Willy Monfret

Early life
Willy Monfret is a French Caribbean model/actor/DJ and is the only child of a French mother and a French Caribbean father from the island of Guadeloupe. He was raised in Paris and studied at the French business school Léonard de Vinci where he got his Master’s Degree in Management. During college Willy was an athlete in the French national team, he was heading towards a career as a field and track runner until he got an injury that forced him to quit.

Sport
Specialties: Sprint - Relays - 110m hurdles - 4 x 100 m

Successive coaches: Patrick Morth - Renaud Longuèvre

Number Selections: Young 3 - INT A: 1

Period: Young (2002-2003) - INT A (2005)

Successive clubs: Athletic Essonne - Essonne Athletic (2004-2006) - Are Montgeron (2007)

Country Encountered : Spain - Great Brittain - Switzerland - Estonia - Italy – Rusland

Modelling career
When Willy was 19 he got discovered as a model. After his first shoot for WAD magazine, he got booked for Vogue and Benetton.

For his international modelling career Willy Monfret did campaigns for brands like L’Oreal, Ralph Lauren and Sean John, advertisements of Macy’s, Giordano, Carrera and he has been on the covers of GQ, Preference and Men’s Health.

After moving to New York he was spotted by rapper and singer Nicki Minaj. Willy Monfret starred in the video clip of her song ‘Right Thru Me’, where he played the love interest of Nicki Minaj. This clip has been released October 27, 2010 on MTV.

DJ career
During the travelling Willy Monfret discovered his interest in DJ’ing. In 2011 he released his first track ‘Fux’ featuring GLOWINTHEDARK on the Dirty Dutch Music label. This track is also on the ‘Dirty Dutch Ibiza 2011’ album and the ‘Ultimate Dutch Dance Anthems’.


 * Gigs

Willy opened the Cannes Film Festival in 2012 and has had several residencies. Willy Monfret has had several residencies at for example ‘Club Volar’ in Hong Kong. and ‘Greenhouse’ in New York.


 * Music

He started as an open format DJ but switched to house later in his career.His musical style can be described as latin house with a French/Caribbean twist. For his DJ career he has played in several places for example Australia, Asia, United States of America, and South Africa, he gets his inspiration from his journeys across the globe.

Discography

 * Singles


 * Remixes


 * 2011

•	Sexy and I know it – DJ Kash, Fame Luck and Willy Monfret (Booty Remix)

•	Eric Morillo VS Chuckie – Willy Monfret remix

•	Kaskade VS Congorock – Willy Monfret remix


 * 2012

•	Jaguar Drum live – Willy Monfret rework

•	Epic Conga Bootleg – DJ Kash, Fame Luck and Willy Monfret

•	Calvin Harris (Feel so Close) – Willy Monfret (sexy bootleg)


 * 2013

•	Circus (Fame Luck & Willy Monfret) VS Rita Ora (RIP)

•	Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Can’t hold us) – Fame Luck & Willy Monfret remix

Ambassador
Due to his French-Caribbean father and his international status Willy Monfret was asked to be ambassador of Guadeloupe Islands. He made a short serie of 5 episodes called ‘Let me show you my Islands’ in which he gives an insider’s look at the Guadeloupe Islands.

Acting career
The 9th of January 2014, the short movie ‘Love Bug’ premiered at the Tribeca Screening Room. Willy Monfret has the leading role in this movie which is made and directed by Ramazan Nanayev. In this romantic comedy Willy Monfret plays a guy who is bitten by an exotic bug and contracts a rare disease that makes him fall for every woman at first sight.