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Tobu
Birth nameToms Burkovskis
Also known as7obu
Born (1992-09-10) September 10, 1992 (age 32)
Riga, Latvia
Genres
Occupation
  • Producer
Labels
Websitetobumusic.com

Toms Burkovskis (born 10 September 1992), better known by his stage name of Tobu (stylized as 7obu), is a Latvian music producer who was born in Riga, Latvia. As of December, 2016 he has 780,000 subscribers and over 70 songs on his channel. He is known for his hit singles "Candyland" and "Sunburst" both released by NoCopyrightSounds,[1] which accumulated more than 10 million and 5 million views respectively on YouTube.[2][3] His debut album, Sugar, was released on 21 February 2016,[4] which featured 10 tracks that accumulated a total of more than 1 million plays on SoundCloud.[5] He is also known for his collaborations with the Dutch DJ Itro, which include the songs, "Fantasy", "Magic", "Sunburst", "Holiday" and "Cloud 9".

His most popular song, Colors, has over 11 million views on YouTube.[6]

Tobu's first song, ''Storm! It's coming!'' was released in 2012.

Tobu stated in an interview[7] in 2013 that he'd always loved melodic music, his main inspirations including Aqua and Vengaboys, and later Deadmau5 with his masterpiece “Strobe”, and Avicii with “Levels”.

References

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  1. ^ "Tobu". Discogs. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Tobu - Candyland". 9 February 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Tobu & Itro - Sunburst [NCS Release]". 27 April 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Sugar by Tobu on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Tobu: Sugar [Full Album]". SoundCloud. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Tobu - Colors".
  7. ^ Exclusive Interview: Tobu


Category:Living people Category:1993 births Category:Electro house musicians Category:21st-century musicians Category:People from Riga Category:Latvian musicians Category:DJs