Tony Junior
| Tony Junior | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Tony Claessens |
| Also known as | Toni Peroni Junior, Tony Jr. |
| Born |
October 21, 1989 Utrecht, Netherlands |
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| Occupation(s) |
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| Instruments | |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Labels |
Spinnin' Records Musical Freedom Doorn Records Wall Recordings Ultra Music |
| Associated acts | Nicolas Nox, DJ Ghost, Starkillers, DVBBS, Baggi Begovic, Borgeous, Marnik, Steve Aoki, NERVO, Dropgun, KURA, Jetfire, Rivero, Tiësto, Riggi & Piros |
| Website |
www |
Tony Junior (Tony Peroni Junior) (born Tony Claessens in Utrecht, Netherlands on October 21, 1989) is a Dutch record producer and DJ,[1] who has released a number of charting singles. He has collaborated with Nicolas Nox and Tiësto.
Biography
Tony Junior, who was born Tony Claessens, is the son of Toni Peroni, a musician and drummer of Het Goede Doel. His mother is actress and model Linda Dubbeldeman. Junior started out as a drummer.[2] When the band broke up, he moved from rock to house.[3]
In 2010, his first release was the single "Loesje", in collaboration with Nicolas Nox, which reached number 2 on the Dutch Single Top 100 chart.[4] It is a reworking of a song "Wie is Loesje?", which was released for the first time in 1939 by Wim Poppink and the Dutch jazz and dance orchestra The Ramblers. Thereafter, the duo released a remake of "Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" which reached number 55 of the Top 100.
The most success he had in collaboration with Tiësto, together they released "Get Down" in 2015.[5][6]
In addition, he has appeared with his father in the reality series Toni & Tony: Zo Vader, Zo Zoon, which was shown on RTL 5 in 2015.[7]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Nominated work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | DJ Mag | Tony Junior | Top 101-150 DJs[8] | No. 119 |
Discography
Charting singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NLD [9] |
BEL (Fl) [10] |
BEL (Wa) [11] |
FRA [12] | ||||||||||||
| 2010 | "Loesje" (with Nicolas Nox) |
2 | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||||||||
| 2011 | "Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" (with Nicolas Nox) |
55 | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 2014 | "Twerk Anthem" | — | —[A] | —[B] | 42 | ||||||||||
| "Immortal" (with DVBBS) |
— | —[C] | —[D] | — | |||||||||||
| 2015 | "Love Somebody" (with Mr. Poska) |
—[E] | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 2016 | "Get Down" (with Tiësto) |
— | —[F] | —[G] | — | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||
Singles
- 2010: Loesje (with Nicolas Nox) [Rodeo Media]
- 2010: Pornstar (with Nicolas Nox) [Dos Palomas Negras]
- 2011: Appeletroen [Sneakerz MUZIK]
- 2011: Fitta [Confidence (Spinnin)]
- 2012: Anigav [Spinnin Records]
- 2012: Feelin' Kinda Strange [Spinnin Records]
- 2012: Bukkake [Spinnin Records]
- 2013: PAWG [Tiger Records]
- 2013: Nobody Beats The Fucking Drum [Tiger Records]
- 2013: Twerk Anthem [Spinnin Records]
- 2014: Blow Up The Speakers (Boom) (with DJ Ghost) [Spinnin Records]
- 2014: Total Destruction (with Starkillers) [Dim Mak Records]
- 2014: Immortal (with DVBBS) [Spinnin Records]
- 2014: Plur Warriors (with Baggi Begovic) [DOORN (Spinnin)]
- 2014: Break The House (with Borgeous) [Spinnin Records]
- 2014: Jump Around (with Marnik) [DOORN (Spinnin)]
- 2015: Suckerpunch [Dim Mak Records]
- 2015: Lightning Strikes (with Steve Aoki & NERVO) [Ultra]
- 2015: Cobra (with Dropgun) [DOORN (Spinnin)]
- 2015: King Kong (with KURA) [Wall Recordings]
- 2015: Police (with Jetfire and Rivero) [Doorn Records]
- 2015: Get Down (with Tiësto) [Musical Freedom]
- 2016: Make You Go (with Riggi & Piros) [Doorn Records]
- 2016: Facedbased [Musical Freedom]
- 2016: Walk Away (with KURA ft. Jimmy Clash) [Musical Freedom]
- 2016: It's A Copy EP (It's A Copy, Unstoppable, F.D.A.U.) [Spinnin' Premium]
Remixes
- 2011: Tonique - Year (Tony Junior & Nicolas Nox Remix) [Dos Palomas Negras]
- 2012: Starkillers, Nadia Ali - Keep It Coming (Tony Junior Remix) [Spinnin Records]
- 2012: GT, Christian Luke - Begin (Tony Junior Remix) [Hussle Recordings]
- 2012: Trent Cantrelle - I Want A Freak (Tony Junior Remix) [Spinnin Records]
- 2014: Leony! - Loving You (Tony Junior Remix) [Tiger Records]
- 2014: Qulinez, Cara Salimando - Rising Like The Sun (Tony Junior Remix) [SPRS]
- 2015: Firebeatz - Samir's Theme (Tony Junior Remix) [Spinnin' Remixes]
References
Notes
- A ^ "Twerk Anthem" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 30 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.[10]
- B ^ "Twerk Anthem" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 9 on the Walloon Ultratip chart.[11]
- C ^ "Immortal" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 14 on the Flemish Dance Bubbling Under chart.[10]
- D ^ "Immortal" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 13 on the Walloon Dance Bubbling Under chart.[11]
- E ^ "Love Somebody" did not enter the Singles Top 100, but peaked at number 8 on the Tipparade chart and number 27 on the Dance chart.[9]
- F ^ "Get Down" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but entered the Flemish Ultratip chart.[10]
- G ^ "Get Down" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 4 on the Walloon Dance Bubbling Under chart.[11]
Sources
- ↑ "TONY JUNIOR". The DJ List.
- ↑ "biografie · Tony Junior · Tony Peroni Junior · DJ, live act". Partyflock.
- ↑ "Tony Junior - Tour Dates, Tickets, Music, Bio, Photos and Videos". DJOYbeat.com.
- ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Tony Junior". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ↑ "Tony Junior geniet van nummer 1-hit". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). January 4, 2016.
- ↑ Einck, Henry (December 7, 2015). "Tiësto & Tony Junior - Get Down" (in German). Dance-Charts.
- ↑ "Video: Toni & Tony Peroni schrokken van Roelvinkjes -". RTL Nieuws (in Dutch). April 2, 2015.
- ↑ Rambaud, Ludovic. "Top 100 DJs 2015 : les 50 suivants (#101-#150) !". Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- 1 2 "Discografie Tony Junior". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
- 1 2 3 4 "Discografie Tony Junior". Belgium (Flanders) Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
- 1 2 3 4 "Discographie Tony Junior". Belgium (Wallonia) Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Discographie Tony Junior". French Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
External links
- Official website
- Tony Junior discography at Discogs
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