Tiesto is a DJ, a world legend whose songs are heard in all corners of the globe. Tiesto is considered one of the best DJs in the world. And, of course, he gathers a huge audience at his concerts.
Childhood and youth Tiesto
The real name of the DJ is Thijs Vervest. Born January 17, 1969, in the Dutch city of Brad. As a child, the musician's friends came up with the nickname Tiesto, with which he began his creative career.
His interest and love for music appeared at a fairly early age. The reason for this desire for creativity was a live broadcast with Ben Liebrand, in which he created remixes from pieces of various music.
At the age of 12, the future star began creating her first music and performing in different parts of her hometown, as well as playing at school discos.
The absence of at least some decent music venues in his hometown helped Thijs to develop independently, breaking away from other DJs.
This is said to be the reason for his unique style. At first, the musician combined the music of Holland with the direction of acid house, later he mixed such directions as hardcore techno and gabber.
Only by creating musical masterpieces, it was difficult to earn a living. Therefore, Thijs constantly moonlighted as a postman and a salesman in a music disc store in order to get money.
It was in this store that he received an offer to record his first album for the head of this store. From 1995, Thijs began to achieve serious success and create a significant amount of music.
Musical career Thijs Vervest
In the late 1990s, the musician created the most famous compilation, around the same time he began collaborating with many famous performers and DJs.
Every year, literally exponentially, his popularity only increased, he became the favorite of a wider audience.
In the fall of 1998, after a performance in Amsterdam, the musician became a real celebrity. After this concert, people began to quickly buy up his disc.
The musician's first album was released in 2001 and became a real breakthrough! The second album was released after 3 years and became no less successful.
At the same time, the DJ was honored to perform at the Olympic Games in Athens, before that no one had received such an offer. Later he was awarded the Order of Orange-Nassau.
In 2006, the musician had to suspend his numerous performances due to an illness - pericarditis.
The attraction to music helped the artist to recover. Thijs quickly recovered his health and returned to music. Already in 2007, his third album was released, which became as popular as the rest.
Tiesto's worldwide fame
The musician began to receive numerous awards and prizes very often. Of these, the most important was the title of the first DJ in the world. In 2002, the musician became the best DJ in the world.
And for three years, not a single DJ could compare with him in terms of the number of regalia. His many fans claim that he still remains the most popular on the planet and are ready to quickly come to his concert, whenever and wherever he takes place.
This is also proven by the following facts. So, in 2004, the DJ played at the Olympic Games in Greece, this is considered the moment of his ascension as a star.
At this opening, the musician played only his own compositions for two hours in front of a significant number of spectators and TV viewers.
Also in May 2004, the musician received the honorary title of Knight of the Orange Order in the Netherlands. After that, many boys dreamed of becoming like Tiis.
DJ's personal life
Thijs never put his personal life on display. They say that the musician met for a long time with model Monica Spronk.
In 2004, they even wanted to get married, but for some unknown reason, everything was canceled and soon broke up. For many years, the "fans" of the DJ did not know if Thijs was free or not.
In 2017, on Instagram, the stars saw a romantic photo of Thijs in love and model Annika Backes, with whom the musician was going to spend his whole life. Judging by the photos of Annika, their relationship has lasted since 2015.
The models are only 21 years old, but this did not stop the couple from loving each other and getting ready to get married. Thijs has already presented Annika's engagement ring, as can be seen in the photo of the happy lovers.
The life of an artist today
Thijs is currently the most recognized and highly paid DJ in the world. He has a very busy tour schedule - performances are scheduled for several months in advance.
Since 2005, for 11 years in a row, the musician has not left the top three leaders, and not a single DJ in the world can boast of his awards and achievements.
In his free time, Thijs is involved in charity work and football, which he loves very much and is a fan of the London club Arsenal.
In addition to music, the DJ has a very bright and interesting life. In his free time, Thijs is involved in charity work and loves to cook delicious and original dishes.
As he himself said, as a child he dreamed of becoming a chef and creating culinary masterpieces.
He also wrote a remix for the movie Pirates of the Caribbean - Dead Man's Chest. And at the Radio 538 radio station, he became the host of the Club life show, which he himself created.
