The Americanos

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The Americanos
Origin Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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Years active2012 (2012)–present
Members

The Americanos are an American electronic dance music DJ trio based in Los Angeles [1] consisting of DJ Felli Fel, Lex Larson and Louie Rubio. [2]

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Background

Felli Fel, a veteran DJ and radio host, formed the group alongside Lex Larson and Louie Rubio. [3] They have collaborated with several notable hip-hop artists such as Tyga, Lil Jon, Ty Dolla $ign, French Montana, Lil Yachty and Juicy J.

History

2015

On 14 August 2015, they released their debut single "BlackOut" featuring Lil Jon, Juicy J & Tyga. [4] The single was featured on the We Are Your Friends movie soundtrack and in the movie Office Christmas Party. The single debuted on Billboard's Dance/Electronic songs chart at 18th. [5]

2016

On 11 July 2016, they released the single "In My Foreign" featuring Ty Dolla Sign, Nicky Jam, French Montana and Lil Yachty which was featured in the movie XXX: Return of Zander Cage. [6]

Discography

Singles

As lead artist

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
Dance
[7]
"BlackOut"
(featuring Lil Jon, Juicy J and Tyga)
201547 We Are Your Friends
(Music From the Original Motion Picture)
"In My Foreign"
(featuring Ty Dolla $ign, Nicky Jam, French Montana and Lil Yachty)
2016 xXx: Return of Xander Cage
(Music From the Original Motion Picture)
"Everyday" [8]
(featuring DRAM and Kyle)
2017Non-album single
TitleYearAlbum
"Set Me Free"
(Herizen Guardiola featuring Nile Rodgers & The Americanos)
2016 The Get Down
(Original Soundtrack from the Netflix Original Series)

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References

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