The Toxic Avenger (musician)
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Simon Delacroix (born 18 April 1982), better known by his stage name the Toxic Avenger, is a French DJ, songwriter, and record producer.
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Birth name | Simon Delacroix |
Born | (1982-04-18) 18 April 1982 (age 42) France |
Origin | France |
Genres | Electro house, dance-punk |
Occupation(s) | DJ, songwriter, record producer |
Years active | 2007–present |
Labels | Iheartcomix Records Roy Music (in agreement with Universal) |
Website | thetoxicavengertheband |
His first success was "Super Heroes" that resulted in a contract with Iheartcomix record label. He is known for his album Angst released on Roy Music label on 16 May 2011.[1] He also released the music video directed by Wahib for the title track "Angst". He also released a number of EPs, and has had various collaborations with a number of artists including Canadian act Chromeo, Robert Bruce of the UK act South Central[2] in "Never Stop" featuring Bruce and music video directed by Antoine Wagner. He also collaborated with French rapper Orelsan, particularly in his 2010 EP N'importe comment.
He performed under a mask[3] up until his 2009 EP Toxic Is Dead, in 2009, symbolizing the death of the personality he'd donned in the group Ed Wood Is Dead.
He was also subject of a documentary SuperHero 2.0 broadcast on French music station M6.
Delacroix's stage name is a tribute to the cult B-movie of the same name.
In 2013 his song "Angst:two" appeared in Nissan Qashqai commercial.. While more recently in 2020, his song "Kids" has featured in a Yves Saint Laurent commercial.[4]