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Sonny John Moore (born January 15, 1988), known professionally as Skrillex, is an American DJ, record producer, singer, and musician. Raised in Northeast Los Angeles and Northern California, he began his career in 2004 as the lead vocalist of the post-hardcore band From First to Last. He recorded their first two studio albums with the band, Dear Diary, My Teen Angst Has a Bodycount (2004) and Heroine (2006), before leaving to pursue a solo career in 2007. He began his first tour as a solo artist in late 2007. After recruiting a new band lineup, Moore joined the Alternative Press Tour to support bands such as All Time Low and the Rocket Summer, and appeared on the cover of Alternative Press's annual "100 Bands You Need to Know" issue.

After releasing the extended play Gypsyhook (2009), Moore was scheduled to record his debut studio album, Bells, with producer Noah Shain. Although its release was cancelled, he began performing under the name Skrillex and released the dubstep EP, My Name Is Skrillex (2010), as a free download on MySpace. It was followed by Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites (2010) and More Monsters and Sprites (2011), both of which were moderate commercial successes. At the 54th Grammy Awards, he won Best Dance/Electronic Album, Best Dance Recording, and Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical, as well as a nomination for Best New Artist. In late 2011, he was nominated on the BBC's Sound of 2012, and was named MTV's Electronic Dance Music Artist of the Year. His debut studio album, Recess (2014) peaked at number four on the Billboard 200. His second and third albums, Quest for Fire and Don't Get Too Close, were released one day apart in 2023. His fourth album, Fuck U Skrillex You Think Ur Andy Warhol but Ur Not!! <3, was surprise released in 2025.

Moore has won nine Grammy Awards, the most of any electronic dance music act. He has collaborated with Diplo and Boys Noize to form the groups Jack Ü and Dog Blood, respectively. It was announced on his 29th birthday that he had reunited with From First to Last to release a single named "Make War". In 2017, Skrillex produced and mixed 8, the eighth studio album by rock band Incubus.

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Skrillex, de son vrai nom Sonny John Moore (né le 15 janvier 1988 à Los Angeles, en Californie) est un disc jockey, compositeur et producteur américain de musique électronique. Après avoir grandi au nord de la Californie, Sonny Moore rejoint le groupe de post-hardcore From First to Last en tant que chanteur en 2004 et y enregistre deux albums studio (Dear Diary, My Teen Angst Has a Body Count en 2004, et Heroine en 2006) avant de se lancer dans une carrière musicale en solo. Il lance sa première tournée en solo la même année. Aux côtés d'une nouvelle formation de groupe, Sonny Moore joue à l'Alternative Press Tour en soutien à des groupes comme All Time Low et The Rocket Summer et apparaît sur la couverture des « 100 groupes à connaître » du magazine Alternative Press.

Après la publication de son EP Gypsyhook en 2009, Sonny Moore annonce la sortie de son premier album solo, Bells, aux côtés du producteur Noah Shain. Cependant, il cesse la production de l'album et se lance sous le nouveau nom de Skrillex, puis publie son EP gratuitement téléchargeable My Name Is Skrillex via son profil Myspace. Par la suite, il publie les EP Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites à la fin de 2010, et More Monsters and Sprites en milieu 2011, bien accueilli par la presse spécialisée. Le 30 novembre 2011, il est nommé pour un total de cinq Grammy Awards dans la catégorie « meilleur artiste », et en remporte dans les catégories « meilleur album dance/electronica », « meilleure chanson dance », et « meilleure chanson remixée ». Le 5 décembre 2011, la BBC annonce sa nomination pour le Sound of 2012. Le 12 décembre 2011, il est nommé artiste de dance de l'année par MTV.

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