Oliver Heldens

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Oliver Helden (* 1. February 1995 in Rotterdam as Olivier Helden ), also known as HI-LO is a Dutch DJ and producer of Deep House , Tech House and Future House . In 2014 he gained international fame with the single Gecko .

Career

Heldens 'music career began in 2013 when he was signed by Spinnin' Records , one of the largest and most successful electronic music labels . Initially, he mainly published electro and progressive house tracks, which were also supported by well-known DJs such as Hardwell , Nicky Romero and Tiësto . He sent his track Gecko to some friends who convinced him to spread the word. So Heldens Tiësto sent the single, who wanted to release it on his label Musical Freedom and meet with the producer.

On December 30, 2013, Heldens released the track Gecko , with which he reached the charts in France , Belgium and the Netherlands . About a month later, Gecko received the “Essential New Tune” award from British DJ and radio host Pete Tong .

In January 2014 Heldens introduced "Heldeep Mixtape" on its official SoundCloud page. This is a mix series that appears at irregular intervals with music that the DJ would play live. In June 2014, Heldens presented another mix series called "Heldeep Radio". The weekly podcast contains music from various directions of electronic dance music , such as deep , tech and future house .

With a version called Gecko (Overdrive) expanded to include vocals by Becky Hill and released at the end of June 2014, it reached number 1 in the British Top 40 in July 2014 and was also able to enter the German-language charts in August 2014.

On July 16, 2014, Heldens released his single Koala . It also reached the charts in Belgium and the Netherlands. On December 7th, 2014, a second version was released called Last All Night (Koala) , expanded to include vocals by KStewart . It reached number 5 on the UK singles chart.

There were further publications in 2014 with Sander van Doorn (THIS) and Mr. Belt & Wezol (Pikachu) . Also worth mentioning are his remixes of A Sky Full of Stars ( Coldplay ) and Can't Stop Playing (Gregor Salto & Dr. Kucho!).

In 2014, Heldens was ranked 34th in the DJ Mag Top 100 for the first time . In 2019 he achieved his best ranking to date with 7th place.

Logo of his label Heldeep Records

In July 2015, Heldens announced that he was behind the pseudonym HI-LO and that he had founded his own label called Heldeep Records . Heldens has been publishing new songs on his label regularly since 2015 and is considered one of the most popular future house DJs.

Discography

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH NL NL UK UK
2013 Gecko - - - NL34 (4 weeks)
NL 		-
First published: December 30, 2013
2014 Gecko (overdrive) DE23
gold
gold

(21 weeks)DE 		AT35 (9 weeks)
AT 		CH23 (9 weeks)
CH 		- UK1
Double platinum
× 2
Double platinum

(31 weeks)UK
First published: July 14, 2014
Sales: + 1,400,000; with Becky Hill
Koala bear - - - NL30 (8 weeks)
NL 		-
First published: August 4th, 2014
Last All Night (Koala) DE53 (2 weeks)
DE 		AT67 (1 week)
AT 		- - UK5
silver
silver

(10 weeks)UK
First published: December 8, 2014
Sales: + 200,000; feat. KStewart
2015 shades of grey - - - NL30 (5 weeks)
NL 		-
First release: August 28, 2015
with Shaun Frank feat. Delaney Jane
2016 The Right Song - - - NL35 (3 weeks)
NL 		UK39
silver
silver

(13 weeks)UK
First published: Jan 22nd, 2016
Sales: + 200,000; with Tiësto feat. Natalie La Rose
2019 Turn Me On DE18th
gold
gold

(25 weeks)DE 		AT58 (3 weeks)
AT 		CH38 (17 weeks)
CH 		NL22 (15 weeks)
NL 		UK12
gold
gold

(19 weeks)UK
First published: September 13, 2019
Sales: + 600,000; with Riton feat. Vula

More singles

Oliver Heldens at Airbeat One 2015

2013

  • Stinger
  • Juggernaut
  • Striker
  • Thumper (with Jacob van Hage)
  • Triumph (with Julian Calor )
  • buzzer
  • Onyva (feat. Alvar & Millas)
  • Javelin (with Martin Mayne)

2014

  • Panther (with Robby East)
  • Dance (with Josec & Rafa)
  • THIS (with Sander van Doorn )
  • Pikachu (with Mr. Belt & Wezol)

2015

  • You Know (with Zeds Dead)
  • Melody
  • Bunnydance
  • Renegade Mastah (as HI-LO)
  • Crank It Up (as HI-LO)
  • Wappy Flirt (as HI-LO)
  • MHATLP (as HI-LO with DaHool)
  • Wombass (with Tiësto )
  • Ooh La La (as HI-LO)

2016

  • Waiting (with throttle)
  • Ghost (feat. The Rumors)
  • Space Sheep (with Chocolate Puma )
  • flamingo
  • Steam Train (as HI-LO with Chocolate Puma)
  • Good Life (feat. Ida Corr )
  • WTF (as HI-LO with Sander van Doorn)

2017

  • I don't wanna go home
  • The Answer (Oliver Heldens Edit) (as HI-LO)
  • Ibiza 77 (Can You Feel It)
  • Alien Technology (as HI-LO with ALOK)
  • What the Funk (with Danny Shah)
  • Men on Mars (as HI-LO)

2018

  • Love Vibrations (as HI-LO with Dada Life )
  • Best Friend (Remix) (with Sofi Tukker feat. NERVO , The Knocks & Alisa Ueno)
  • King Kong (HI-LO Touch)
  • Riverside 2099 (with Sidney Samson )
  • Impulse (as HI-LO feat. Mike Cervello)
  • Fire In My Soul (feat. Shungudzo)

2019

  • This Groove (with Lenno)
  • Summer Lover (feat.Devin & Nile Rodgers )
  • Cucumba (with Moguai )
  • LazerX999 (as HI-LO with Chocolate Puma)
  • Poseidon (as HI-LO)
  • Aquarius

2020

  • The GOAT (with Mesto)
  • Take A Chance
  • Ting Ting Ting (with Itzy )
  • Details (with Boy Matthews )
  • Rave Machine (with Rowetta)
  • Break This Habit (feat. Kiko Bun)

EPs

  • 2014: CR2 Presents Oliver Heldens

Remixes

Web links

Commons : Oliver Heldens  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Oliver Heldens is celebrating his 20th birthday! on technobase.fm on February 1, 2015, accessed on March 7, 2015
  2. ↑ DJ Oliver Heldens on djguide.nl, accessed on June 19, 2015 (Dutch)
  3. ↑ Oliver Heldens - Gecko (Overdrive) Number 1 Award interview on YouTube , accessed on December 22, 2014 (English)
  4. ↑ Oliver Heldens - Gecko (Original Mix) on beatport.com, accessed on December 22, 2014 (English)
  5. ↑ a b c Chart sources: DE AT CH NL (Top 40) UK
  6. ↑ Matt Medved: Oliver Heldens Reveals HI-LO Alias, Announces New Label & Single. billboard.com, July 5, 2015, accessed July 10, 2015 .
  7. ↑ Oliver Heldens Tracklists Overview. 1001Tracklists, accessed March 11, 2017 .
  8. ↑ Music Sales Awards: DE UK
  9. ↑ CR2 Presents Oliver Heldens on itunes.apple.com, accessed August 20, 2014
personal data
SURNAME Heldens, Oliver
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Heldens, Olivier (real name); HI-LO (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch DJ and producer
DATE OF BIRTH February 1, 1995
PLACE OF BIRTH Rotterdam , Netherlands