João Freixo mostly known for his stage name LON3R JOHNY (born 22 March 1994) is a Portuguese rapper.[1][2]

LON3R JOHNY
Birth nameJoão Freixo
Born (1994-03-22) March 22, 1994 (age 30)
Lisbon, Portugal
Genres
OccupationRapper
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2012–present
Labels

Career

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Freixo started making music in 2012 as "Johny BK" and using mainly boom bap beats. In 2013 he released his first public track "Escolhas". After some time living in London, Freixo returned to Portugal as "LON3R JOHNY" and showing off a new music style on his 2017 extend plays mixing emo with trap.[3]

He gained national recognition after he joined in 2018, ProfJam's record label Think Music.[4]

He has performed at the 2019 Meo Sudoeste in the LG Stage.[1]

In 21 October 2020 he left Think Music as the label was terminated weeks later in November.

In October 2022, LON3R released his second album "Vida Rockstar" in which he brings a new style to the portuguese hip-hop scene, rage rap, inspired by international rappers such as Yeat.[3]

In July 2022 he performed at the first ever Rolling Loud festival in Europe, which had its first location in Portugal at Praia da Rocha, Portimão after it was cancelled the past two years due to COVID-19 restrictions.[5]

Discography

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Albums

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Title Details
A Nave Vai Em Tour
Vida Rockstar
  • Released: 14 October 2022 (POR)
  • Label: Sony Music Portugal
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

Mixtapes

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Title Details
Dubai Tape
(with Cripta)
  • Released: 21 October 2021 (POR)
  • Label: Sony Music Portugal
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

Extended plays

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Title Details
SANGUE FRIO
  • Released: 26 June 2017 (POR)
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
DARKSIDE
  • Released: 3 August 2017 (POR)
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
GOTH LULLABY
  • Released: 29 April 2018 (POR)
  • Label: Horrorclub
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
COLD WINTER
(with LOUIS DVART)
  • Released: 11 Janeiro 2018 (POR)
  • Label: Horrorclub
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
ANTI$$OCIAL
(with Plutónio)

Singles

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As lead artist

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List of singles, with selected details and chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
POR

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"Crystal Castle" 2018 Non-album single(s)
"Trapstar"
"Death Note"
(feat Fínix MG)
2019 79
"Drip" 34
"GT3" 17
"Damn/Sky"
(feat ProfJam)
2020 18
"Rock" 2022 68
"Hallywud"
(feat ProfJam)
27
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
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List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
POR

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"Tempo"
(FrankieOnTheGuitar featuring T-Rex, LON3R JOHNY, Bispo)
2020 4 Non-album single(s)
"Safe"
(Mizzy Miles featuring Lhast, LON3R JOHNY, 9 Miller)
2020 51
"Pluto"
(Lhast featuring LON3R JOHNY)
2020 173 AMOR'FATI
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Lon3r Johny". MEO Sudoeste (in European Portuguese). 9 May 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Trap: o estilo musical que incendeia as redes sociais". sabado.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  3. ^ a b "LON3R JOHNY". Genius. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  4. ^ "LON3R JOHNY, benji price e Andrezo na estreia da Saucin' no Musicbox". Rimas e Batidas (in European Portuguese). 20 February 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Europe". Rolling Loud Festival. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  6. ^ a b "portuguesecharts.com – Portuguese charts portal". portuguesecharts.com. Retrieved 22 June 2019.