In 2006, Daniel Marhely developed the first version of Deezer, called Blogmusik, in Paris. His idea was to give unlimited access to music lovers through streaming technology.
The site in its original incarnation was charged with copyright infringement by French agency SACEM, and after being shut down in April 2007[7] was relaunched as Deezer in August 2007, having reached an agreement with SACEM to pay copyright holders with revenue from advertising on the site[8] and by giving users the ability to download songs streamed on Deezer from iTunes, with Deezer receiving a commission from each …