Armin van Buuren

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Biography

Armin van Buuren(born 25 December 1976 in Leiden, Netherlands) is a Dutch trance producer and DJ. Between 2007 and 2010, he was voted number one in DJ Magazine's annual top 100 list of the most popular DJs. In the 2011 list, he ranked in second place. Since 2001, Van Buuren has hosted a weekly radio show called A State of Trance, which claims to have around 15 million weekly listeners in 26 countries, which would make it one of the most listened-to radio shows in the world. His 2008 studio album, Imagine, entered the Dutch album chart at #1, a first for a dance music artist in Dutch music history. Armin van Buuren was born in Leiden, Netherlands on 25 December 1976, but grew up in Koudekerk aan den Rijn. Van Buuren started making music when he was 14. He was inspired by French electronic music composer, Jean Michel Jarre, and wished to become a great electronic music composer like Jarre. He finished high school at the Stedelijk Gymnasium Leiden in 1995, and left for college to study law at Leiden University. While studying law, Van Buuren's interest for making music blossomed, and he began working as a DJ in a local club called Nexus. As his musical career began to take off, he put his law degree on hold, although he did return to finish law school in 2003. On 18 September 2009, Van Buuren married Erika van Thiel in Wassenaar, Netherlands. They met during a vacation on Crete, and had been together for nine years prior to the marriage.

Details

Item Name Item Details
Year Formed 1996
Number of Albums 407
Record Label Armada Music
Website www.arminvanbuuren.com
Wikipedia Armin van Buuren on Wikipedia
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Trivia

How many years later has A State of Trance grown to legendary heights?

20

...ing to mixtapes and radio shows and taught himself how to create his own. 20 years later, his very own radio show A State of Trance has grown out to l...
What was Armin awarded for?

Best Podcast

...nd Beatport Awards, respectively. Furthermore, Armin was awarded for Best Podcast , became the most popular International DJ at Australia's Sony inthem...
In what year did Queen Beatrix give Armin Officer the Gouden Harp?

2010

...ular International DJ at Australia's Sony inthemix DJ Poll and, in March 2010 , received the Gouden Harp, the highest distinction a Dutch artist can ge...
Who gave Armin officer the Royal Distinction after his set in Leiden?

mayor Lenferink

...med Armin Officer in the Order of OranjeNassau. The Royal Distinction was handed to him after his set in hometown Leiden by mayor Lenferink of Leiden....
What is Armin's radio show called?

A State of Trance

...oducers, and remixers in the world. One of his radio shows, called A State of Trance , has been a blockbuster for years. He has released six albums tha...
How many albums has Armin released?

six

...lled A State of Trance, has been a blockbuster for years. He has released six albums that have achieved international acclaim. He has been named DJ Ma...
How many times has he been named DJ Mags top DJ?

five

...at have achieved international acclaim. He has been named DJ Mags top DJ five times, which is a record in itself. His song This Is What It Feels Like ...
What song received a Grammy nomination?

This Is What It Feels Like

...Mags top DJ five times, which is a record in itself. His song This Is What It Feels Like received a Grammy nomination. He holds the record for having ...
Who influenced Armin?

his father

... became his home soon after he was born. He was greatly influenced by his father , an enthusiastic music lover. Thus, Armin grew up listening to all so...
How many people listen to A State of Trance?

40 million

...e 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...
How many years in a row has he been rated as number one?

four

.... He has been ranked the number one DJ by DJ Mag a record of five times, four years in a row. He was ranked fourth on the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs list in 2...
In what year was he ranked fourth on the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs list?

2015

...r years in a row. He was ranked fourth on the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs list in 2015 , 2016, 2019 and 2020, as well as third in 2017. In 2014, he was nominate...
In what year was he nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording?

2014

... 100 DJs list in 2015, 2016, 2019 and 2020, as well as third in 2017. In 2014 , he was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording for his si...
Who is the fourth trance artist to receive a Grammy nomination?

Van Buuren

...om and helped cultivate an interest in trance music around the world. Van Buuren has won a number of accolades. He has been ranked the number one DJ b...
How long has Armin van Buuren travelled to get to a DJ booth?

hours

...No matter how many hours Armin van Buuren has travelled to get there, as soon as he enters the DJ booth, the Dutchman has his full focus on the music,...
What fills the air as the beats of his first record kick in?

chanting

...s the beats of his first record have kicked in, the room lights up and chanting fills the air. To witness a set of Armin van Buuren is to be blown awa...
How many nights did the Amsterdam Ziggo Dome show sell out in just a few hours?

two

...actly what Armins sets are all about. The Dutch edition of the show, with two nights at the Amsterdam Ziggo Dome, sold out within only a few hours. In...
Who influenced Armin Van Buurn's cinematic sound?

Klaus Schulze and Jean Michel Jarre

...shing a cinematic sound influenced by synth pioneers like Klaus Schulze and Jean Michel Jarre , he achieved chart success with early singles like 1997'...
What was the name of the 1997 single that helped armin van buuren chart success?

Blue Fear

...Michel Jarre, he achieved chart success with early singles like 1997's Blue Fear before he initiated his extensive run of mix CDs. He launched the hig...
When was Blue Fear released?

1997

...and Jean Michel Jarre, he achieved chart success with early singles like 1997 's Blue Fear before he initiated his extensive run of mix CDs. He launche...
When was A State of Trance launched?

2001

...x CDs. He launched the highly successful radio show A State of Trance in 2001 the program's weekly broadcasts, as well as its annual compilations and ...
How many episodes did A State of Trance air in 2021?

1,000

...els Like. Following his 2019 studio album Balance, A State of Trance hit 1,000 episodes in 2021, and van Buuren continued releasing singles, including...
What album did van Buuren release in 2019?

Balance

... for 2014's This Is What It Feels Like. Following his 2019 studio album Balance , A State of Trance hit 1,000 episodes in 2021, and van Buuren continue...
In what year did A state of trance hit 1,000 episodes?

2021

...g his 2019 studio album Balance, A State of Trance hit 1,000 episodes in 2021 , and van Buuren continued releasing singles, including 2022's Love We Lo...
In what year did van Buuren release Love We Lost?

2022

... episodes in 2021, and van Buuren continued releasing singles, including 2022 's Love We Lost. A close friend introduced him to the world of dance musi...
What was the name of the single released in 2022?

Love We Lost

...n 2021, and van Buuren continued releasing singles, including 2022's Love We Lost . A close friend introduced him to the world of dance music, and the ...
What kind of CDs did van Buuren acquire?

Jarre and Schulze

...oots of the electronic music he was becoming fond of, and numerous Jarre and Schulze CDs were acquired. Computers and turntables were also purchased, ...
What items were purchased to create his own music?

Computers and turntables

...ing fond of, and numerous Jarre and Schulze CDs were acquired. Computers and turntables were also purchased, and creating his own music became a prior...
What city did Armin's family move to shortly after he was born?

Koudekerk aan den Rijn

...Soon after he was born, the family moved to Koudekerk aan den Rijn . Thus, Armin listened to all kinds of music during his formative years. Later, he w...
What kind of music does Armin listen to during his formative years?

all kinds

...n, the family moved to Koudekerk aan den Rijn. Thus, Armin listened to all kinds of music during his formative years. Later, he was introduced to the ...
Who introduced Armin to dance music?

his friends

...mative years. Later, he was introduced to the world of dance music by his friends . He soon became addicted to trance and electronic music and started ...
What two genres of music did he become addicted to?

trance and electronic music

...rld of dance music by his friends. He soon became addicted to trance and electronic music and started looking for its roots. He eventually began idoli...
Who was the French composer he idolized?

JeanMichel Jarre

...for its roots. He eventually began idolizing famed French composer JeanMichel Jarre and Dutch producer Ben Liebrand and focused on developing his own ...
What Dutch producer was he a fan of?

Ben Liebrand

... idolizing famed French composer JeanMichel Jarre and Dutch producer Ben Liebrand and focused on developing his own music. He also bought computers an...
How old was Armin when he started making his own music?

14

...computers and the software required to make music, and by the time he was 14 years old, he had started making his own music. However, the pursuit of b...
In what year did a local student body help Armin organize his music project?

1995

...r took a backseat when he met a few likeminded classmates in college. In 1995 , a local student body helped Armin organize his own show as a DJ. Some o...
Who helped Armin organize his own show as a DJ in 1995?

a local student body

...eat when he met a few likeminded classmates in college. In 1995, a local student body helped Armin organize his own show as a DJ. Some of his tracks f...
What was Armin's money used for?

purchasing better equipment and making more music

...pilation, and the money he made was put to use for purchasing better equipment and making more music . However, it was only after he met David Lewis, t...
Who is the owner of David Lewis Productions?

David Lewis

...er equipment and making more music. However, it was only after he met David Lewis , the owner of David Lewis Productions, that his career actually pick...