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Tiësto
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Tijs Michiel Verwest (; born 17 January 1969), known professionally as Tiësto ( , ), is a Dutch DJ and record producer. He was voted "The Greatest DJ of All Time" by Mix magazine in a 2010/2011 poll amongst fans. In 2013, he was voted by DJ Mag readers as the "best DJ of the last 20 years". He is also regarded as the "Godfather of EDM" by many sources.
Tiësto is a Dutch DJ and record producer who has been recognized as one of the most influential figures in electronic dance music, having won multiple polls naming him the greatest DJ of all time and earning the title "Godfather of EDM." His significance lies in his pioneering role in bringing electronic dance music to mainstream audiences and his lasting impact on the genre over several decades.
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Acting · Breda, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Tijs Michiel Verwest, OON ( born 17 January 1969), known as Tiësto (Dutch pronunciation: [cɛsto]), is a Dutch musician, DJ and record producer of electronic dance music. 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 of his…
Known for
- F1 — Tiësto2025
- Waiting For The Drop: Rise of the Superstar DJs — Self2024
- Ultra Music Festival — Tiesto2024
- Ultra Miami's 25th Anniversary — Tiësto2024
- Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert — Self2020
- Our Story - 15 years of Tomorrowland — Self2019
- What We Started — Self2018
- 20 YEARS OF ULTRA — Dj2018
- Avicii: True Stories — Self2017
- I'll Sleep When I'm Dead — Self2016
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Netherlands
- Active from
- 1969
Discography
Member of
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 2,775,556
- Total plays
- 69,989,642
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Tijs Michiel Verwest, known professionally as Tiësto, is a Dutch DJ and music producer from Breda. He was voted "the Greatest DJ of All Time" by Mix magazine in a 2010/2011 poll amongst fans. In 2013, he was voted by DJ Mag readers as the "best DJ of the last 20 years". He is also regarded as the "Godfather of EDM" by many sources. In 1997, he founded the label Black Hole Recordings with Arny Bink, where he released the Magik and In Search of Sunrise CD series. <a href="https://www.last.fm/musi
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Quotes
- “"No more hellfires and please no more gunfire"”
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Key facts
- Musical artist.name
- Tiësto
- Musical artist.honorific_suffix
- OON
- Musical artist.image
- Tiesto LIV Las Vegas.png
- Musical artist.caption
- Tiësto at LIV Las Vegas in 2026
- Musical artist.birth_name
- Tijs Michiel Verwest
- Musical artist.birth_place
- Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands
- Musical artist.years_active
- 1994–present
- Musical artist.past_member_of
- Gouryella
- .child
- yes
- .data1
- 200px|class=skin-invert-image
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.tiesto.com
- Image
- Tiësto @ Airbeat One 2017.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
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- Commons category
- Tiësto
- date of birth
- 1969-01-17
- Commons gallery
- Tiësto
- start of work period
- 1994-00-00
- birth name
- Tijs Michiel Verwest
- pseudonym
- Glycerine
- social media followers
- 4730202
- shortened URL formatter
- tsto.co/$1
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Article
18 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Career
- 1994–2000: Early projects and success
- 2001–2003: ''In My Memory''
- 2004–2006: ''Just Be'' and appointment to the Order of Orange-Nassau
- 2007–2008: ''Elements of Life''
- 2009–2012: ''Kaleidoscope'' and ''Kiss from the Past''
- 2013–2018: ''Club Life'' and ''A Town Called Paradise''
- 2018–2020: ''The London Sessions''
- 2020–present: ''Drive'' and ''Prismatic''
- Income
- Philanthropy
- Personal life
- Discography
- Filmography
- Awards and nominations
- References
- External links
Tijs Michiel Verwest (; born 17 January 1969), known professionally as Tiësto ( , ), is a Dutch DJ and record producer. He was voted "The Greatest DJ of All Time" by Mix magazine in a 2010/2011 poll amongst fans. In 2013, he was voted by DJ Mag readers as the "best DJ of the last 20 years". He is also regarded as the "Godfather of EDM" by many sources.
In 1997, he founded the label Black Hole Recordings with Arny Bink, where he released the Magik and In Search of Sunrise CD series. Tiësto met producer Dennis Waakop Reijers in 1998; the two have worked together extensively since then.