Artist Profile
Armin van Buuren
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Trance Leiden, Netherlands 1995–present
Biography
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Armin van Buuren is the figurehead of global trance and one of the genre's most enduring ambassadors. His weekly A State of Trance radio show — broadcast since 2001 — reaches over 40 million listeners in 100+ countries, and his Armada Music group is the world's largest trance and progressive imprint. A record five-time DJ Mag Top 100 winner, he has headlined A State of Trance 1000, Ultra, and Tomorrowland and held an 18-year Ibiza residency.
Debut Album
First Release
76
Latest Release
Out Now
Breathe In
Best-Selling Albums
01762003
02Shivers2005
03Imagine2008
04Mirage2010
05Intense2013
06Embrace2015
07Balance2019
08Feel Again2021
Music Style
Uplifting, melodic trance built on long emotional build-ups and anthemic leads — the sound that defined modern trance.
Most Streamed Tracks
1This Is What It Feels Like#1
2Blah Blah Blah
3Communication
4Shivers
5Another You
Signature Tracks
This Is What It Feels Like (feat. Trevor Guthrie)
2013Blah Blah Blah
2019Communication
1999Shivers
2005Top-Rated Demos
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Achievements
DJ Mag Top 100 #1 a record five times
A State of Trance radio — 1,000+ weekly episodes since 2001
Founder of Armada Music, the world's biggest trance label
Grammy nomination — 'This Is What It Feels Like'
Next Show
A State of Trance 2027
Ahoy Arena
Rotterdam, Netherlands
February 20, 2027
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Artist Info
- Real Name
- Armin van Buuren
- Born
- 1976
- Genre
- Trance
- Origin
- Leiden, Netherlands
- Years Active
- 1995–present
- Label
- Armada Music
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