Annotation
Related Series:
- A State of Trance (Weekly DJ radio show by Armin van Buuren)
- A State of Trance (annual series)
- A State of Trance (compilation series related to eponymous annual events)
- A State of Trance: Classics
- A State of Trance: Ibiza
- A State of Trance: Year Mix
- A State of Trance: Radio Top 20
Legal name: Armin Jozef Jacobus Daniël van Buuren
Also performs as: Armania, Darkstar (trance, Armin van Buuren alias for tracks "See Me", "Feel Me"), Gig, Gimmick (Armin van Buuren), Hyperdrive Inc., Misteri A, Perpetuous Dreamer, Problem Boy, Rising Star (Armin van Buuren), The Shoeshine Factory
Wikipedia
Armin Jozef Jacobus Daniël van Buuren OON ( van BURE-ən, Dutch: [ˈɑrmɪ ˈɲoːzəf jaːˈkoːbʏz ˈdaːnijɛl vɑm ˈbyːrə(n)]; born 25 December 1976) 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. 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. 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.
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