Dj Tiësto - Tijs Michiel Verwest

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Birth name : Tijs Michiel Verwest
Also known as : DJ Tiësto, Allure, Da Joker, Drumfire, Handover Circuit, Paradise In Dubs, Passenger, Roze, Steve Forte Rio, Stray Dog, Tom Ace, Wild Bunch
Born : January 17, 1969 (1969-01-17) (age 39) Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands
Genre : Electronica, trance, dance, progressive trance[1]
Occupation : Disc jockey, record producer
Years active : 1985–present
Label : Trashcan (1994–1995) Bonzai Jumps (1995–1996) XSV Music (1996–1997) Guardian Angel (1995–1997) Black Hole (1997–Present)
Associated acts Current : Jedidja, Clear View, Taxigirl
Former : Gouryella, Kamaya Painters (more)
Website : www.tiesto.com

Tiësto (pronounced /tiɛsto/; born Tijs Michiel Verwest (pronounced /tɛɪs vɛɹʋɛst/) on January 17, 1969) is a Grammy-nominated Dutch trance DJ and record producer. He has become one of the world's most famous people in the trance and electronic dance music scenes. Although he has used many aliases in the past, he is best known for his work as DJ Tiësto. On his latest productions, however, he has dropped the "DJ" label and is now known simply as "Tiësto", an alias which is a twist on his childhood nickname.

In 1997 he founded the label Black Hole Recordings with Arny Bink, where he released the famous Magik and In Search of Sunrise CD series. In 1999 he collaborated with Ferry Corsten to create Gouryella. The act released songs that are regarded in the club circuit as all time classic trance songs. In 2001 he released his first solo album In My Memory which gave him several major hits that launched his career as well as his remix of Delerium's "Silence" featuring Sarah McLachlan which exposed him to more mainstream audiences. As his popularity rose in the early 2000s he became the first DJ to perform to a large crowd without any other DJs or opening acts. He was crowned the "World’s No.1 DJ" 3 consecutive times by DJ Magazine from 2002 through 2004.

Just after releasing his second studio album Just Be in 2004, at the Summer Olympics he performed live at the opening ceremony in Athens, Greece becoming the first DJ to play live on stage at an Olympics Games. The live performance was released as the mix-CD Parade of the Athletes later that year. He was chosen as the official ambassador for the Dance4Life foundation in May 2006, and released the song "Dance4Life" with Maxi Jazz to help spread the awareness of HIV/AIDS. In April 2007 he released his fourth studio album entitled Elements Of Life. The album reached no. 1 on the Dutch album chart as well on "Billboard Top Electronic Albums" in the U.S. and received a nomination for a Grammy Award in 2008. Also in 2007 Tiësto launched his radio show "Club Life" on Radio 538 in The Netherlands.

Studio albums
2001: In My Memory
2004: Just Be
2007: Elements of Life
2009: TBA

Others albums
2004: Parade of the Athletes
2006: Just Be: Remixed
2008: Elements of Life: Remixed

Dj Tiësto - Tijs Michiel Verwest

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Dj Tiësto - Tijs Michiel Verwest