Fred Rister, the shadow composer of DJ David Guetta, died Tuesday at the age of 58.

Electronic music composer Fred Rister, the founder of planetary hits like "I gotta feeling" by Black Eyed Peas and shadow composer of DJ David Guetta, died Tuesday at the age of 58.

DJ, producer and composer from Dunkerque (North), Fred Rister, whose real name is Frédéric Riesterer, has collaborated with David Guetta since the 2000s and co-wrote several big hits, winning in 2010 a Grammy Award for the title " When love takes over ".

"Son of a quiet workman, I got a hairdresser's BP, earned my life, I was loved by my parents and of course I missed something, it's at Stardust, the mythical box in De Panne (in Belgium) Sitting in the DJ's booth, one night everything changed, the music, this music, hit me for life, "he wrote in his book" Making People Dance ", published in 2018).

"The most loyal person I have ever met"

"He was the most loyal person I have ever met, and they are so rare in this world, so talented, humble, generous and discreet," said the French DJ. "Beyond his talent it was really someone of a rare kindness". "I gotta a feeling", remained 16 weeks number 1 in the United States and "When love takes over" have "changed" the "pop music" according to the star of the electro.

"It was for his friends a sun, for others a good guy, a person we could count on, a man who makes us dance," wrote Tuesday night relatives on his Facebook page.

Fred Rister had suffered from several cancers and stopped his treatments in 2017. He died at Tourcoing Hospital, according to David Guetta.