In February 2012, Francis became the first moombahton artist to achieve the number-one spot atop the Beatport releases chart with the release of his extended play Something, Something, Awesome. He has released works on multiple labels including Dim Mak Records, Mad Decent and OWSLA. In 2012, he also released two singles 'I.D.G.A.F.O.S.' and 'Bootleg Fireworks (Burning Up)'. In 2010, Francis released his Swashbuckler EP on Play Me Records. His song 'Masta Blasta', originally a 130 BPM house track, was edited after inspiration from Dutch musician Munchi and eventually ended up as the moombahton track.

Career 2010–2012 įrancis first rose to fame after gaining the attention of American producer Diplo and eventually collaborating on the song 'Que Que', with featured Latin-pop artist Maluca. He also claims he could not watch TV unless he watched at least two hours of Sesame Street a day. Francis has stated that he was very sheltered growing up, claiming that he did not know any swear words until he was 15. Francis has stated that his father, Robert Drew Francis, is an 'alternative medicines doctor.' He has made a recurring Internet joke about being unable to find his father. Francis was born in Los Angeles, California to an American father and a Serbian- Croatian mother.

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