FEATURED ARTIST
MARTIN GARRIX
Martijn Gerard Garritsen (born 14 May 1996), known professionally as Martin Garrix and also as Ytram and GRX, is a Dutch disc jockey and music producer who was ranked number one on DJ Mag’s Top 100 DJs list for three consecutive years—2016, 2017, and 2018. He is best known for his singles «Animals», «In the Name of Love», and «Scared to Be Lonely».
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The discovery
Garrix was discovered by Tiësto, whom he described as inspirational, humble, and legendary. Garrix gained fame through his solo release, «Animals», which was released on 16 June 2013. The single became a hit in several countries in Europe, and allowed Garrix to become the youngest person to reach number one on Beatport. The track appears on Dutch DJ Hardwell’s album, Hardwell presents ‘Revealed Volume 4’. On 30 September, Garrix released a remix of «Project T» by Sander Van Doorn and Belgian-Greek DJ duo Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike which quickly hit number one on the Beatport charts. He appeared on DJ Magazine’s top 100 DJs list in 2013 as a new entry at number 40.
From boys room to UEFA opening ceremony
On the occasion of his 25th birthday, 14 May 2021, Garrix released «We Are The People» featuring Bono and the Edge from Irish rock band U2, which served as the official song of UEFA Euro 2020. The trio performed the song as part of the tournament’s virtual opening ceremony at Rome’s Stadio Olimpico, and Garrix also performed the song as part of a mix for the tournament’s closing ceremony at London’s Wembley Stadium. Three further collaborations followed: «Love Runs Out» featuring G-Eazy and Sasha Alex Sloan, «Diamonds» with Julian Jordan featuring Tinie Tempah, and «Won’t Let You Go» with Matisse & Sadko and John Martin.
