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3	Tiësto is the stage name of Tijs Michiel Verwest (born 17 January 1969), a [[UsefulNotes/TheNetherlands Dutch]] DJ and producer. Most famous for his {{Trance}} mixes and tracks, though his style has drifted more towards [[HouseMusic house]] since 2010.
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5	A quick recap of his career: After some fiddling around [=DJing=] house and releasing unnotable hardcore/gabber tracks, he [[StartMyOwn founded his own record label]], Black Hole Recordings, in 1997 as a vehicle for his ''[[XtremeKoolLetterz Magik]]'' and ''In Search of Sunrise'' DJ mix series. Started producing his own tracks, first as [[AllYourPowersCombined collaborative efforts]] (Kamaya Painters with Benno de Goeij, Gouryella with Ferry Corsten), then solo works; five of the tracks on his first production album ''In My Memory'' were widespread hits.
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7	Continued to DJ, becoming famous for playing six-hour sets as a solo act. One of these sets, played for 25,000 people in a stadium in Arnhem, the Netherlands, was made into a DVD, ''Tiësto in Concert''.
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9	In 2004, he became knighted as an Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau; became the first DJ to perform at the Olympic Games (at the opening ceremonies in Athens; he would later make this into an album, ''Parade of the Athletes''); and was ranked #1 DJ in the world by ''DJ magazine'' for the third year in a row. In 2006, he became an ambassador for [=Dance4Life=], an organization raising awareness of HIV/AIDS. In 2007, he began hosting his own radio show, ''Tiësto's Club Life''. In 2009, his single "Elements of Life" appeared in ''VideoGame/DJHero''; the following year, the sequel, ''DJ Hero 2'', would feature him as a playable character.
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11	In 2010, he sold his share of Black Hole Recordings to co-founder Arny Bink, passed control of his ''In Search of Sunrise'' series to DJ Richard Durand, and started a new record company, Musical Freedom, which would go on to publish a new mix series reflecting his changing musical tastes, named ''Club Life'' after his radio show.
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13	!!Discography
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15	[[AC:Production Albums]]
16	* ''In My Memory'' (2001)
17	* ''Just Be'' (2004)
18	* ''Elements of Life'' (2007)
19	* ''Kaleidoscope'' (2009)
20	* ''A Town Called Paradise'' (2014)
21	* ''The London Sessions'' (2020)
22	* ''Drive'' (2023)
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24	[[AC:DJ Mixes]]
25	* ''Magik'' series
26	** ''Magik 1: First Flight'' (1997)
27	** ''Magik 2: Story of the Fall'' (1998)
28	** ''Magik 3: Far From Earth'' (1998)
29	** ''Magik 4: A New Adventure'' (1999)
30	** ''Magik 5: Heaven Beyond'' (2000)
31	** ''Magik 6: Live in Amsterdam'' (2000)
32	** ''Magik 7: Live in Los Angeles'' (2001)
33	* ''Summerbreeze'' (2000)
34	* ''Revolution'' (2001)
35	* ''Nyana'' (2003)
36	* ''In Search of Sunrise'' series
37	** ''In Search of Sunrise'' (1999)
38	** ''In Search of Sunrise 2'' (2000)
39	** ''In Search of Sunrise 3: Panama'' (2002)
40	** ''In Search of Sunrise 4: Latin America'' (2005)
41	** ''In Search of Sunrise 5: Los Angeles'' (2006)
42	** ''In Search of Sunrise 6: Ibiza'' (2007)
43	** ''In Search of Sunrise 7: Asia'' (2008)
44	* ''Club Life'' series
45	** ''Club Life Volume 1: Las Vegas'' (2011)
46	** ''Club Life Volume 2: Miami'' (2012)
47	** ''Club Life Volume 3: Stockholm'' (2013)
48	** ''Club Life Volume 4: New York City'' (2015)
49	** ''Club Life Volume 5: China'' (2017)
50	* AFTR:HRS (2016)
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53	!! We could just trope them red lights:
54	* GenreBusting: While known for his style that fuses HouseMusic and {{Trance}}, recent live shows have him incorporating many different and disparate ElectronicMusic styles into his setlists.
55	* GenreShift: He gradually shifted his musical style to ElectroHouse while keeping some of his trance elements intact.
56	** Started off producing Hardcore and Gabber before developing the Trance sound he was best known for.
57	* IdenticalStranger: He was mistaken for Music/MarkusSchulz on a few occasions and vice versa.
58	* IHaveManyNames: [[https://www.discogs.com/artist/447026-Tijs-Verwest Discogs]] lists 15 solo aliases and over 30 "In Groups" credits, many of them one-offs.
59	* SignatureStyle: Uplifting and supersaw-laden trance set to shuffling house beats and trancey ElectroHouse with influences from other musical styles.

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