Mr Probz
| Mr Probz | |
|---|---|
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Dennis Princewell Stehr |
| Also known as | Mr Probz |
| Born | May 15, 1984 |
| Origin | Zoetermeer, Netherlands |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) |
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| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | Left Lane[1] |
Dennis Princewell Stehr (born 15 May 1984),[2] better known by his stage name Mr Probz, is a Dutch singer, musician and actor.[3][4] In 2013, he released the song "Waves", which was remixed in 2014 by Robin Schulz, becoming an international hit. He has released one album and featured in the film Bolletjes Blues.[3]
Career
2010–13: The Treatment
In 2010 Mr Probz was nominated for a BNN/State Award in the category "Best Artist". In 2011, Mr Probz had a Dutch single, "Meisje luister", in collaboration with Kleine Viezerik. It reached #1 on the FunX Hip Hop Chart.[5] On 16 September 2013, Mr Probz released his debut album The Treatment for free through SoundCloud.[6] He also released the album on iTunes.[7] The album peaked to number 12 on the Dutch Albums Chart. The album includes the singles "I'm Right Here", "Turning Tables" and "Gold Days".
2013–present: "Waves" and success
In November 2013 he released the single "Waves", becoming a top 10 hit in the Netherlands. The song also charted in Australia, Belgium and New Zealand. The song was remixed by German DJ and producer Robin Schulz and was released on 4 February 2014 in North America and 7 February 2014 in Europe. The remix propelled the song to greater success, topping the charts in Austria, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, and peaking within the top 10 of the charts in Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, and the United States. He featured on 50 Cent's single "Twisted", which was released in May 2014.
His follow-up to "Waves", "Nothing Really Matters", was released in September 2014 to critical acclaim.[1] He featured on Professor Green's single "Little Secrets", which was released in December 2014. In 2014, Mr Probz collaborated with Dutch DJ Hardwell on a song titled "Birds Fly", which was included on Hardwell's debut album United We Are, released in January 2015.
Mr Probz released the single "Fine Ass Mess" in May 2016.[8]
Discography
Albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NL [9] |
BEL | ||
| The Treatment |
|
12 | 179 |
Singles
As lead artist
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NL [9] |
AUS [10] |
AUT [11] |
BEL [12] |
DEN [13] |
FRA [14] |
GER [15] |
IRL | NOR [16] |
NZ [17] |
SPA [18] |
SWE [19] |
SWI [20] |
UK [21] |
US [22] | |||
| 2013 | "I'm Right Here" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Treatment |
| "Turning Tables" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Gold Days"(featuring Action Bronson) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014 | "Waves"[A] (Robin Schulz Remix) |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | Non-album singles |
| "Nothing Really Matters" | 1 | — | — | 3 | 37 | — | 82 | 45 | 28 | — | — | 15 | — | 72 | — | ||
| 2016 | "Fine Ass Mess" | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||
As featured artist
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NL [9] |
BEL [12] |
GER [12] |
AUT [12] |
SWE [12] |
AUS [12] |
UK [12] | |||||||||||
| 2006 | "Welkom in ons leven" (Bolletjes Blues Cast featuring Negativ, Raymzter, Derenzo, Mr Probz and Kimo) |
46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||||||
| 2010 | "Meisje luister" (Kleine Viezerik featuring Mr Probz) |
93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 2013 | "Sukkel voor de liefde" (The Opposites featuring Mr Probz) |
10 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | Slapeloze nachten | ||||||||
| 2014 | "Twisted" (50 Cent featuring Mr Probz) |
— | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | Animal Ambition | ||||||||
| "Little Secrets" (Professor Green featuring Mr Probz) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 83 | Growing Up in Public | |||||||||
| 2015 | "Birds Fly" (Hardwell featuring Mr Probz) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | United We Are | ||||||||
| 2015 | "Another You" (Armin van Buuren featuring Mr Probz) |
7 | 10 | 75 | 55 | 55 | 48 | — | Embrace | ||||||||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory | |||||||||||||||||
Other appearances
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Long Way To Go" | 2007 | Joe Budden | Mood Muzik 3: The Album |
| "Wake Up" | 2010 | Thug Lordz, The Jacka | Thug Money |
| "No Surrender" | 2013 | Lloyd Banks | A.O.N. (All Or Nothing) Series Vol. 1: F.N.O. (Failure's No Option) |
| "Birds Fly" | 2014 | Hardwell | United We Are |
| "Hustle" | M.O.P. | Street Certified | |
| "Another You" | 2015 | Armin van Buuren | Embrace (Armin van Buuren album) |
References
Notes
- A ^ The original version of "Waves" was released in November 2013 and has charted in Australia, Belgium, Netherlands and New Zealand.
Sources
- 1 2 "Nothing Really Matters - single". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- ↑ "Mr. Probz: 'Ik heb niet het makkelijkste leven gehad'". Metronieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 2016-10-24.
- 1 2 Kerkhof, Sander (29 September 2006). "Mr. Probz zit vast". Statemagazine.nl. Archived from the original on October 24, 2016. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
- ↑ Jeffries, David. "Mr. Probz - Biography | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Rovi. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
- ↑ "FunX HipHop Top 20 Week 46".
- ↑ "Mr. Probz - The Treatment by Mr. Probz on SoundCloud", 16 September 2013. Retrieved on 16 September 2013.
- ↑ iTunes - Muziek - 'The Treatment' van Mr. Probz
- ↑ http://www.funx.nl/news/music/27765-video-mr-probz-fine-ass-mess
- 1 2 3 "Discografie Mr. Probz". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Discography Mr. Probz". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Discographie Mr. Probz". Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Discografie Mr. Probz". Belgium (Flanders) Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Discography Mr. Probz". Danish Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Discographie Mr. Probz". French Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Discographie Mr. Probz". German Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Discography Mr. Probz". Norwegian Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Discography Mr. Probz". New Zealand Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Discography Mr. Probz". Promusicae. Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Discography Mr. Probz". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Discographie Mr. Probz". Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Mr. Probz > UK Charts". Officialcharts.com/. Official Charts Company.
- ↑ "Mr. Probz – Chart History: The Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.