DJ Mehdi obituary

DJ Mehdi, who has died aged 34 in a fall at his home, was a gifted club DJ and music producer, who rose to international prominence after he signed to the Paris record label Ed Banger. His album Lucky Boy (2006) – the title reflecting his characteristic positivity – was the label's first LP release, though Mehdi's own career had begun a decade and half earlier.He was born Mehdi Favéris-Essadi to a Tunisian family in the north-west suburbs of Paris. Music was in his blood. Both his father an...

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