{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Short description|German DJ and music producer}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Tujamo | birth_name = Matthias Richter | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|1|18|df=y}} | spouse = | birth_place = [[Detmold]], [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], West Germany | image = Tujamo Press Picture 2018 (cropped).jpg | caption = Tujamo in 2018 | genre = [[Electro house]] | occupation = {{hlist|DJ|music producer}} | years_active = 2005–present | label = [[Spinnin' Records|Spinnin']], [[Universal Music Group]], [[Mixmash Records]], [[Dim Mak Records]], [[Ultra Music]], [[Smash the House]] | website = {{URL|https://tujamo.com/}} }}
'''Matthias Richter''' ({{IPA|de|maˈtiːas ʀɪçtɐ}}; born 18 January 1988), better known by his stage name '''Tujamo''', is a German DJ and [[electro house]] music producer. Tujamo, along with [[Plastik Funk]] and [[Sneakbo]], released the single "[[Dr. Who! (Tujamo and Plastik Funk song)|Dr. Who!]]", which peaked at number 21 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20140330/7501/ |title=2014-04-05 Top 40 Official Singles Chart UK Archive |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |date= |accessdate=31 March 2014}}</ref> He also had a hit with [[Steve Aoki]] and [[Chris Lake]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://popspoken.com/music/2016/02/mainstream-success-tujamo-talks-staying-true-brand-music |title=Mainstream Success Tujamo Talks About Staying True To Your Own Brand of Music |publisher=Popspoken.com |date= |accessdate=16 February 2016}}</ref> "[[Boneless (song)|Boneless]]", which charted at #49 on the [[German Singles Chart]] and #42 on the [[Austrian Singles Chart]].
== Background == [[File:Tujamo live @ Airbeat One 2017.jpg|thumb|Tujamo performing at [[Airbeat One]] 2017]] Tujamo was born Matthias Richter in 1988 in [[Detmold]], [[North Rhine-Westphalia]].<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|author=Artist Biography by John D. Buchanan |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/tujamo-mn0002643637/biography |title=Tujamo | Biography |website=AllMusic |accessdate=4 July 2014}}</ref> He began [[DJ]]ing at age 17 and in 2006 participated in and won a talent competition hosted by Club Index in [[Schüttorf]], where he became a resident DJ.<ref name="allmusic" /> He began using the Tujamo moniker that same year and released his debut single, "Mombasa", in 2011.<ref name="allmusic" /> His first hit, "[[Dr. Who! (Tujamo and Plastik Funk song)|Who]]", was originally released in 2012 in collaboration with [[Plastik Funk]], also from Germany.<ref name="allmusic" /> It became a large hit at the [[Winter Music Conference]], a Miami house club.<ref name="allmusic" /> In 2014, his single "Boneless", released in collaboration with [[Steve Aoki]] and [[Chris Lake]], charted at number 49 on the [[GfK Entertainment Charts|German Singles Chart]]<ref name="allmusic" /> and number 42 on the [[Single Top 100|Dutch Singles Chart]].<ref name="dutch">{{cite web|url=http://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Tujamo |title=Discographie Tujamo |publisher=austriancharts.at |date= |accessdate=4 July 2014}}</ref> The same year, he reworked "Who" as "[[Dr. Who! (Tujamo and Plastik Funk song)|Dr. Who!]]" with vocals from British rapper [[Sneakbo]] and it charted at number 21 on the [[UK Singles Chart]], receiving support from [[Avicii]], [[Tiësto]], [[Fedde Le Grand]] and [[Steve Aoki]].<ref name="allmusic" /> He has also remixed songs by [[Bob Sinclar]], [[Peter Gelderblom]] and [[Wynter Gordon]] and has played all over Germany and globally, including [[South America]],<ref name="allmusic" /> [[Turkey]], [[Brazil]] and [[Russia]].<ref name="interview">{{cite web |url=http://ostwestfalen.update-city.de/interview-tujamo-ego-bastian-van-shield-_id2958.html |title=Interview: Das Fremdwort Ruhe: Tujamo im Gespräch – Update-City |publisher=Ostwestfalen.update-city.de |date=30 May 2012 |access-date=4 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020113450/http://ostwestfalen.update-city.de/interview-tujamo-ego-bastian-van-shield-_id2958.html |archive-date=20 October 2014 }}</ref> Some of his other singles include "How We Roll", "Do It All Night", "Back 2 You" and a cover version of Laserkraft 3D's "Nein Mann".<ref name="iflyer">{{cite web|url=http://iflyer.tv/en/event/183041/ |title=Ministry of Sound presents. Tujamo @ AIR, 東京都 - 2014.05.09 (Fri) | iFLYER.tv (アイフライヤー) |publisher=iFLYER.tv |date=18 April 2014 |accessdate=4 July 2014}}</ref>
== Beatport == In 2019, Tujamo became the all-time best-selling artist of the electro house genre at [[Beatport]].<ref>[https://www.beatstats.com/artists/list/list-alltime-genre17 ''Beatport Electro House bestsellers (alltime)''] at BeatStats</ref>
== Discography == === Charted singles === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" |+ List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"| Year ! colspan="8" scope="col" | Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| [[List of music recording certifications|Certifications]] ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[GfK Entertainment|GER]]<br /><ref name="GER">{{cite web | title=Tujamo | url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche?artistId=Tujamo | publisher=[[GfK Entertainment]] | accessdate=5 April 2018 | language=de}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Ö3 Austria Top 40|AUT]]<br /><ref name="AUT">{{cite web | url=http://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Tujamo | title=Tujamo discography | publisher=Hung Medien | work=austriancharts.at | accessdate=5 April 2018 | language=German}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Ultratop|BEL]]<br /><ref name="BEL">{{cite web | url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Tujamo | title=Tujamo discography | publisher=Hung Medien | work=ultratop.be | accessdate=5 April 2018 | language=Dutch}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|FRA]]<br /><ref name="FRA">{{cite web | url=http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Tujamo | title=Tujamo discography | publisher=Hung Medien | work=lescharts.com | accessdate=5 April 2018 | language=French}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Single Top 100|NLD]]<br /><ref name="NLD">{{cite web | url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Tujamo | title=Tujamo discography | publisher=Hung Medien | work=dutchcharts.nl | accessdate=5 April 2018 | language=Dutch}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Polish music charts|POL]]<br /><ref>Peak chart positions for singles in Poland: * "Lonely": {{cite web|url=http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/airplays/top/archiwum.php?year=2020&idlisty=3520#title|title=AirPlay Top: 12.09. – 18.09.2020|publisher=[[Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry|ZPAV]]|language=Polish|accessdate=21 September 2020}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]] |- ! scope="row"| "Who" <br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(with [[Plastik Funk]])</span> | 2012 | — || — || 43 || — || — || — || — || — | | rowspan="5" {{N/A|Non-album singles}} |- ! scope="row"| "[[Boneless (song)|Boneless]]" <br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(with [[Steve Aoki]] and [[Chris Lake]])</span> | 2013 | 49 || 42 || 73 || 96 || — || — || — || — | * [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]]: Gold |- ! scope="row"| "Hey Mister" | rowspan="4"| 2014 | — || — || 79 || — || — || — || — || — | |- ! scope="row"| "[[Dr. Who! (Tujamo and Plastik Funk song)|Dr. Who!]]" <br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(with Plastik Funk featuring [[Sneakbo]])</span> | — || — || — || — || — || — || 21 || — | |- ! scope="row"| "Nova" <br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(vs. [[Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike]] and [[Felguk]])</span> | — || — || 2 || — || — || — || — || — | |- ! scope="row"| "[[Boneless (song)#Delirious (Boneless)|Delirious (Boneless)]]" <br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(with Steve Aoki and Chris Lake featuring [[Kid Ink]])</span> | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 90 | | ''[[Neon Future I|Neon Future.I]]'' |- ! scope="row"| "S.A.X." <br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(with [[Laidback Luke]])</span> | rowspan="3"| 2015 | — || — || 48 || — || — || — || — || — | | rowspan="8" {{N/A|Non-album singles}} |- ! scope="row"| "Booty Bounce" | — || — || 101 || 118 || — || — || — || — | |- ! scope="row"| "Cream" <br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(with [[Danny Avila]])</span> | — || — || — || 117 || — || — || — || — | |- ! scope="row"| "[[Booty Bounce (Tujamo & Taio Cruz song)|Booty Bounce]]" <br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(with [[Taio Cruz]])</span> | rowspan="3"| 2016 | 83 || — || — || — || 77 || — || — || — | |- ! scope="row"| "Drop That Low (When I Dip)" | — || — || — || — || 80 || — || — || — | * [[Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry|ZPAV]]: Platinum<ref name="OLiS">{{cite certification|region=Poland|artist=Tujamo|access-date=4 December 2024}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| "Boom!" | — || — || — || 44 || — || — || — || — | |- ! scope="row"| "Riverside (Reloaded)" <br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(with [[Sidney Samson]])</span> | 2018 | — || — || — || 94 || — || — || — || — | |- ! scope="row"| "Lonely"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(with [[Vize (DJs)|Vize]] and Majan)</span> |2020 | 34 || 52 || — || — || — || 29 || — || — | * ZPAV: Platinum<ref name="OLiS"/> |- | colspan="12" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |}
=== Non-charted singles === '''2009''' * Beat Back
'''2010''' * Switch It * Mombasa
'''2011''' * Do It All Night * Back 2 You <small>(with Robell Parker)</small>
'''2012''' * How We Roll * Crump
'''2014''' * Darth Theme (by [[John Williams]])
'''2015''' * Beat Back (Crazy Flute Mix) * All Night <small>(with Jacob Plant; Fly Eye)</small>
'''2016''' * Keep Pushin' <small>(featuring Inaya Day; [[Spinnin' Records]])</small>
'''2017''' * Make U Love Me <small>(Spinnin' Records)</small> * One On One <small>(featuring [[Sorana (singer)|Sorana]]; Spinnin' Records)</small>
'''2018''' * Body Language <small>(featuring Miranda Glory and Haris; Spinnin' Records)</small> * Funk You <small>(with La Fuente; Spinnin' Records)</small> * With U (Official [[Untold Festival]] Anthem 2018) <small>(featuring [[Karen Harding]]; Spinnin' Records)</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/u-feat-karen-harding-official-untold-festival-anthem/1413828891|title=WITH U (feat. Karen Harding) OFFICIAL UNTOLD FESTIVAL ANTHEM 2018 – Single by Tujamo on iTunes|work=iTunes Store (US)|date=3 August 2018 |access-date=3 August 2018}}</ref> * Jook It <small>(with [[Salvatore Ganacci]] featuring Richie Loop; Spinnin' Records)</small><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://weraveyou.com/2018/08/jook-tujamo-interview/ |title=Interview: Tujamo Discusses Salvatore Ganacci Collaboration 'Jook It' |last=Torodoksi |first=James |date=31 August 2018 |website=We Rave You |accessdate=2 September 2018}}</ref> *Say What You Wanna <small>(Spinnin' Records)</small><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/say-what-you-wanna-single/1439092825|title=Say What You Wanna – Single by Tujamo on Apple Music|website=[[iTunes]] |date=2 November 2018 |access-date=4 November 2018}}</ref>
'''2019''' * Get Up <small>(Musical Freedom)</small><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/get-up-single/1444445959|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190124205151/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/get-up-single/1444445959|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 January 2019|title=Get Up – Single by Tujamo on Apple Music |website=[[iTunes Store]] |accessdate=24 January 2019}}</ref> * Candy on the Dancefloor <small>(Spinnin' Records)</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/candy-on-the-dancefloor-single/1451324056 |title= Candy On the Dancefloor – Single by Tujamo on Apple Music |website=iTunes Store |date= 22 February 2019 |access-date=28 February 2019}}</ref> * Getting Money <small>(featuring 808Charmer; Spinnin' Records)</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/getting-money-feat-808charmer-single/1467217001 |title=Getting Money (feat. 808Charmer) – Single by Tujamo on Apple Music |website=iTunes Store |accessdate=14 July 2019}}</ref> * Hell Yeah <small>(Smash the House)</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/hell-yeah-single/1475352411 |title= Hell Yeah – Single by Tujamo on Apple Music |website=iTunes Store |accessdate=11 August 2019}}</ref> * Drop It <small>(with Lukas Vane; Spinnin' Records)</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/drop-it-single/1477847500 |title=Drop It – Single by Tujamo on Apple Music |website=iTunes Store |accessdate=21 September 2019}}</ref> * Shake It <small>(with Nø Signe; Spinnin' Records)</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/shake-it-single/1486175992 |title=Shake It – Single by Tujamo on Apple Music |website=iTunes Store |accessdate=18 December 2019}}</ref>
'''2020''' * One Million <small>(with Lotten; Spinnin' Records)</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/one-million-single/1499508489 |title=One Million – Single by Tujamo on Apple Music |website=iTunes Store |accessdate=22 March 2020}}</ref> * Taking You Home <small>(with Kelvyn Colt; Universal Music)</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/taking-you-home-single/1525186341 |title=Taking You Home – Single by Tujamo & Kelvyn Colt on Apple Music |website=Apple Music |accessdate=17 August 2020}}</ref> * Enough of You <small>(Universal Music)</small><ref>{{Cite web |last=Fabrick |first=Mark |date=13 November 2020 |title=Tujamo drops polished new club single 'Enough of You' |url=https://www.youredm.com/2020/11/10/tujamo-drops-polished-new-club-single-enough-of-you/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201120144157/https://www.youredm.com/2020/11/10/tujamo-drops-polished-new-club-single-enough-of-you/ |archive-date=20 November 2020 |accessdate=20 November 2020 |website=Your EDM}}</ref>
'''2021''' * I Don't Wanna Go <small>(Universal Music)</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/i-dont-wanna-go-single/1553382147 |title=I Don't Wanna Go – Single by Tujamo on Apple Music |website=Apple Music |accessdate=12 March 2021}}</ref> * Nasty <small>(with PBH & Jack; Spinnin' Records)</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/nasty-single/1596491789 |title=Nasty – Single by Tujamo & PBH & Jack on Apple Music |website=Apple Music |accessdate=13 January 2022}}</ref>
'''2022''' * Down <small>(Spinnin' Records)</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/down-single/1600947395 |title=Down – Single by Tujamo on Apple Music |website=Apple Music |accessdate=9 March 2022}}</ref> * Click <small>(Musical Freedom)</small> * Clap Your Hands (with JORD) [Spinnin' Records] * Techno Party (with VINNE and Murotani) [Revealed Recordings] * Better Safe Than Sorry (Spinnin' Records) * Pump It Up (with 3 Are Legend ([[Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike]], [[Steve Aoki]]) and Jaxx & Vega featuring Black & White Brothers) [Smash the House / DIM MAK]
'''2023'''
* IFLDM (with The Stickmen Project and Sleepwalkrs featuring GLASGOW KI$$) [Spinnin' Records] * Drop That Low (When I Dip) [with Kid Ink] [Spinnin' Records] * Vida Loca (with Antoine Delvig) [Spinnin' Records] * [[Get Get Down]] (with Rudeejay and Da Brozz) [Spinnin' Records] * Energy (with [[Jay Hardway]] featuring Bay-C) [Spinnin' Records] * Turn It Up! ([[The Crew Motorfest]] Official Trailer) [Spinnin' Records] * Freak (with Azteck and [[Inna]]) [Smash the House / [[Global Records]]]
=== Remixes === '''2010''' * Tujamo – ''Auf gehts'' (Tujamo Remix) * Shemian – ''24 Hours'' (Tujamo Remix) * Jochen Pash – ''From London to Detroit'' (Tujamo Remix) '''2011''' * Disfunktion – ''Dead Pixels'' (Tujamo Remix) * Jim Tonique & Patrick Bryze – ''Better World'' (Tujamo Club Mix) * Housepussies – ''Zora In Red'' (Tujamo Remix) * Horny United featuring Philippe Heithier – ''Only You'' (Tujamo Remix) * Ralph Good featuring Polina Griffith – ''SOS'' (Tujamo Remix) * Boogie Pimps – ''Knocking'' (Tujamo Remix) * Peter Gelderblom featuring Dominica – ''I Gotta Let U Go'' (Tujamo Remix) * Tiko's Groove featuring Gosha – ''I Can't Get Nothing'' (Plastik Funk & Tujamo Remix) * Fragma – ''Toca's Miracle'' (Tujamo Remix) * Plastik Funk & Fragma – ''What Love Can Do'' (Tujamo Remix) '''2012''' * Bob Sinclar – ''Groupie'' (Tujamo Remix) * Bastian van Shield – ''Nobody'' (Tujamo Remix) * Dubvision – ''All By Myself'' (Tujamo Remix) * Federico Scavo & Andrea Guzzoletti – ''Strump'' (Tujamo Remix) '''2013''' * Major Lazer – ''Jet Blue Jet'' (Tujamo Remix) '''2014''' * Laidback Luke & Martin Solveig – ''BLOW'' (Tujamo Remix) * Deadmau5 – ''The Reward Is Cheese'' (Tujamo Remix) * Jack Ü featuring Kiesza – ''Take Ü There'' (Tujamo Remix) '''2015''' * Laidback Luke featuring Goodgrip – ''Rocking With The Best'' (Tujamo Remix) * Pep & Rash – ''Rumors'' (Tujamo Remix) * Showtek featuring MC Ambush – ''90s By Nature'' (Tujamo Remix) * Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike featuring Ne-Yo – ''Higher Place'' (Tujamo Remix) * Martin Solveig featuring Sam White – ''+1'' (Tujamo Remix) '''2017''' * David Guetta featuring Nicki Minaj & Lil Wayne – ''Light My Body Up'' (Tujamo Remix) * David Guetta featuring Justin Bieber – ''2U'' (Tujamo Remix) '''2019''' * [[Tiesto]] – ''Grapevine'' (Tujamo Remix)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/grapevine-the-remixes-single/1446849274|title=Grapevine (The Remixes) – Single by Tiësto|website=[[iTunes Store]]|date=7 January 2019 |access-date=7 January 2019}}</ref> * [[Hugel (DJ)|Hugel]] – ''WTF'' (Tujamo Remix)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/wtf-feat-amber-van-day-the-remixes-ep/1451226865 |title=WTF (feat. Amber Van Day) [The Remixes] – EP by HUGEL on Apple Music |website=iTunes Store |date=15 February 2019 |access-date=23 February 2019}}</ref> '''2020''' * Debonair Samir – ''Samir's Theme'' (Tujamo Remix) '''2021''' * [[Sigma (DJs)|Sigma]] & Louis III – ''Anywhere'' (Tujamo Remix)
== Awards and nominations == === Top 100 DJs === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! Year !! Rank<ref>[https://djmag.com/top100djs ''Top100DJs Archive''] at DJMag.com</ref> |- | 2015 || 95 |- | 2016 || 78 |- | 2017 || 46 |- | 2018 || 46 |- | 2019 || 43 |- | 2020 || 40 |- | 2021 || 36 |- | 2022 || 35 |- | 2023 || 54 |}
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