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dance-pop band formed in August 2009 in Edmonton, Alberta. The band consists of producers Rubix and DSL and vocalist Anthony Gitto.Audio Playground collabore avec Flo Rida

Career

In 2009, the trio released their first single, "A Little Respect", produced in seven variations. They did the same in 2010 with "Shadows". These variations included

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. They also used various languages—mostly English, French and Spanish, to maximize the reach of their audience. "A Little Respect", a remake of the hit song by

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, was No 1 in Canada on the single sales chart for 7 weeks, trailed by songs from

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and U2. In 2012, they opened a studio in

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and started collaborating with other acts, including

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in "Emergency" and "You Never Know (Could You Be Loved)". They also collaborated with Kardinal Offishal in "Famous". Both songs reached No. 10 on the ''U.S. Billboard Dance Chart''. Additional collaborations followed, including with

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.De gros noms pour Audio Playground - Le groupe montréalais a collaboré avec Flo Rida, Wyclef Jean et Snoop Dogg
In April 2013, the group signed a distribution agreement with Sony Music Canada. Their first release under that agreement was the multi-lingual hit single "You Never Know", their second collaboration with Snoop Dogg (then known as Snoop Lion) which peaked at #5 on the US Billboard dance chart and was a national radio hit in Canada, garnering over 11,000 BDS radio spins according to Nielsen Soundscan. The song pays homage to

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" and was recorded in five languages: "On Ne Sait Jamais" (French), "Amame" (Spanish), "Mai Dire Mai" (Italian) and "Sagapo" (Greek). Their next hit, "Hands Up in the Air" hit #1 on the U.S. Billboard Dance chart in 2014. The French-language video of "Hands Up In The Air", featured Canadian gymnast Kelsey Titmarsh.

Discography

Singles

References

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