SNEP: Diamond * BVMI: Gold * FIMI: 2× Platinum — Club Azur • "Regarde-moi" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • "Lipstick" — 148 — — — — — 38 — — — — — 74 — — — — — — — * SNEP: Gold * FIMI: Gold • "Clap Your Hands" — 2022 — 19 — — — — — 4 — — — — — 22 — — — — — — — * SNEP: Diamond * FIMI: 2× Platinum • "Substitution" (with Purple Disco Machine featuring Julian Perretta) — 2023 — 26 — — — 23 — 6 — — — 18 — 69 — — — 29 — — — * SNEP: Diamond * BRMA: Platinum * BVMI: Gold * FIMI: Platinum * IFPI AUT: Platinum * IFPI SWI: Platinum — rowspan="5" • "Shadows" (with Carlita) — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • "Need a Hit" (with Gero) — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • "All Night Long" (with David Guetta and Izzy Bizu) — 2024 — 118 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — * SNEP: Gold • "Please Be Mine" (with DJ Seinfeld) — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • "Light Me Up" (with Pnau) — 2025 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Ahhcade • "Galaxy" (with Theophilus London) — 2026 — — — — — — — 8 — — — — — — — — — — — — — Out Loud • "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

• Title — Year — Album • "To Describe You" (Mozambo & Kungs featuring Molly) — 2015 — rowspan="2" • "We'll Meet Again"

• Title — Year — Peak chart positions — Album • FRA • "Melody" (featuring Luke Pritchard) — 2016 — 144 — Layers

Kungs was recorded at birth as Valentin Brunel. The authorities additionally record the heading Valentin Brunel. His recorded languages were French and English. He married Ivanka Smilenko.