Belgian producer
Lost Frequencies has achieved massive international success with his sunny yet wistful dance tracks, remixes, and collaborations. Beginning with his 2014 breakout hit "Are You with Me," a tropical house track based on a country song by
Easton Corbin, he's topped the charts in his home country five times, and released more than a dozen tracks that have been certified gold, platinum, or diamond. The song appeared on his 2016 full-length
Less Is More, along with other major hits like "Reality" (featuring
Janieck Devy) and a cover of
Haddaway's "What Is Love." 2019's
Alive and Feeling Fine included further smashes like "Crazy" (with
Zonderling) and "Melody" (featuring
James Blunt). After releasing the EP
Cup of Beats in 2020,
Lost Frequencies scored further hits with 2021's "Rise" and "Where Are You Now" (with
Calum Scott).
Felix de Laet began creating homemade remixes as soon as he got his first laptop, and started using the moniker
Lost Frequencies in 2014. His original productions ranged from jazzy deep house to downtempo and trap beats.
Lost Frequencies signed to Armada Music, the Dutch trance label co-founded by
Armin van Buuren, and his first release was "Are You with Me," a dance-pop song built around a sample from the identically titled song by American country singer
Easton Corbin. The track was an immediate hit, spending several months on dance charts throughout Europe.
Lost Frequencies remixed singles by
Armin van Buuren and
Dimitri Vegas &
Like Mike, and released his second single, "Reality," in 2015. Featuring Dutch singer/songwriter
Janieck Devy, the song was another huge hit, topping charts in several countries.
Lost Frequencies issued his debut full-length,
Less Is More, the following year. The album featured his previously released hits as well as "Beautiful Life" (featuring
Sandro Cavazza) and "All or Nothing" with
Axel Ehnström. Other guests included
Jake Reese,
Nick Schilder, and Joakim Wilow. A deluxe version arrived in 2017, adding additional track "Here with You" with
Netsky. A steady stream of singles carried de Laet into 2019, including "Crazy" with
Zonderling (the producer's fifth Belgian chart-topper), "Melody" with
James Blunt, and "Recognise" with
Flynn. All three tracks later appeared on his second full-length,
Alive and Feeling Fine, which was released in October of that year.
The EP
Cup of Beats appeared on de Laet's Found Frequencies imprint in 2020. It featured the hits "Love to Go" (with
Zonderling and
Kelvin Jones) and "Don't Leave Me Now" (with
Mathieu Koss) as well as "One More Night," featuring
Easton Corbin. In 2021,
Lost Frequencies released "Rise," which hit the Belgian Top Ten. He then collaborated with British singer/songwriter
Calum Scott on the song "Where Are You Now," which became a major worldwide hit, charting in over two dozen countries. ~ Paul Simpson