Toni-Ville Henrik Virtanen, better known by his stage name Darude, is a Finnish DJ and record producer from Eura, Satakunta.
16 Facts About Darude
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Darude started making music in 1995 and released the platinum-selling hit single "Sandstorm" in late 1999.
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Darude represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019, alongside singer Sebastian Rejman, with the song "Look Away".
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Darude began occasionally releasing demos to radio stations beginning in 1997, and offering his music for download on MP3.
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Shortly after the album's release, Darude created a vocal edit of "Out of Control", and released it as a single; "Out of Control ".
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Darude began a world tour in 2001, releasing Before the Storm: Australian Tour Edition in the process.
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Darude's single "Tell Me" was released in Finland on April 11,2007 and "My Game" on September 19,2007.
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Darude was ranked No 96 on the DJ List as of December 11,2010 and No 314 in the DJ Mag Top 100.
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Darude has recently completed remixes for artists such as ATB and The Thrillseekers, with radio play from Radio 1 personalities such as Pete Tong, Judge Jules, Ferry Corsten, and Paul Oakenfold.
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Darude took part in a label showcase for EnMasse in Amsterdam in October 2012.
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Darude continued to tour into 2013, performing that year at the Groove Cruise out of Miami and playing two days of Tomorrowland in July 2014 in Belgium.
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Shortly following the album's release in September 2015, Darude embarked on a ten date tour of the United States and Canada, culminating in a performance at the inaugural TwitchCon, a gaming and tech convention organised by video streaming platform Twitch and held in San Francisco on September 25 and 26,2015.
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On January 29,2019, Darude was announced as the Finnish representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel.
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Darude performed alongside Sebastian Rejman, and his entry "Look Away" was decided in a special edition of Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu.
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Darude has a son was born on 2009 and and a daughter was born on 2017 and with his American wife, Michelle.
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Darude lived in Atlanta, the United States, from the late 2000s to 2013.