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Mental Theo
Mental Theo performing in Mannheim on 29 November 2015
Background information
Birth nameTheodorus Josephus Jan Nabuurs
Born (1965-02-14) 14 February 1965 (age 59)
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
GenresElectronic dance music
Occupation(s)
  • Record producer
  • DJ

Theodorus Josephus Jan Nabuurs (born 14 February 1965), better known by his stage name Mental Theo is a Dutch record producer and DJ. He has recorded two studio albums: Back Once Again (2005) and Jumpstyle Madness (2007). He also performs in duo with Charly Lownoise.[1]

Career

Mental Theo was born in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.[2] In 2005 his first solo studio album Back Once Again was released. The album peaked at number 61 on the Dutch albums chart.[3] In 2006 Mental Theo re-recorded "Boten Anna" by Basshunter and it was released under the name "Now You're Gone" and alias Bazzheadz.[4][5] The single charted at number 18 on the Danish singles chart.[6] Initially Basshunter tried to translate "Boten Anna" to English for few times[7] but it was impossible to translate so in 2007 he made his version of "Now You're Gone" featuring DJ Mental Theo.[8] Single was released on 29 December 2007.[9] It was the initial release for Hard2Beat Records label (later Dance Nation).[10] The single charted at number 1 in the United Kingdom, where it stayed at the top for five weeks.[11] It was the first Swedish song at number one on British list since "Dancing Queen" by ABBA.[7] It sold an excess 667,000 copies in the United Kingdom[12] and was certified platinum.[13] It also charted on UK Top 100 Songs of the Decade.[14] "Now You're Gone" also stayed at the top for five weeks in Ireland, made it to number 2 on the Swedish chart,[15] and number 3 in New Zealand (single was certified platinum[16]).[17] On the French singles chart, "Now You're Gone" peaked at number 6.[18] "Now You're Gone" also charted at number 4 on the European Hot 100 Singles.[19] His 2007 second solo studio album Jumpstyle Madness charted at number 51 on the Dutch albums chart.[20] The next single "Say You'll Stay" with Bazzheadz alias was released in 2008 and reached number 21 on the Dutch singles chart.[21]

Discography

For the discography with Charly Lownoise, see Charly Lownoise and Mental Theo.

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
NLD
[22]
Back Once Again 61
Jumpstyle Madness 51


Compilation albums

List of compilation albums with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
NLD
[22]
On the Road 18

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions
NLD
[22] 		DEN
[23] 		GER
[24]
"Air" (vs. DJ C7) 2000 — — —
"Revolution / Pump My Eardrumz" 2001 — — —
"Stars 2001" — — —
"Stars 2002" 2002 49 — 44
"Revolution" 57 — 71
"Think of You" 2005 53 — —
"Revolution 2005 / Every Step" 42 — —
"Now You're Gone"[a] 2006 — 18 —
"Jawzz" 2007 82 — —
"Say You'll Stay" (presents Bazzheadz feat. Sebastian Westwood) 2008 21 — —
"This Is Vegas Baby"[25] 2013 — — —
"Sunburn"[26] — — —
"We Kick a Hole in Your Speaker"[27] — — —
"I'm Gonna Live Tonight"[28] 2014 — — —
"Raving Beats" (& DJ Paul Elstak feat. Gin Dutch) 74 — —
"La puta madre"[29] — — —
"Brain Confusion"[30] 2015 — — —
"Woow"[31] — — —
"Bonzai"[32] 2016 — — —
"Overrule Stay Alive"[33] 2017 — — —
"Party Hard"[34] — — —
"Hard Punch" (& Matt Lucker)[35] 2018 — — —
"Koning van het feest" (& Nigel Sean)[36] — — —
"Bau Shi Bau" (& Nigel Sean)[37] — — —
"Bella ciao"[38] — — —
"Tonight" (& Zany)[39] — — —
"Shallow"[40] 2019 — — —
"Bella ciao (Remix)"[41] — — —
"DJ Rebel Live at London" (Dr. Peacock)[42] — — —
"Your Smile (Kane Scott Remix)"[43] 2020 — — —
"Pink Soldiers"[44] 2021 — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that country.

As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions, certifications and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Certifications Album
SWE
[45] 		AUT
[46] 		DEN
[47] 		FIN
[48] 		FRA
[49] 		GER
[24] 		IRL
[50] 		NOR
[51] 		NZL
[52] 		UK
[53]
"Now You're Gone" (Basshunter) 2007 2 14 14 8 6 18 1 10 3 1 Now You're Gone – The Album

Notes

  1. ^ As Bazzheadz.

References

  1. ^ "Charly Lownoise & Mental Theo". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Mental Theo Biography:". Mental Theo. Archived from the original on 30 April 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  3. ^ "DJ Mental Theo - Back Once Again". Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Bio". basshunter.se. Archived from the original on 28 May 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  5. ^ Bazzheadz (2006). Now You're Gone (Media notes). Sony BMG Music Entertainment.
  6. ^ "Bazzheadz – Now You're Gone (song)". danishcharts.com. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  7. ^ a b Christopher Friman [in Swedish] (10 October 2009). "Ett bedårande barn av sin tid" [An adorable child of his time]. Filter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  8. ^ Jonas Grönlund (20 January 2008). "Basshunter fann en bot mot mobbarna" [Basshunter found a cure for the bullies]. Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  9. ^ "Now You're Gone (feat. DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheadz) - Single". Apple Music. 31 December 2007. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  10. ^ "Hard 2 Beat Records". Hard2Beat Records. Archived from the original on 8 January 2008. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  11. ^ "Basshunter". Official Charts. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  12. ^ Rob Copsey (18 January 2018). "Official Charts Flashback: Basshunter - Now You're Gone". Official Charts. Archived from the original on 19 January 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  13. ^ "Basshunter Ft Dj Mental Theo – Now You're Gone". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  14. ^ "Christmas and New Year on Radio 1". BBC. Archived from the original on 12 December 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  15. ^ "Basshunter feat. DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheadz – Now You're Gone (song)". swedishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 19 September 2008. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  16. ^ "Latest Gold / Platinum Albums". RadioScope. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  17. ^ "Basshunter feat. DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheadz – Now You're Gone (song)". charts.nz. Archived from the original on 18 May 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  18. ^ "Basshunter feat. DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheadz – Now You're Gone (chanson)". lescharts.com (in French). Archived from the original on 24 December 2008. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  19. ^ "Basshunter". Billboard. Archived from the original on 22 December 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  20. ^ "Mental Theo - Jumpstyle Madness". Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  21. ^ "DJ Mental Theo Presents Bazzheadz feat. Sebastian Westwood - Say You'll Stay". Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  22. ^ a b c "Mental Theo in Dutch charts". Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  23. ^ "Bazzheadz in Danish charts". danishcharts.dk. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  24. ^ a b "Mental Theo". Offizielle Deutsche Charts (in German). Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  25. ^ "This Is Vegas Baby - Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  26. ^ "Mental Theo - Sunburn". Juno Download. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  27. ^ "Mental Theo - We Kick a Hole in Your Speaker". Juno Download. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  28. ^ "Mental Theo - I'm Gonna Live Tonight". Juno Download. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  29. ^ "La puta madre - Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  30. ^ "Brain Confusion - Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  31. ^ "Woow - Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  32. ^ "Bonzai - Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  33. ^ "Overrule Stay Alive - Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  34. ^ "Party Hard - Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  35. ^ "Hard Punch - Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  36. ^ "Koning van het feest - Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  37. ^ "Bau Shi Bau - Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  38. ^ "Bella ciao - Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  39. ^ "Tonight - Single". Beatport. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  40. ^ "Shallow - Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  41. ^ "Bella ciao (Remix) - Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  42. ^ "DJ Rebel Live at London - Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  43. ^ "Your Smile (Kane Scott Remix) - Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  44. ^ "Pink Soldiers - Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  45. ^ "Mental Theo in Swedish charts". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  46. ^ "Mental Theo in der Österreichischen Hitparade" [Basshunter in Austrian chart]. austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  47. ^ "Mental Theo in Danish charts". danishcharts.dk. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  48. ^ "Mental Theo in Finnish charts". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  49. ^ "Mental Theo dans les charts français". lescharts.com (in French). Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  50. ^ "Discography Mental Theo". irish-charts.com. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  51. ^ "Mental Theo in Norwegian charts". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  52. ^ "Mental Theo in New Zealand charts". charts.nz. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  53. ^ "Basshunter ft DJ Mental Theos". Official Charts. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  54. ^ Rob Copsey (18 January 2018). "Official Charts Flashback: Basshunter Vs. Britney". Official Charts. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  55. ^ "Basshunter Ft Dj Mental Theo – Now You're Gone". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  56. ^ "Latest gold / Platinum singles". RadioScope. Archived from the original on 31 August 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2014.

External links

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_Theo

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