Borgeous

Borgeous
Birth nameJohn James Borger Jr.
BornMiami, Florida, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • DJ
  • music producer
Years active2012–present
Labels
Websitewww.borgeous.com

John James Borger Jr., better known by his stage name Borgeous (stylized as BORGEOUS), is an American DJ and music producer.

Career

The LA-based Platinum recording artist and DJ/producer has already accomplished three Billboard Dance Radio Top 10s,[1] three Beatport #1's and a #1 on the iTunes Dancechart in 15 different countries.[2]

His earlier releases include "From Cali With Love", "GANGSTEROUS", "Rags to Riches" and "AGGRO" that launched his career in 2013. However it was with the release of "Tsunami" in collaboration with Canadian electronic music duo DVBBS that he shot to international fame. At first there was confusion about the actual creator of the track. The single had been a big hit at festivals for months and occasionally been attributed to DJ Sander van Doorn, but was confirmed by Pete Tong to be the work of DVBBS and Borgeous.[3] In its world exclusive, Tong played the song on his show on BBC Radio 1 on August 16, 2013.[4] Billboard magazine called it “the most played tune at Tomorrowland,” the 2013 Belgian electronic music festival.[3] It was officially released on Doorn Records on August 19, 2013.[3][5] A week later, it reached #1 on the Beatport 100.[6] It reached #1 on iTunes in 15 different countries, #1 on Beatport, received an EMPO Award for ‘Track of the Year’ and was nominated for the Juno Award ‘Best Dance Recording of the Year’.

On 15 October 2013, he was signed by Spinnin' Records.[citation needed]

In 2014, he reached the top 10 on Billboard's Dance Radio chart not just once, but twice with “Invincible” and “Wildfire”. “Invincible” also became the #2 Song of 2014 on SiriusXM's BPM Radio and Wildfire was #14. He was recruited to remake Afrojack's lead single featuring Wrabel, "Ten Feet Tall" for Universal Music as well as Ariana Grande's "One Last Time".[7] It was in this year that SiriusXM gave him a residency on his weekly podcast “House of Borgeous”. He was also ranked in DJ Mag's 2013 Top 100 DJs at #87.[8]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Details
13
My Own Way
  • Released: 25 December 2020[10]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download

Extended plays

Title Details
Dear Me,
  • Released: 18 May 2018[11]
  • Label: Geousus Records
  • Format: Digital download
Lights Out
  • Released: 16 August 2019[12]
  • Label: Geousus Records
  • Format: Digital download
Indica Eyes
(with Jared Watson)
  • Released: 26 July 2020[13]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download
Unreleased Sessions, Vol. 1
  • Released: 7 August 2020[14]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download

Singles

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
CAN AUT
[15] 		BEL
[16] 		DEN
[17] 		FRA
[18] 		GER
[19] 		NLD
[20] 		SWE
[21] 		SWI
[22] 		UK
"Tsunami"
(with Dvbbs) 		2013 80 14 1 8 3 14 1 3 17 —
  • GLF: 2× Platinum[23]
 Non-album single
"Stampede"
(with Dvbbs and Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike) 		— — 30 — 129 — — — — — We Were Young
"Invincible" 2014 — — 53 — — — — — — — Non-album single
"Tsunami (Jump)"
(with Dvbbs featuring Tinie Tempah) 		— — — — — — — — — 1 Demonstration
"Celebration" — — — — — — — — — — Non-album singles
"Wildfire" — — — — — — — — — —
"Beast"
(with Thomas Gold) 		— — — — — — — — — —
"Breathe" — — — — — — — — — —
"Break the House"
(with Tony Junior) 		— — — — — — — — — —
"Tutankhamun"
(with Dzeko & Torres) 		— — — — — — — — — —
"Toast"
(featuring Whoo Kid, Waka Flocka and Wiz Khalifa) 		— — — — — — — — — —
"This Could Be Love"
(with Shaun Frank featuring Delaney Jane) 		2015 — — 64 — — — — — — —
"They Don't Know Us" — — — — — — — — — —
"Big Bang"
(with David Solano) 		— — — — — — — — — —
"Zero Gravity"
(featuring Lights) 		— — — — — — — — — —
"Lovestruck"
(with Mike Hawkins) 		— — — — — — — — — —
"Machi"
(with Ryos) 		— — — — — — — — — —
"Souls"
(featuring M.Bronx) 		— — — — — — — — — —
"Sins" — — — — — — — — — —
"Yesterday"
(with Zaeden) 		— — — — — — — — — —
"Ride It"
(with Rvssian and M.R.I. featuring Sean Paul) 		2016 — — — — — — — — — — 13
"Wanna Lose You"
(with tyDi) 		— — — — — — — — — —
"Savage"
(with Riggi & Piros and Lil Jon) 		— — — — — — — — — —
"Lost & Found"
(with 7 Skies featuring Neon Hitch) 		— — — — — — — — — —
"Going Under"
(with Loud Luxury) 		— — — — — — — — — —
"Miracle"
(with BRKLYN featuring Lenachka) 		— — — — — — — — — —
"Young in Love"
(featuring Karmin) 		— — — — — — — — — —
"Over the Edge"
(with tyDi featuring Dia Frampton) 		2017 — — — — — — — — — —
"Coffee Can Money"
(with Morten featuring RUNAGROUND) 		— — — — — — — — — — Non-album singles
"Feel So Good"
(with Riggi & Piros) 		— — — — — — — — — —
"Hold Up"
(with Morten) 		— — — — — — — — — —
"Give Em What They Came For"
(with Tre Sera featuring Avena Savage) 		— — — — — — — — — —
"You" — — — — — — — — — —
"Sweeter Without You"
(with Taylr Renee) 		— — — — — — — — — —
"Making Me Feel" 2018 — — — — — — — — — —
"Make Me Yours"[26]
(with Zack Martino) 		— — — — — — — — — —
"Famous"[27]
(featuring Morgan St. Jean) 		— — — — — — — — — —
"Only Love"[28]
(with Nevve) 		— — — — — — — — — —
"Leave"[29]
(with Jordyn Jones) 		2019 — — — — — — — — — —
"Better Anyway"[30]
(with Runaground) 		— — — — — — — — — —
"Alcohol"[31] — — — — — — — — — —
"Nobody"[32] — — — — — — — — — —
"Night & Day"[33] 2020 — — — — — — — — — —
"Rescue Me"[34]
(with Sophie Simmons) 		— — — — — — — — — —
"Don't Be Scared"[35] — — — — — — — — — —
"At Midnight"[36] — — — — — — — — — —
"Underground"[37] — — — — — — — — — —
"Someone Save Me"[38] — — — — — — — — — —
"Never Know"[39]
(with Leah Culver) 		2021 — — — — — — — — — —
"Stop Drop"[40] — — — — — — — — — —
"Back & Forth"[41]
(with Brad Wood (UK)) 		— — — — — — — — — —
"Lightspeed"[42]
(with Zagata) 		— — — — — — — — — —
"Watch This"[43] 2022 — — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Remixes

2013

2014

2015

2016

  • Icona Pop – "Brightside"
  • Dirty Heads – "Oxygen"

2018

References

  1. ^ Sander van Doorn’s “Tsunami” Mystery Almost Revealed. Billboard (2013-08-16). Retrieved on 2016-01-17.
  2. ^ Tsunami (DVBBS and Borgeous song)
  3. ^ a b c Zel McCarthy, “Sander van Doorn’s ‘Tsunami’ Mystery Almost Revealed,” Billboard, August 16, 2013.
  4. ^ “Avicii World Exclusive, Ray Foxx, Felix Da Housecat, DJ W!ld & Chris Malinchak,” BBC Radio 1, August 16, 2013.
  5. ^ “DVBBS & Borgeous – Tsunami (Preview),” Archived 2013-09-23 at the Wayback Machine DJ Magazine, August 16, 2013.
  6. ^ Sean Lewis, “DVBBS and Borgeous storm the Beatport 100 with ‘Tsunami’,” Archived 2013-09-26 at the Wayback Machine Beatport, August 26, 2013.
  7. ^ Borgeous. Circle Talent Agency. Retrieved on 2016-01-17.
  8. ^ "DJ Mag Top 100". Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  9. ^ "13 by Borgeous". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  10. ^ "My Own Way by Borgeous on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Dear Me, - EP by Borgeous on Apple Music". iTunes Store. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  12. ^ Baer, Ethan (17 August 2019). "Borgeous turns the Lights Out with killer bass EP". EDM.com. Archived from the original on 25 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  13. ^ Watts, Nick (26 June 2020). "Borgeous & Jared Watson – Indica Eyes EP". Your EDM. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  14. ^ "Unreleased Sessions, Vol. 1 - EP by Borgeous on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  15. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Borgeous". Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  16. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Borgeous". Belgium (Flanders) Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  17. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Borgeous". Danish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  18. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Borgeous". French Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  19. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Borgeous". German Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Archived from the original on August 11, 2014.
  20. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Borgeous". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  21. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Borgeous". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  22. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Borgeous". Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  23. ^ http://www.sverigetopplistan.se (Click "search all records" and view 21st February 2014. Then click "visa" on "Tsunami")
  24. ^ "British certifications – Loud Luxury". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 14, 2022. Type Loud Luxury in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  25. ^ http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-2014.htm Archived 2014-08-08 at the Wayback Machine. Aria.com.au (2014-12-31). Retrieved on 2016-01-17.
  26. ^ "Make Me Yours - Single by Borgeous & Zack Martino on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
  27. ^ "Famous (feat. Morgan St. Jean) by Borgeous & Zack Martino on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
  28. ^ "Only Love by Borgeous & Nevve on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
  29. ^ "Leave by Borgeous on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 2019-01-27.
  30. ^ Sunkel, Cameron (2019-05-25). "Borgeous and Runaground team up for new collaboration 'Better Anyway'". EDM.com. Archived from the original on 2019-06-11. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  31. ^ Kocur, Sarah (2019-10-25). "Borgeous drops captivating future bass single, 'Alcohol'". EDM.com. Archived from the original on 2019-11-06. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
  32. ^ "Nobody by Borgeous on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
  33. ^ Watts, Nick (2020-02-28). "Your EDM Premiere: Borgeous – 'Night & Day'". Your EDM. Archived from the original on 2020-03-10. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  34. ^ "Rescue Me (feat. Sophie Simmons) - Single by Borgeous on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
  35. ^ "Don't Be Scared - Single by Borgeous on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  36. ^ "At Midnight - Single by Borgeous on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  37. ^ "Underground - Single by Borgeous on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  38. ^ "Someone Save Me - Single by Borgeous on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
  39. ^ "Never Know - Single by Borgeous & Leah Culver on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 2022-04-05.
  40. ^ "Stop Drop - Single by Borgeous on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 2022-04-05.
  41. ^ "Back & Forth - Single by Borgeous & Brad Wood (UK) on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 2022-04-05.
  42. ^ "Lightspeed - Single by Borgeous & Zagata on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 2022-04-05.
  43. ^ "Watch This - Single by Borgeous on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 2022-04-05.
  44. ^ "BORGEOUS on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  45. ^ "FRIENDS (Borgeous Remix) - Single by Marshmello on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 2018-04-07.
  46. ^ "Hooked (Borgeous Remix) - Single by Why Don't We on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 2018-08-26.