Darude

About Darude

Trance DJ best known for his international hit"Sandstorm", released in 1999. Before the Storm charted in the top ten in a lot of countries worldwide.

Toni-Ville Henrik Virtanen, better known as Darude, is a Finnish DJ and record producer of Eura, Satakunta. He started music activities in 1995 and released hit single "Sandstorm" in late 1999. His first studio album, Before the Storm, was released on September 18, 2000 and sold. 800,000 copies worldwide, winning three Finnish Grammy Awards at Darude. It reached number one on Finland's official list and number six on the US Billboard Dance / Electronic Albums chart. Darude's second studio album, Rush, peaked at number 11 on the Billboard dance music chart in 2003 and number 4 on the Finnish weekly album chart. His third studio album, Label This! was released in 2007. Although it did not reach the high level of his previous albums, Gawker hailed his single album "In the Darkness" as "an uplifting and soothing piece of music. .. it's well composed, easy to dance, and has a deep and unmistakable hook. "

Associated acts	JS16
Occupation(s)	DJ, record producer
Origin	Turku, Finland
Labels	EnMass, Warner Finland, Helsinki, 16 Inch, Robbins
Genres	EDM, trance, house
Born	July 17, 1975, Eura, Satakunta, Finland
Also known as	Rude Boy, Da Rude
Birth name	Toni-Ville Henrik Virtanen
Years active	1997–present

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Trivia

His DJ alias was created after classmates teased him for constantly playing the song "Rude Boy." Rude Boy eventually became his name, which then became Da Rude, and finally Darude.

Darude before fame

He began producing music while studying at Turku Polytechnic University in Finland, where he mixed music using tracker software on his computer.

Achievement of Darude

After his peers chastised him for always playing the song"Rude Boy", he created his DJ alias. His name was changed to Rude Boy, then to Da Rude, and eventually to Darude.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$12 Million

Darude family life

He was born in the town of Eura, Finland. His real name is Ville Virtanen.

Associations of Darude

He worked with American Idol contestant Blake Lewis on the song"I Ran (So Far Away)".

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