Deorro

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Deorro
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Background information
Birth nameErick Orrosquieta
Also known asTON!C
Born (1991-08-30) August 30, 1991 (age 32)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Origin West Covina, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)DJ
Instrument(s)
  • Keyboards
  • Turntables
  • Ableton Live
Years active2005–present
Labels
Website deorro.com

Erick Orrosquieta (born August 30, 1991), commonly known by his stage name Deorro, is a Mexican-American DJ signed to Ultra Records. He formerly used the name TON!C.

Contents

Career

2005–2012: Early beginnings

Deorro was born in Los Angeles to Mexican parents. He began his DJ career by playing at local gigs when he was 14. By the time Deorro turned 17, he was already producing his own tracks. [1] In 2012, he was asked by DJ Chuckie to remix his track "Make Some Noise". Deorro's remix landed in the top 50 on Beatport. He has since remixed tracks from multiple international famed DJs such as Steve Aoki, Laidback Luke, and Gareth Emery, among others.

2013–present: Breakthrough

In 2013, he released the track "Yee" on Hardwell's label, Revealed Recordings, which charted in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands, and Switzerland. On 18 March 2014 he released the single "Freak" with Steve Aoki and Diplo. On 24 March 2014 he released the single "Flashlight" with R3hab. He released the single "Five Hours" in February 2014. [2] The track charted in Austria, Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland. On 17 May 2014, Deorro announced on his Twitter page he was going to take a break from DJing in order to have more focus on making music and expanding his record label, Panda Funk. [3] He guest-starred on the MTV series Teen Wolf as the DJ. In August 2014 he released the single "Rambo" with J-Trick. On 18 October 2014, Deorro received the award for highest new entry on the 'DJmag top 100 DJs 2014' contest, he hit spot 19. He also played a half-hour set at the 'DJmag top 100 DJs' event, which took place during ADE in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. In December 2014, he released the single "Perdoname", which achieved success in Poland after its appearance in Microsoft Windows TV commercial. In March 2015, he released a third version of "Five Hours" with Chris Brown, titled "Five More Hours". The song has charted in Ireland, the Netherlands, and Sweden. On 31 March 2017, Deorro released his debut album, Good Evening, which features 26 tracks, including his new single "Rise and Shine". On February 24, 2022, Deorro performed with Pitbull and IAMCHINO on the live-debut of their late-2021 single, "Discoteca", at the 2022 Premio Lo Nuestro awards. [4]

Discography

Studio albums

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Deorro
List of EPs, with selected details
TitleDetails
Good Evening [5]
  • Released: March 31, 2017
  • Label: Ultra
  • Format: Digital download
ORRO
  • Released: July 1, 2022
  • Label: Ultra
  • Format: Digital download

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positions Certifications Album
US
Top 40

[6]
BEL
[7]
FRA
[8]
GER
[9]
NLD
[10]
NOR
[11]
POL
[12]
SWE
[13]
SWI
[14]
UK
[15]
"Yee"20135874623765Non-album singles
"Freak"
(with Steve Aoki and Diplo featuring Steve Bays)
2014118
"Flashlight"
(with R3hab)
104
"Five Hours"786817174560
"Rambo"
(with J-Trick)
199
"Perdóname"
(with DyCy and Adrian Delgado)
1
"Five More Hours"
(with Chris Brown)
201513312334107224Good Evening
"Bailar"
(featuring Elvis Crespo)
201637147433537548
"Goin Up"
(with DyCy)
3
"Tell Me Lies"
(featuring Lesley Roy)
2017
"Rise and Shine"
"Feeling Pretty Good"
"Burn Out"Non-album singles
"Andele"
"Existence"2018
"Offspring"
"Shakalaka" [27]
(with Steve Aoki, Makj and Max Styler)
"Dracarys" [28]
(with Dirty Audio)
"Knockout" [29]
(with Makj and Quintino)
"Titan" [30]
(with D3FAI)
"Dftf" [31]
(with Vikström)
"Focus" [32]
(featuring Lena Leon)
"Muñequita Linda" [33]
(with Juan Magán and MAKJ, featuring YFN Lucci)
  • RIAA: Gold (Latin) [16]
"Wild Like the Wind" [34] 2019
"Pica" [35]
(with Elvis Crespo and Henry Fong)
"Keep It Goin'" [36]
(with Danny Ávila)
"Obvious" [37]
"All This Time" [38]
"Shake That Bottle" [39]
(with Hektor Mass)
"Retumba" [40]
(with Makj)
"Left Right" [41]
(with Hardwell and Makj featuring Fatman Scoop)
"I Like This F'n Song" [42]
(with Krunk!)
2020
"Amanecer"
"Cuando" [43]
(with Los Dutis)
"Beso" [44]
"Me Siento Bien" [45]
(with Kura featuring Alex Rose)
2021ORRO
"Si Tú No Estás Aquí"
(featuring LUA)
"Ponte Pa' Mi"
(featuring Jon Z)
"Napoleona" [46]
(with Elvis Crespo and IAmChino)
"Rumba"
(featuring Jeon)
"Adios"
(with Andrez Babii)
Non-album single
"Se Vuelve Loca" [47]
(with Gente De Zona)
ORRO
"Savage"
(with Tiësto)
2022Together Again
"Yo Las Pongo"
(with Los Tucanes de Tijuana and Maffio)
ORRO
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Remixes

Awards and nominations

YearAwardsCategoryRecipientOutcomeRef
2016 NRJ Music Awards Best International DJDeorroNominated [54]
Best Single Dance/Electro"Bailar"Nominated
2017 WDM Radio Awards Best Dancefloor TrackNominated [55]

DJ Magazine top 100 DJs

YearPositionNotesRef.
201419New Entry [56]
201528Down 9
201653Down 25
201889Re-Entry
201965Up 24
202376Re-Entry

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