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Armin van Buuren OON | |
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 Van Buuren performing at the Armin Only Embrace show in Kyiv, 2017 | |
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| Birth name | Armin Jozef Jacobus Daniël van Buuren |
| Also known as | Rising Star, Perpetuous Dreamer |
| Born | 25 December 1976 Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands[1] |
| Origin | Koudekerk aan den Rijn, Netherlands |
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| Years active | 1996–present |
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| Website | arminvanbuuren |
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Armin Jozef Jacobus Daniël van Buuren OON (/væn ˈbjʊərən/ van BURE-ən, Dutch: [ˈɑrmɪ ˈɲoːzəf jaːˈkoːbʏz ˈdaːnijɛl vɑm ˈbyːrə(n)]; born 25 December 1976)[1] is a Dutch DJ and record producer. Since 2001, he has hosted A State of Trance (ASOT), a weekly radio show, which is broadcast to nearly 40 million listeners in 84 countries on over 100 FM radio stations.[2] According to the website DJs and Festivals, "the radio show propelled him to stardom and helped cultivate an interest in trance music around the world".[3]
Van Buuren has won a number of accolades. He has been ranked the number one DJ by DJ Mag a record of five times, four years in a row.[4] He was ranked fifth on the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs list in 2022,[5] as well as fourth in 2015, 2016, 2019 and 2020,[6] and third in 2017.[7] In 2014, he was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording for his single "This Is What It Feels Like" featuring Trevor Guthrie,[8] which makes him the fourth trance artist ever to receive a Grammy Award nomination.[9] In the United States, he holds the record for most entries, twenty-one, on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart.[10]
- ^ a b "Armin van Buuren – Armada Music". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
- ^ "About – A State of Trance". Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- ^ "Armin van Buuren to make IMS Asia-Pacific debut". www.djsandfestivals.com. 7 December 2015. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ^ "17 Armada DJs in DJ Mag Top 100. Though – Armin is No. 1 again!". Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
- ^ "top 100 DJs". djmag.com. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ "top 100 DJs". djmag.com. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "Top 100 DJs". DJMag.com. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ "Grammy Awards 2014: Full Nominations List". Billboard. 7 December 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ^ "The Most Famous Progressive Trance DJs Of All Time". DJ Master Course. 2 March 2015. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ^ Murray, Gordon (10 January 2014). "Armin van Buuren Sets Record on Dance/Electronic Albums Chart". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 24 May 2014.