Armin Jozef Jacobus Daniël van Buuren OON (born 25 December 1976) is a Dutch DJ, musician and record producer. Since 2001, he has hosted A State of Trance (ASOT), a weekly radio show, which is broadcast to nearly 40 million listeners in 84 countries on over 100 FM radio stations.
Biography
Armin Jozef Jacobus Daniël van Buuren OON (born 25 December 1976) is a Dutch DJ, musician and record producer. Since 2001, he has hosted A State of Trance (ASOT), a weekly radio show, which is broadcast to nearly 40 million listeners in 84 countries on over 100 FM radio stations. According to the website DJs and Festivals, "the radio show propelled him to stardom and helped cultivate an interest in trance music around the world". Van Buuren has won a number of accolades. He has been ranked the number one DJ by DJ Mag a record of five times, four years in a row. He was ranked fifth on the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs list in 2022, as well as fourth in 2015, 2016, 2019 and 2020, and third in 2017. In 2014, he was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording for his single "This Is What It Feels Like" featuring Trevor Guthrie, which makes him the fourth trance artist ever to receive a Grammy Award nomination. In the United States, he holds the record for most entries, twenty-one, on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart.
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Sources & provenance
- https://musicbrainz.org/artist/477b8c0c-c5fc-4ad2-b5b2-191f0bf2a9df
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q62617
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armin_van_Buuren
| Field | Value | Source | Verified | Conf. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| origin_country | NL | MusicBrainz | June 10, 2026 | 95 |
| genres | trance, progressive trance, uplifting trance, dance, vocal trance, dance-pop | MusicBrainz | June 10, 2026 | 80 |
| origin_city | Netherlands | MusicBrainz | June 10, 2026 | 75 |
| musicbrainz | https://musicbrainz.org/artist/477b8c0c-c5fc-4ad2-b5b2-191f0bf2a9df | MusicBrainz | June 10, 2026 | 99 |
| discogs | https://www.discogs.com/artist/9070 | Wikidata | June 10, 2026 | 90 |
| spotify | https://open.spotify.com/artist/0SfsnGyD8FpIN4U4WCkBZ5 | Wikidata | June 10, 2026 | 90 |
| website | http://www.arminvanbuuren.com/ | Wikidata | June 10, 2026 | 90 |
| beatport | https://www.beatport.com/artist/armin-van-buuren/2228 | MusicBrainz | June 10, 2026 | 88 |
| https://www.instagram.com/arminvanbuuren/ | Wikidata | June 10, 2026 | 90 | |
| soundcloud | https://soundcloud.com/arminvanbuuren | Wikidata | June 10, 2026 | 90 |
| apple_music | https://music.apple.com/nl/artist/17976294 | MusicBrainz | June 10, 2026 | 88 |
| wikidata | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q62617 | Wikidata | June 10, 2026 | 95 |
| youtube | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu5jfQcpRLm9xhmlSd5S8xw | Wikidata | June 10, 2026 | 90 |
| tiktok | https://www.tiktok.com/@arminvanbuuren | Wikidata | June 10, 2026 | 90 |
| wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armin_van_Buuren | Wikipedia | June 10, 2026 | 85 |
| bio_short | Armin Jozef Jacobus Daniël van Buuren OON (born 25 December 1976) is a Dutch DJ, musician and record producer. Since 2001, he has hosted A State of Trance (ASOT), a weekly radio show, which is broadcast to nearly 40 million listeners in 84 countries on over 100 FM radio stations. | Wikipedia | June 10, 2026 | 80 |
| bio_long | Armin Jozef Jacobus Daniël van Buuren OON (born 25 December 1976) is a Dutch DJ, musician and record producer. Since 2001, he has hosted A State of Trance (ASOT), a weekly radio show, which is broadcast to nearly 40 million listeners in 84 countries on over 100 FM radio stations. According to the website DJs and Festivals, "the radio show propelled him to stardom and helped cultivate an interest in trance music around the world". Van Buuren has won a number of accolades. He has been ranked the number one DJ by DJ Mag a record of five times, four years in a row. He was ranked fifth on the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs list in 2022, as well as fourth in 2015, 2016, 2019 and 2020, and third in 2017. In 2014, he was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording for his single "This Is What It Feels Like" featuring Trevor Guthrie, which makes him the fourth trance artist ever to receive a Grammy Award nomination. In the United States, he holds the record for most entries, twenty-one, on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart. | Wikipedia | June 10, 2026 | 80 |
| gender | male | Wikidata | June 10, 2026 | 94 |
How to cite this page
House Music Intelligence Database. "Armin van Buuren — House Music Artist Profile." Published by World Famous House Crew. Last verified June 10, 2026. URL: https://database.worldfamoushousecrew.org/artist/armin-van-buuren