Biographical Overview & Key Facts

Subject:

Armin van Buuren

Role / Field:

Pioneering Dutch DJ and producer, best known for hosting A State of Trance.

Born:

1976-12-25

Century / Era:

1976s Historical Era

Database Source:

2Day Chrono-Wiki & Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Origins & Early Life

Armin Jozef Jacobus Daniël van Buuren OON (born 25 December 1976) is a Dutch DJ, musician 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. 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". Van Buuren has won a number of accolades.

Pivotal Works & Achievements

He has been ranked the number one DJ by DJ Mag a record of five times, four years in a row. He was ranked fifth on the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs list in 2022, as well as fourth in 2015, 2016, 2019 and 2020, and third in 2017. 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, which makes him the fourth trance artist ever to receive a Grammy Award nomination. In the United States, he holds the record for most entries, twenty-one, on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart. Armin Jozef Jacobus Daniël van Buuren was born in Leiden, on 25 December 1976, and grew up in Koudekerk aan den Rijn.

Enduring Legacy & Impact

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