Full Name: Armin van Buuren
Birth Date: December 25, 1976
Birth Place: Leiden, the Netherlands

Armin van Buuren was born in Leiden, the Netherlands on December 25, 1976. He finished high school in 1995, and left for college to study law. While studying law, Van Buuren's love for making music blossomed, and he began working as a DJ in a local club called Nexus. As his musical career began to take off, he temporarily put his law degree on hold, however, he did complete his law degree in 2004 via Oxford University. Meanwhile, he moved his studio equipment from his bedroom to a 'real' studio. The first tracks he produced in his new studio were, among others, tracks like 'Touch Me' and 'Communication'. Armin van Buuren has been quoted as saying, "Don't be a prisoner of your own style." He has described his musical style as "liberating, euphoric, uplifting, melodic and energetic."

In October 2002, Van Buuren was voted Number 5 in the DJ Magazine 100 top DJ's. The following year, he jumped up to the #3 spot, and held 3rd place for the next 3 years. His work left him at the #2 spot, just below Paul van Dyk in the 2006 polls, and, in 2007, Armin reached #1, heading the 2007 DJ Mag Top 100. He was voted #1 again in 2008.

He hosts a weekly radio show A State of Trance, which mostly consist of trance and other genres. The show completed its 400th episode in April 2009 and was commemorated it with a 72 hour set culminating in a set of his own new music.

He has recently collaborated with his brother Eller, a guitarist, during live performances as well as for album releases.

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