Photo: Vass Lauricella / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
What fascinates me about Darude is how a single track from late-1999 outlived its era and became internet folklore. "Sandstorm" is the rare instrumental that strangers can hum on cue, endlessly reborn through memes and crowd chants. I respect that kind of cultural staying power far more than a long string of forgotten hits. That a quiet kid from Eura in Finland could set the whole world dancing says something about the universal language of a great riff. To me Darude is less a one-hit wonder than proof that one perfect hook can be immortal.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Darude
- Name (Japanese)
- Darude
- Reading
- 不明
- Born
- July 17, 1975 (age 50)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Rabbit
- Origin
- Eura, Satakunta, Finland
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- disc jockey / record producer / composer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.darude.com
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/darudevil/
- Xhttps://x.com/darudevil
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%80%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89
Frequently asked questions
When was Darude born?
Born July 17, 1975 (age 50).
Where is Darude from?
Darude is from Eura, Satakunta, Finland.
What does Darude do?
Darude works as disc jockey, record producer, composer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.