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Tony Junior
Tony Junior during a performance in Emmen (2019)
Background information
Birth name	Tony Claessens
Also known as	Toni Peroni Junior
Born	(1989-10-21) 21 October 1989 (age 35) Utrecht, Netherlands
Genres	Electro house progressive house Big room house
Occupations	Musician DJ record producer
Instruments	Piano Guitar Synthesizer
Years active	2010–present
Labels	Spinnin' Records Musical Freedom Doorn Records Wall Recordings Ultra Music

Website	www.tonyjunior.nl

Musical artist

Tony Claessens (born 21 October 1989), better known by his stage name Tony Junior, is a Dutch DJ and record producer from Utrecht. He has released a number of charting singles and is best known for his collaborations with DVBBS, Nervo and Tiësto.

Biography

Tony Claessens was born as 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. When the band broke up, he moved from rock to house.

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. 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.

He has appeared with his father in the reality series Toni & Tony: Zo Vader, Zo Zoon, which was shown on RTL 5 in 2015.

In March 2021 Tony Junior was announced as the Bachelor in the sixth season of the Dutch version of The Bachelor.

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Nominated work	Category	Result
2015	DJ Mag	Tony Junior	Top 101-150 DJs	No. 119

Discography

Extended plays

2016

It's A Copy (It's A Copy, Unstoppable, F.D.A.U.)

2017

Badman (with Stuk)

Singles

Charted singles

The table below shows a list of singles, years, peak chart positions and albums
Year	Title	Peak chart positions				Album
Year	Title	NLD	BEL (Fl)	BEL (Wa)	FRA	Album
2010	"Loesje" (with Nicolas Nox)	2	—	—	—	Non-album singles
2011	"Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" (with Nicolas Nox)	55	—	—	—
2014	"Twerk Anthem"	—	—	—	42
2014	"Immortal" (with DVBBS)	—	—	—	—	We Were Young
2015	"Love Somebody" (with Mr. Polska)	—	—	—	—	Non-album singles
2016	"Get Down" (with Tiësto)	—	—	—	—	Non-album singles
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Non-charted singles

2010: Loesje (with Nicolas Nox)
2010: Pornstar (with Nicolas Nox)
2011: Appeletroen
2011: Fitta
2012: Anigav
2012: Feelin' Kinda Strange
2012: Bukkake
2013: Pawg
2013: Nobody Beats The Fucking Drum
2013: Twerk Anthem
2013: Blow Up The Speakers (Boom) (with DJ Ghost)
2014: Total Destruction (with Starkillers)
2014: Immortal (with Dvbbs)
2014: Wake Up
2014: Plur Warriors (with Baggi Begovic)
2014: Break The House (with Borgeous)
2014: Jump Around (with Marnik)
2015: Suckerpunch
2015: The EDM Circus
2015: Love Somebody (with Mr. Polska)
2015: Lightning Strikes (with Steve Aoki and Nervo)
2015: Cobra (with Dropgun)
2015: King Kong (with Kura)
2015: Police (with Jetfire featuring Rivero)
2016: Get Down (with Tiësto)
2016: Make You Go (with Riggi & Piros)
2016: Facedbased
2016: Walk Away (with Kura featuring Jimmy Clash)
2017: Voodoo (with Pegboard Nerds)
2017: Rock N Roll (featuring Omaaj and Melody Noel)
2018: Unite (with Boombastix featuring Hoox)
2018: S4ym (with Reggio)
2018: Don't Be Long
2018: Better Part of Me (with Niels Geusebroek)
2018: Kangaskhan (with Dimatik)
2019: Speakah Wreckah (with Swacq)
2019: Pipperdepap (with Sjaak featuring D1e Ene and Stepherd)
2019: Technoprime (with John Christian)
2020: The Lights (with Danimal)
2020: Blow Up (with Tommy Jayden)
2020: Odin (with Apaztron)
2020: Jingle Bells Rock (with Blasterjaxx)
2020: Live Your Life (with Steff da Campo)
2021: Inception (with Isaac Palmer)
2021: Burnin' Up (with Reggio)
2021: Stamina (with Ez Quew & Caneschi)
2021: We Will Never Die (with Lil Texas)
2021: Breathless (with Futuristic Polar Bears & Skazi)
2022: Lambada (Your Love) (with Da Tweekaz & Sound Rush)
2023: Kids (with Steve Aoki)

Remixes

2011: Tonique - Year (Tony Junior and Nicolas Nox Remix)
2012: Starkillers, Nadia Ali - Keep It Coming (Tony Junior Remix)
2012: GT and Christian Luke - Begin (Tony Junior Remix)
2012: Trent Cantrelle - I Want A Freak (Tony Junior Remix)
2014: Leony! - Loving You (Tony Junior Remix)
2014: Qulinez and Cara Salimando - Rising Like The Sun (Tony Junior Remix)
2014: New World Sound & Thomas Newson - Flute (Tony Junior & Bryan Mescal Remix)
2015: Firebeatz - Samir's Theme (Tony Junior Remix)
2016: Calvin Harris and Rihanna - This Is What You Came For (Tony Junior Remix)
2018: The Chainsmokers - Sick Boy (Tony Junior Remix)

References

Notes

A "Twerk Anthem" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 30 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.
B "Twerk Anthem" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 9 on the Walloon Ultratip chart.
C "Immortal" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 14 on the Flemish Dance Bubbling Under chart.
D "Immortal" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 13 on the Walloon Dance Bubbling Under chart.
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.
F "Get Down" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but entered the Flemish Ultratip chart.
G "Get Down" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 4 on the Walloon Dance Bubbling Under chart.

Sources

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"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.
"Tony Junior gaat in De Bachelor op zoek naar de liefde". NU (in Dutch). 2021-03-11. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
Rambaud, Ludovic. "Top 100 DJs 2015 : les 50 suivants (#101-#150) !". Retrieved 20 June 2015.
^ "Discografie Tony Junior". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
^ "Discografie Tony Junior". Belgium (Flanders) Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
^ "Discographie Tony Junior". Belgium (Wallonia) Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
"Discographie Tony Junior". French Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
"Don't Be Long - Single by Tony Junior on Apple Music". iTunes Store. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
"Better Part of Me - Single by Tony Junior & Niels Geusebroek on Apple Music". iTunes Store. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
"Kangaskhan - Single by Tony Junior & Dimatik on Apple Music". iTunes Store. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
"Speakah Wreckah - Single by Tony Junior on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
"Pipperdepap (feat. D1E ENE & Stepherd) - Single by Tony Junior & Sjaak on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
"Technoprime - Single by Tony Junior & John Christian on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
"The Lights - Single by Tony Junior & Danimal on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
"Blow Up - Single by Tony Junior & Tommy Jayden on iTunes". Apple Music. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
"Odin - Single by Tony Junior & Apaztron on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
"Jingle Bell Rock - Single by Blasterjaxx & Tony Junior on Spotify". Spotify. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
"Live Your Life - Single by Tony Junior & Steff da Campo on iTunes". Apple Music. Retrieved 1 January 2021.

External links

Official website
Tony Junior discography at Discogs

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