Mehdi Benjelloun (born 10 November 1999), known by his stage name Petit Biscuit (), is a French DJ and music producer. The 23-year-old French producer has been making music with his distinctive style, forged through combining acoustic elements, electronic production, and his vocal manipulations. The eclecticism of this combination is reflective of his background in the polar spheres of electronica and classical music. He has toured the world, including a performance at Coachella in 2018. Early life Mehdi was born to a Moroccan father and a French mother. Mehdi learned to play instruments such as piano, cello, bass and guitar but preferred electro house sounds as he was able to produce "unlimited combinations of music". He wrote his first songs in secret in his room. His early musical interests and inspirations included electronica and classical music. Benjelloun was a regular high school student who balanced school work by day and music by night. The name "Petit Biscuit" is said to come from his love of French pastries his grandmother would make. In July 2017, he graduated from high school, with a Baccalauréat Scientifique (high school diploma with a specialty in science) mention très bien (with honors). From September 2017, he started studying at Paris-Dauphine University and left the university to focus more on music in March 2018. Career He released his early works on SoundCloud until he got noticed by distributor Electro Posé, under whom he published "Sunset Lover" on 15 June 2015 as the lead single from his eponymous EP. It got over 62 million views and more than 400 million streams. "You", "Palms", "Night Trouble", "Midnight Sky" and "Memories" were released as promotional singles on 15 June 2015. He released the single "Oceans" on 22 July 2015. He released his debut eponymous EP, Petit Biscuit on 13 May 2016. Sunset Lover became an international breakthrough hit amassing over 350 million streams. Petit Biscuit's debut album "Presence" was released in December 2017 and was described by Earmilk as a "powerful, momentous album". It was Triple J Album of the week in Australia upon release and features artists Lido, Bipolar Sunshine, Cautious Clay and includes hits "Waterfall" and "Sunset Lover". He performed at the Victoires de la Musique, Paris – the French equivalent of the Brit Awards – and was nominated for his album, "Presence." To stay independent, he created his own label, "Petit Biscuit Music". On 15 April 2018,