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Birth Place: France
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Years Active: 1992–present
Genres: Electronic, New Age, Ambient, World Music, Ethnic Electronica

Deep Forest is a musical group consisting of two French musicians, Michel Sanchez and Eric Mouquet. They compose a new kind of world music, sometimes called ethnic electronica, mixing ethnic with electronic sounds and dance beats or chillout beats. Their sound has been described as an "ethno-introspective ambient world music." They were nominated for a Grammy Award in 1993 for Best World Music Album, and in 1996 they won the Award for the album ''Boheme''. The group also became World Music Awards Winner - French group with the highest 1995 world sales. Their albums have sold over 10 million copies.