Tiësto
Biography
Tiësto is a DJ and record producer from the Netherlands who began DJing professionally at school parties as a teenager. He founded Black Hole Recordings with Arny Bink in 1997, put out the Magik and In Search of Sunrise series, and worked with Ferry Corsten as Gouryella from 1998 to 2000. A 2000 remix of Delerium's Silence brought him to mainstream attention. His 2001 solo debut, In My Memory, produced major hits, and DJ Magazine's Top 100 DJs poll named him the world's number one DJ from 2002 to 2004. After releasing Just Be, he performed at the Athens Summer Olympics opening ceremony in 2004, the first DJ to do so at an Olympics. He released Elements of Life in 2007, which earned a Grammy nomination in 2008. He won a Grammy for Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical for his remix of John Legend's All of Me. He was featured in the documentary What We Started (2018).
57years old
Turns 58 on January 17in 68 days
- Born Breda
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
- Tijs Michiel Verwest (birth name)Also credited as Tijs Verwest, DJ Tiësto, VER:WEST, TST and Stray Dog
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 14 years2004 to 2018
Every film, newest first
- 2018What We StartedIMDb rating 7.0
- 2017Avicii: True StoriesIMDb rating 7.6
- 2004It's All Gone Pete TongIMDb rating 7.2
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A first
Tiësto became the first DJ to give a solo stadium concert, playing to 25,000 people on 10 May 2003 at Arnhem's GelreDome. The show was later named Tiësto in Concert.
A first
Tiësto put out his second artist album, Just Be, in 2004. The album included "Traffic," a non-vocal track that became the first of its kind in 23 years to hit number one on the Dutch national charts.
Behind the camera
In 1997, Tiësto started the label Black Hole Recordings alongside Arny Bink. Through that label, he put out the Magik and In Search of Sunrise CD series.
First role
Tiësto was fourteen when he started DJing professionally at school parties, a step that showed how much more seriously he was taking the art.
A first
In DJ Magazine's yearly Top 100 DJs poll, Tiësto took the World No.1 DJ spot three years running, from 2002 to 2004.
Tiësto movies on Netflix
What We Startedas Himself
Avicii: True Storiesas Himself
It's All Gone Pete Tongas Himself
Most often with
Three actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Carl Cox2 films together, 2004 to 2018
Carl Cox's page What We Started2018IMDb rating 7.0Tiësto as HimselfCox as Himself
It's All Gone Pete Tong2004IMDb rating 7.2Tiësto as HimselfCox as Himself
David Guetta2 films together, 2017 to 2018
David Guetta's page What We Started2018IMDb rating 7.0Tiësto as HimselfGuetta as Himself
Avicii: True Stories2017IMDb rating 7.6Tiësto as HimselfGuetta as Himself
Pete Tong2 films together, 2004 to 2018
Pete Tong's page What We Started2018IMDb rating 7.0Tiësto as HimselfTong as Himself
It's All Gone Pete Tong2004IMDb rating 7.2Tiësto as HimselfTong as Himself
Awards
Eight awards and honors from 2001 to 2024, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grammy Awards | |||
| 2015 | Grammy Awards | Won | |
| Other honors | |||
| 2024 | Latin Grammy Award for Best Latin Electronic Music Performance | Won | |
| 2011 | Honorary citizen of North-Brabant | Honorary | |
| 2007 | Golden Harp | Won | |
| 2003 | MTV Europe Music Award for Best Dutch Act | Won | |
| 2002 | Popprijs | Won | |
| 2001 | Silver Harp | Won | |
| Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau | Won | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.

