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AliasesHe has had many aliases over the years but is most known by the alias DJ Tiësto, although with his recent works he has been known only as Tiësto, dropping the "DJ" label. His other aliases include: Allure, Da Joker, DJ Limited, Drumfire, Hammock Brothers, Paradise in Dubs, Passenger, Roze, Stray Dog, Tom Ace, and Wild Bunch.

Other claims to fameTisto has been named an Officer of the "Order of Orange-Nassau" by the Dutch Royalty, as well as being voted 40th greatest citizen of all time by the Dutch. Tisto was crowned 1 DJ for three years in a row 2002, 2003, 2004 by DJ mag readers - a first for any DJ. Currently, Tisto ranks as the third best DJ in the world, after Paul van Dyk in 1st place and Armin van Buuren in 2nd place. It should be noted however, that Tisto has been able to draw the largest crowds ever by an electronica DJ including 50,000 for an indoor event in Amsterdam and 200,000 for an outdoor event in Rio De Janeiro. In the April 2007 Coachella Festival in Indio, CA, Tisto will take the main stage while Paul van Dyk performs in the smaller Mojave dance tent.

Famous SongsOne of the most famous releases of Tisto's was a remix of Delerium's song "Silence", which was widely popular and still is to date; it was the song that lifted his career in Europe, and bagged him a contract with Nettwerk. Other famous songs by him include his remix of Adagio for Strings, "Flight 643", "Traffic" and "Just Be". "Flight 643" was voted as the second most influential dance track of all time by ID&T fans, while "Traffic" was the first instrumental track to reach 1 in the Netherlands in 23 years when it got there in 2004. In 2006, he created together with Maxi Jazz from Faithless the track "Dance4Life". The track is now being used as the anthem for the organisation "Dance4Life".

ConcertsHe is well known for his concerts, and his regular slot at the club Amnesia, in Ibiza, which he got in 2002. Tisto also played at the 2004 Summer Olympics opening ceremony in Athens. He is also well known for his eight hour "Tisto Solo" sets which he has called "Tisto in Concert" and has released on two separate DVD.

Record LabelIn 1997, Tisto set up a record label with his friend Arny Bink on which his Magik series has been released. The label is called "Black Hole Recordings". There is a sub-label called Magik Muzik as well, on which Tisto continues to sign trance DJs such as DJ Cor Fijneman, DJ Ton T.B. and Mark Norman.

ReleasesTisto has released 6 artist albums to date:In My Memory Released: 15 April, 2001In My Memory - Remixes Released: 23 June, 2002Just Be Released: 15 May, 2004Parade of the Athletes Released: 18 October, 2004Just Be: Remixed Released: 27 September, 2005Elements of Life Released: 6 April, 2007

Although Tiësto has 22 remix albums, these are those for which he is most famous:Forbidden Paradise 3 - The Quest For Atlantis Released: 1995Forbidden Paradise 4 - High As A Kite Released: 1995Forbidden Paradise 5 - Arctic Expedition Released: 1996Forbidden Paradise 6 - Valley Of Fire Released: 1996Forbidden Paradise 7 - Deep Forest Released: 1998Magik One - First Flight Released: 1997Magik Two - Story Of The Fall Released: 1998Magik Three - Far From Earth Released: 1998Magik Four - A New Adventure Released: 1999Magik Five - Heaven Beyond Released: 2000Magik Six - Live In Amsterdam Released: 2000Magik Seven - Live In Los Angeles Released: 2001In Search Of Sunrise Released: 1999In Search of Sunrise 2 Released: 27th February, 2001In Search of Sunrise 3 - Panama Released: 22nd July, 2002In Search of Sunrise 4 - Latin America Released: 29th April, 2005In Search of Sunrise 5 - Los Angeles Released: 25th April 2006In Search of Sunrise 6 - London Unreleased, mid 2007Live at Innercity, Amsterdam-Rai Released: 1999Summerbreeze Released: 2000Revolution Released: 2001Nyana Released: 5th May, 2003World Leader Released: 2003