Biography
Language: EnglishArmin van Buuren has been named number one in the prestigious DJ Top 100 poll three times in a row, in 2007, 2008 and 2009– voted for by over 350,000 people across the world, as an indication of his prolific output over the more than 13 years he’s been dj’ing and producing. Being the official World’s Most Popular DJ is just one of his many achievements, but the driving force behind his success is an overriding passion for dance music.
Awards & Accolades
Even a basic list of recent successes reads like a lifetime of work: he was awarded with the prestigious Buma Cultuur Pop Award in 2008. This was followed by being voted as the Best Trance Artist in the Beatport Music Awards judged on the musician’s artistic achievements, national and international success. Next to that, Armin was awarded for Best European DJ at the 2009 IDMA Awards and most popular International DJ at Australia’s Sony inthemix DJ Poll, along with 3 other big Awards that year. In March 2010, Armin received the ‘Gouden Harp’, the highest distinction a Dutch artist can get. It is evident that Armin van Buuren has become one of the decade’s most influential trance acts.
