Tiësto

About Tiësto

Tijs was born in the Netherlands. In 2007, Michael Verwest, a Dutch House DJ and producer, released the number one album Elements of Life. In 2008, he received a Grammy nomination for Best Electronic/Dance Album.

Tijs Michiel Verwest OON, known professionally as Tiësto, is a Dutch DJ and record producer from Breda, North Brabant. He was named "Greatest DJ of All Time" by Mix magazine in a fan poll. In 2013, he was voted by the readers of DJ Mag as "Best DJ of 20 years". He is also considered the "Godfather of EDM" according to many sources. In 1997, he founded Black Hole Recordings with Arny Bink, where he released the CD series Magik and In Search of Sunrise. Tiësto met producer Dennis Waakop Reijers in 1998; the two have worked together a lot since then. From 1998 to 2000, Tiësto collaborated with Ferry Corsten under the name Gouryella. His 2000 remix of Delerium's "Silence" with Sarah McLachlan put him in touch with a larger audience. In 2001, he released his first solo album, In My Memory, which brought him some of the great successes that launched his career.

Genres	Trance, Bass house, electro house, deep house, future house, tropical house, progressive house, big room house, future bounce, progressive trance
Labels	Musical Freedom, AFTR:HRS, Spinnin', PM:AM, Universal, PIAS, Ultra, Black Hole, Nettwerk
Years active	1994–present
Occupation(s)	DJ, record producer
Also known as	Allure, VER:WEST
Birth name	Tijs Michiel Verwest
Associated acts	Gouryella, Kamaya Painters, Armin van Buuren, Hardwell, Steve Aoki, Martin Garrix, BT, MOTi, KSHMR, DallasK, John Christian, Oliver Heldens, Avicii, Mabel, SWACQ
Instruments	Digital audio workstation, keyboard, synthesiser
Born	January 17, 1969, Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands

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Tiësto before fame

While playing at a local club called The Spock, he began to establish himself as a DJ.

Achievement of Tiësto

He was a well-known humanitarian who helped raise donations for the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami assistance.

Salary 2020

$33 Million

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

Tiësto family life

He proposed to model Annika Backes in December 2017. In September of this year, they married. Previously, he was engaged to model Monique Spronk, but the couple divorced in 2008.

Associations of Tiësto

Elements of Life was written and performed by BT.

Tiësto Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

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Family Members

Name	Relationship	Net worth	Profession
Annika Backes	Spouse		N/A