[1] His career started with ex-wife Marie-José van der Kolk in the making of his first singles, under the stage name of DJ Sammy featuring Carisma.

In 2007, Sammy collaborated with Enrique Iglesias, remixing his song "Tired of Being Sorry", the second track from his hit album, Insomniac.

In June 2013, Sammy released the single such as "Shut Up and Kiss Me" with a vocalist The Jackie Boyz, the music video is directed by Mark Feuerstake.

In July 2020, Sammy released the single "This Is Who We Are" with Australian vocalist Chloe Martin, and he uploaded the lyric video onto YouTube.

Bouriah has a daughter, Saphira María (born 10 February 2005), from his previous marriage with van der Kolk who is also a singer and performs under Firefox alongside her mother.