Francis Mercier

Growing up in Haiti and now based in New York, Francis has utilized his vastly cultured and seasoned understanding of House Music to produce and perform different facets of deep, melodic, and tech house melded with afro, soul, and disco influences.


His unparalleled flair, originality, and presence have gained him access to some of the most coveted stages in NY such as Marquee, Lavo, Webster Hall, Somewhere Nowhere, Sony Hall, Pacha, and Output, and in major European cities such as Munich, Zurich, Lisbon, Belgrade, Stockholm, and Paris where he frequently performs.

Francis has generated millions of streams under his catalog with past and upcoming releases on Deep Root, Spinnin’, Armada, Subliminal, Get Physical / Swoon, and on BLOND:ISH’s Abracadabra to name a few. His songs have reached the Top 10 on Beatport and Traxsource Top 100 Charts and can be found on some of Spotify’s most popular House & Electronic editorial playlists such as Housewerk, Happy Beats, Haitian Heat, Chill Tracks, Carl Cox and Black Coffee track IDs, and more. His releases are also aired on some of the biggest dance music stations across the globe such as BBC Radio 1, KISS FM, Sirius XM, Radio 105, NRJ France, and Radio FG where Francis holds a residency. Electronic music icons of the likes of Black Coffee, Pete Tong, Carl Cox, Mark Knight, Gorgon City, Oliver Heldens, Diplo, Claptone, Gregor Salto and many others have supported Francis’ work, along with world-renowned companies such as Disney, Porsche, IBM, Snapchat, Netflix, and other brands who have licensed his music.

To also appeal to the Afro, Deep, and Melodic House markets, Francis has trademarked the sound of his underground alias, Emvafaya. This new and exciting sidearm artist project provides a seamless weapon to Francis’s musical arsenal that has been quickly encapsulating a new audience around the globe that is among the rapidly growing Afro House community.

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