# Filous
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{{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|
*[House](/source/House_music)
}}
| occupation = Producer, DJ
| years_active = 2013–present
| label =
}}
'''Matthias Oldofredi''' (born 4 March 1997), known by his stage name '''Filous''' (stylised in [all lowercase](/source/all_lowercase)), is an [Austria](/source/Austria)n 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=https://www.vice.com/en/article/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 [remix](/source/remix)es on [YouTube](/source/YouTube) and [SoundCloud](/source/SoundCloud) and thus became popular. In 2015, he published the single "How Hard I Try" with [James Hersey](/source/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](/source/Amadeus_Austrian_Music_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](/source/European_Border_Breakers_Award) (EBBA). In 2020, Filous collaborated with [The Kooks](/source/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](/source/Austrian_Singles_Chart)
[{{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)](/source/Ultratop)
[{{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)](/source/Ultratop)
[{{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 || 7 || 24
| rowspan="2"| ''DAWN''
|-
! scope="row"| "Shaded In"
(featuring Jordan Leser)
| — || — || —
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2016
! scope="row"| "[Feel Good Inc.](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Da%C3%B0i_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==
{{reflist}}
== External links ==
* [https://filousmusic.com/ Official website]
* [https://soundcloud.com/Filous Filous] on SoundCloud
* [https://www.youtube.com/user/filousxvie Filous] on YouTube
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Category:21st-century Austrian musicians
Category:Austrian electronic musicians
Category:Austrian DJs
Category:Living people
Category:1997 births
Category:Electronic dance music DJs
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