House Music Intelligence DB

Lil Louis

Scores

influence score
0/100
reach score
0/100
house crew relevance score
60/100
booking potential score
0/100
emerging artist score
40/100
contact confidence score
0/100
citation confidence score
95/100
agent readability score
80/100
brand fit score
36/100
interview potential score
28/100
sponsorship potential score
12/100
education value score
10/100
house crew priority score
33/100

Sources & provenance

FieldValueSourceVerifiedConf.
origin_countryUSMusicBrainzJune 10, 202695
genreschicago house, electronic, houseMusicBrainzJune 10, 202680
origin_cityUnited StatesMusicBrainzJune 10, 202675
musicbrainzhttps://musicbrainz.org/artist/58acc9f3-594a-4db7-bf1d-ac0f62cb2df2MusicBrainzJune 10, 202699
discogshttps://www.discogs.com/artist/789WikidataJune 10, 202690
wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q507618WikidataJune 10, 202695
wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_LouisWikipediaJune 10, 202685
bio_shortMarvin Louis Burns (born May 13, 1962), known by his stage name Li'l Louis (sometimes expanded to Li'l Louis & the World and Li'l Louis & the Party), is a Chicago-born house-music producer and DJ . He scored a number of hits on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in the 1980s and 1990s, three of which hit numWikipediaJune 10, 202680
bio_longMarvin Louis Burns (born May 13, 1962), known by his stage name Li'l Louis (sometimes expanded to Li'l Louis & the World and Li'l Louis & the Party), is a Chicago-born house-music producer and DJ . He scored a number of hits on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in the 1980s and 1990s, three of which hit number one. His best-known song, "French Kiss", spent two weeks at No. 1 on the U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 1989. Originally an instrumental, the track features a several-minute breakdown in which the tempo gradually slows to a stop. As the song gained popularity, vocals by Shawn Christopher were added. Even with its erotic sound, it crossed over to some pop radio stations and climbed to No. 50 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was a big success throughout Europe, reaching No. 2 in the UK Singles Chart, despite being banned by the BBC, and in Germany, and No. 1 in the Netherlands. The video was directed by Marek Budzynski. British drum-and-bass producers Ed Rush and Optical later produced a remix. In the track "Teachers" from the 1997 Homework album by Daft Punk, Lil Louis is one of the many musicians mentioned. Laurent Garnier's 1997 single "Flashback" contained WikipediaJune 10, 202680
gendermaleWikidataJune 10, 202694

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House Music Intelligence Database. "Lil Louis — House Music Artist Profile." Published by World Famous House Crew. Last verified June 10, 2026. URL: https://database.worldfamoushousecrew.org/artist/lil-louis