Tiësto

Tiësto is, to me, a study in staying relevant without standing still. Crowned the greatest DJ of all time at his peak, he could have coasted on trance forever, yet he kept reinventing himself into pop and even Latin electronic territory, collecting both a Grammy and a Latin Grammy along the way. That refusal to retreat into a comfort zone is rare among artists who reach the summit. From his hometown of Breda, where he is now an honorary citizen with a royal honor, he became a global force. I deeply respect the longevity, which is part craftsman, part shrewd reader of the times.

Name (English)

Tiësto

Name (Japanese)

ティエスト

Reading

てぃえすと

Born

January 17, 1969 (age 57)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Rooster

Origin

Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands

Occupation

disc jockey / record producer / songwriter / music executive / composer

Awards & achievements

• 2007 Golden Harp
• 2001 Silver Harp
• 2003 MTV Europe Music Award for Best Dutch Act
• 2002 Popprijs
• Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau
• 2015 Grammy Awards
• 2011 honorary citizen of North-Brabant
• 2024 Latin Grammy Award for Best Latin Electronic Music Performance

• Official sitehttps://www.tiesto.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/tiesto/
• Xhttps://x.com/tiesto
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ti%C3%ABsto
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%82%A8%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q183508

Tags

• North Brabant
• disc jockey
• record producer
• songwriter

Last updated

2026-06-17

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.