Filous

{{short description|Austrian music producer and DJ}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Filous

| image = Filous-1708.jpg

| caption = Filous in 2016

| birth_name = Matthias Oldofredi

| alias =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|3|4|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Austria

| genre = {{flat list|

}}

| occupation = Producer, DJ

| years_active = 2013–present

| label =

}}

Matthias Oldofredi (born 4 March 1997), known by his stage name Filous (stylised in all lowercase), is an Austrian music producer, disc jockey and remixer.{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/4054225-Matthias-Oldofredi|publisher= Discogs|title=Matthias Oldofredi – Discography}}{{cite web|url=http://oe3.orf.at/stories/2737965|title= Darum hält Filous immer die Hände vor den Mund|publisher= Hitradio Ö3|language= German}}{{cite web|url=http://noisey.vice.com/en_ca/blog/filous-how-hard-i-try-video|title= PREMIERE: HERE'S THE VIDEO FOR "HOW HARD I TRY" BY FILOUS}}{{cite web|url=http://nesthq.com/rac-filous-remix|title=17-YEAR-OLD FILOUS IS THE NEXT TOP YOUNG GUN|publisher= Nest HQ}}

Career

Oldofredi first published his remixes on YouTube and SoundCloud and thus became popular. In 2015, he published the single "How Hard I Try" with James Hersey, which reached the Austrian, German and Dutch charts as well as the Belgian Ultratip charts. Filous was nominated for the Austrian Amadeus Awards 2016 in the categories "Artist of the Year", "Song of the Year" and "Electronic/Dance". On 11 January 2017, he was awarded with the European Border Breakers Award (EBBA). In 2020, Filous collaborated with The Kooks on their single "Hey Love".

Discography

= Albums =

  • A Producer From Vienna (2022)

=EPs=

  • Dawn (2015)
  • For Love (2017)

=Singles=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"| Year

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title

! scope="col" colspan="3"| Peak chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album

scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| AUT
{{cite web|url=http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Filous+feat.+James+Hersey&titel=How+Hard+I+Try&cat=s|title=Filous feat. James Hersey – How Hard I Try}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| BEL
(Flanders)

{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/15f194/Filous-feat.-James-Hersey-How-Hard-I-Try|title=Filous feat. James Hersey – How Hard I Try|publisher=Ultratop.be}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| BEL
(Wallonia)

{{Cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/song/15f194/Filous-feat.-James-Hersey-How-Hard-I-Try|title=Filous feat. James Hersey – How Hard I Try – ultratop.be}}

rowspan="2"| 2015

! scope="row"| "How Hard I Try"
(featuring James Hersey)

| 33

724

| rowspan="2"| DAWN

scope="row"| "Shaded In"
(featuring Jordan Leser)

| — || — || —

rowspan="3"| 2016

! scope="row"| "Feel Good Inc."
{{small|(featuring Lissa)}}

| —

| rowspan="3" {{N/A|Non-album singles}}

scope="row"| "Emelie"
{{small|(with Mount featuring Buster Moe)}}

| — || — || —

scope="row"| "Let It Snow"

| — || — || —

rowspan="2"| 2017

! scope="row"| "Goodbye"
{{small|(featuring Mat Kearney)}}

| —

| rowspan="2"| For Love

scope="row"| "Knots"
{{small|(featuring Klei)}}

| — || — || —

2018

! scope="row"| "Bicycle"{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/bicycle-feat-klei-single/1435674702|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190204231708/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/bicycle-feat-klei-single/1435674702|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 February 2019|title=Bicycle (feat. klei) – Single by filous on Apple Music|work=iTunes|accessdate=4 February 2019}}
{{small|(featuring Klei)}}

| —

| rowspan="4" {{N/A|Non-album singles}}

2020

!"Hey Love"

(with The Kooks)

| 533

| -

| -

2022

! scope="row"| "Sabada"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/sabada-single/1608911888|title=Sabada – Single by filous & Daði Freyr on Apple Music|work=iTunes|accessdate=4 March 2022}}
{{small|(with Daði Freyr)}}

| —

rowspan="2"| 2023

! scope="row"| "Great Big Warm House"
{{small|(with Golden Vessel)}}

| 52

scope="row"| "Colours"
{{small|(with Golden Vessel)}}

| — || — || —

colspan="19" style="font-size:85%"| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

References

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