History
In 2006, Daniel Marhely developed the first version of Deezer, called Blogmusik, in Paris. Its idea was to give unlimited access to music lovers through the streaming technology.
Jonathan Benassaya joined Daniel Marhely as co founder to set up Deezer in January 2007. In June that year Xavier Niel, founder of French internet service provider Free, invested in Deezer.
In 2007, Deezer expanded globally. By December, the service was available in over 130 countries. Deezer has established partnerships with global players such as Facebook and Telecom Operators (Orange, Belgacom, Everything Everywhere…) and manufacturers (Thomson SA, Nissan…)
In October 2007, Deezer began to grow and integrated the first large catalogue of tracks after an agreement with Sony Music. In 2008, Deezer secured €6.5 million from DotCorp Asset Management (founded by Steven Rosenblum and Bruce Rosenblum, founders of Pixmania) and business Angels.
In January 2010, Axel Dauchez joined Deezer as CEO.
In August 2010, mobile operator Orange partnered with Deezer to bring their unlimited music service to a broader audience in France. In September 2011, Deezer partnered with Facebook to allow users to sign in with their accounts.
In December 2011, Deezer announced plans to launch in over 200 countries in 2012.
In April 2012, Deezer announced availability in Canada, Australia and New Zealand. In June 2012, Deezer announced availability in Colombia and other 34 countries.
In October 2012, Deezer announced availability in 160 countries. The service has two million paid subscribers, seven million active monthly users, 26 million registered users, and 20 million music tracks. Also, the company has tie-ups with Facebook and Orange to stream music.
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