Deorro

American DJ (born 1991) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

Also known asTON!C
Born
Erick Orrosquieta

(1991-08-30) August 30, 1991 (age 34)
Genres
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Deorro
Deorro in 2013
Deorro in 2013
Background information
Also known asTON!C
Born
Erick Orrosquieta

(1991-08-30) August 30, 1991 (age 34)
OriginWest Covina, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • DJ
  • Record producer
Instruments
  • Keyboards
  • Turntables
  • Ableton Live
Years active2005–present
Labels
Websitedeorro.com
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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

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

As lead artist

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List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak 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" 2013 5874623765 Non-album singles
"Freak"
(with Steve Aoki and Diplo featuring Steve Bays)
2014 118
"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)
2015 13312334107224 Good Evening
"Bailar"
(featuring Elvis Crespo)
2016 37147433537548
"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)
2021 ORRO
"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)
2022 Together 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.
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Remixes

Awards and nominations

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Year Awards Category Recipient Outcome Ref
2016 NRJ Music Awards Best International DJ Deorro Nominated [54]
Best Single Dance/Electro "Bailar" Nominated
2017 WDM Radio Awards Best Dancefloor Track Nominated [55]
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DJ Magazine top 100 DJs

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Year Position Notes Ref.
2014 19 New Entry [56]
2015 28 Down 9
2016 53 Down 25
2018 89 Re-Entry
2019 65 Up 24
2023 76 Re-Entry
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