Regi Penxten
Regi Penxten (born Reginald Paul Stefan Penxten on 4 March 1976) is a Belgian DJ and record producer, of many eurodance and trance projects in Belgium, including Milk Inc. and Sylver.[1]
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Reginald Paul Stefan Penxten |
| Born | 4 March 1976 Hasselt, Belgium |
| Occupation(s) | DJ, record producer, songwriter |
| Associated acts | Milk Inc., Sylver, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike |
| Website | www |
Better known by his mononym Regi, he has released three solo albums, which all reached the top ten of the Belgian album charts: Best Of (2005), Registrated (2007) and Registrated 2 (2010). Regi also had a number of charting singles in the Belgian Ultratop charts and two charting in the Netherlands.
Career
At the end of 2007, he released his first solo-album, REGIstrated, which received a golden record before its release. The first produced was the song "Turn the Tide" in 2000.
As one of the main members of Milk Inc., he has had a further 27 hit singles in the Ultratop, 22 of them inside the top ten, with four number 1 singles. Their seven albums also all charted, with Forever and Nomansland reaching number 1.
As producer and co-songwriter of Sylver, he has had a further 22 charting hits, including 10 top ten hits, one of which reached the number 1 spot. 5 of the 6 charting albums also reached the top 10, with the 2010 compilation topping the charts. They have so far sold more than 1.5 million CDs.[2]
Discography
(For discography with Milk Inc., see their page)
(For discography of Sylver that Regi Penxten produced, see their page)
Albums
| Year | Album | Peak positions | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEL (Fl) [3] | |||
| 2005 | The Best Of | 8 | |
| 2007 | REGIstrated | 2 | Gold |
| 2010 | REGIstrated 2 | 1 | Gold |
| 2015 | Voices | 1 | |
| 2020 | Vergeet De Tijd | 3 |
- Live albums
| Year | Album | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| BEL (Fl) [3] | ||
| 2008 | Live in Antwerp | – |
| 2009 | Live in Hasselt | – |
Mixtapes
- 2005: Regi in the Mix 1
- 2006: Regi in the Mix 2
- 2006: Regi in the Mix 3
- 2007: Regi in the Mix 4
- 2007: Registrated: The Jump Remixes
- 2008: Regi in the Mix 5
- 2008: Regi in the Mix 6
- 2009: Regi in the Mix 7
- 2009: Regi in the Mix 8
- 2010: Regi in the Mix 9
- 2011: Regi in the Mix 10
- 2011: Regi in the Mix 11
- 2012: Regi in the Mix 12
- 2012: Regi in the Mix 13
- 2013: Regi in the Mix 14
- 2014: Regi in the Mix 15
- 2014: Regi in the Mix Ultimate
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL (Fl) [3] |
NED Single Top 100 [4] | |||
| 2005 | "No Music" | 6 | – | Registrated |
| 2007 | "I Fail" (Regi & Scala) |
5 | 37 | |
| "AAA Anthem" (Regi & BP) |
4 | – | ||
| 2008 | "Punish" (Regi & Koen Buyse) |
9 | 37 | |
| "Night and Day" (Regi & Tom Helsen) |
4 | – | ||
| 2009 | "Loaded Gun" (Regi & Tyler) |
11 | – | Registrated 2 |
| 2010 | "Hang On" (Regi & Stan Van Samang) |
10 | – | |
| "Take It Off" (Regi & Kaya Jones) |
13 | – | ||
| "Runaway" (Regi & Tyler) |
5 (Ultratip) |
– | ||
| 2011 | "We Be Hot" (Regi & Turbo B feat. Ameerah) |
9 | – | |
| 2012 | "Momentum" (Dimitri Vegas, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike & Regi) |
7 | – | Non-album single |
| 2014 | "Reckless" (Regi feat. Moya) |
3 | – | Voices |
| "Invincible" (Regi feat. Moya) |
3 | – | Non-album single | |
| 2015 | "The Party Is Over" (Regi and Sem Thomasson feat. LX) |
49 | – | Voices |
| "Elegantly Wasted" (Regi & Scala) |
14 | – | ||
| 2016 | "Should Have Been There" | 34 | – | |
| 2017 | "Where Did You Go (Summer Love)" | 1 | – | Vergeet De Tijd |
| "You Have a Heart" (Regi & OT) |
3 | – | Non-album single | |
| 2018 | "Ellie" (featuring Jake Reese) |
1 | – | Vergeet De Tijd |
| "Ordinary" (featuring Milo Meskens) |
4 | – | ||
| 2019 | "Summer Life" (featuring Jake Reese and OT) |
5 | – | |
| "Rebel" (with Jebroer) |
85 | – | ||
| 2020 | "Kom wat dichterbij" (featuring Jake Reese and OT) |
1 | – | |
| "Zo ver weg" (featuring Jake Reese and OT) |
26 | – | ||
| "Vergeet de tijd" (featuring Camille) |
4 | – | ||
| "Vechter" (featuring Camille) |
7 | – | Non-album singles | |
| 2021 | "De wereld draait voor jou" (with Niels Destadsbader) |
1 | – | |
| "Duizend sterren" (with Pauline) |
12 | – | ||
| "Lost Without You" (with Pauline) |
34 | – | ||
| 2022 | "Zwaartekracht" (with Emma Heesters) |
7 | – | |
Featured in
| Year | Single | Peak positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEL (Fl) [3] |
NED Single Top 100 [4] | ||
| 2004 | "Lonely" (Trancelucent feat. Regi) |
3 | – |
| 2012 | "Our Love" (Stereo Palma vs. Regi feat. Craig David) |
17 | – |
Filmography
- De Slimste Mens ter Wereld (2008) – as himself
- F.C. De Kampioenen (2011) – as himself
- Familie (2011) – as himself
- The Voice van Vlaanderen (2014) – coach
- Tegen de sterren op (2014) – as himself
- The Voice Kids (2014) – coach
- D5R: de film (2017) – as himself
- Liefde voor muziek (2020) – participant
- De Zomer van (2020) – as himself
References
- IMO Records. http://www.imorecords.co.uk/house-2/house-artists/regi-penxten-biography/ "Regi Penxten Biography"], IMO Records. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
- "Sylver geeft 2 concerten in Lotto Arena". Showbizzsite. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
- "Regi discography". www.ultratop.be/nl/. Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
- "Regi discography". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 16 May 2014.