Introduction
Erick Orrosquieta (born August 30, 1991), commonly known by his stage name Deorro, is an American DJ signed to Ultra Records. He formerly used the name TON!C.
Career
2005–12: Early beginnings
Deorro began his DJ career by playing at local gigs when he was 14. He was born in Los Angeles to Mexican parents. By the time Deorro turned 17, he was already producing his own tracks. 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 April 2014. 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 a bigger focus in making music and expanding his record label, Panda Funk.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". 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".
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Good Evening |
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Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT |
BEL |
DEN |
FRA |
GER |
NLD |
NOR |
POL |
SWE |
SWI |
UK |
US | ||||
| "Yee" | 2013 | 33 | 58 | — | 74 | 62 | 37 | — | — | — | 65 | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Freak" (with Steve Aoki and Diplo featuring Steve Bays) |
2014 | — | 118 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Flashlight" (with R3hab) |
— | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Five Hours" | 37 | 7 | — | 8 | — | 68 | 17 | 17 | 45 | 60 | — | — |
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| "Rambo" (with J-Trick) |
— | — | — | 199 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Perdóname" (with DyCy and Adrian Delgado) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Five More Hours" (with Chris Brown) |
2015 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 31 | 23 | 34 | 10 | — | 7 | 22 | 4 | — |
|
Good Evening |
| "Bailar" (featuring Elvis Crespo) |
2016 | 11 | 14 | — | 7 | 43 | 3 | — | 53 | 75 | 48 | — | 37 | ||
| "Goin Up" (with DyCy) |
— | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Tell Me Lies" (featuring Lesley Roy) |
2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Rise and Shine" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Feeling Pretty Good" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Burn Out" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Andele" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Existence" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Offspring" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Shakalaka" (with Steve Aoki, Makj and Max Styler) |
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| "Dracarys" (with Dirty Audio) |
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| "Knockout" (with Makj and Quintino) |
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| "Titan" (with D3FAI) |
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| "Dftf" (with Vikström) |
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| "Focus" (featuring Lena Leon) |
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| "Wild Like The Wind" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Pica" (with Elvis Crespo and Henry Fong) |
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| "Keep It Goin'" (with Danny Ávila) |
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| "Obvious" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "All This Time" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Shake That Bottle" (with Hektor Mass) |
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| "Retumba" (with Makj) |
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| "Left Right" (with Hardwell and Makj featuring Fatman Scoop) |
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| "I Like This F'n Song" (with Krunk!) |
2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||
Remixes
- 2019: Timmy Trumpet — "World at our Feet" (Deorro Remix)
- 2020: Armin van Buuren featuring Sam Martin — "Wild Wild Son" (Deorro and Reece Low Remix)
- 2020: Steve Aoki featuring Agnez Mo and Desiigner — "Girl" (Deorro and Dave Mak Remix)
Awards and nominations
| Year | Awards | Category | Recipient | Outcome | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | NRJ Music Awards | Best International DJ | Deorro | Nominated | |
| Best Single Dance/Electro | "Bailar" | Nominated | |||
| 2017 | WDM Radio Awards | Best Dancefloor Track | Nominated |
DJ Magazine top 100 DJs
| Year | Position | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 19 | New Entry | |
| 2015 | 28 | Down 9 | |
| 2016 | 53 | Down 25 | |
| 2018 | 89 | Re-Entry | |
| 2019 | 65 | Up 24 |