18 Things Martin Garrix Did Before He Even Turned 18
He's travelled the word, made worldwide hits and worked with some of the dance world's biggest artists - and that's all by age 17. As Martin Garrix turns 18-years-old, we look at what he's already achieved in his career.
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1. At age 17, Martin Garrix scored a UK number one with his hit 'Animals.'
It's what some people work their entire careers towards but Martin Garrix managed to make a number one hit at just 17-years-old.
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2. Martin Garrix is the youngest person ever to reach the number one spot on Beatport.
When he released 'Animals' in 2014, 17-year-old Garrix became the youngest producer to ever top the Beatport 100 chart on his own. Picture: Facebook
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3. He got the record deal of his dreams when he signed to Spinnin' Records.
Alongside some of the worlds biggest DJs and producers including Capital XTRA's Afrojack, Alesso, Nicky Romero, Zedd, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike and plenty more, Martin Garrix signed to independent Dutch record label Spinnin' Records. Picture: Instagram
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4. Not only was 'Animals' a number one in the UK...
The track went on to be a top 10 hit in more than 10 countries including in The Netherlands, New Zealand, Ireland, Spain and more. Picture: Facebook
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5. Garrix ranked at no. 40 on DJ Mag's top 100 DJ's in 2013.
As a new entry and as just a teenager Martin Garrix was officially named the 40th top DJ in the world in 2013 by DJ Magazine. Picture: Facebook
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6. Most people his age are in school, but Martin's travelling the world.
Just liking Garrix on Facebook or hitting follow on Instagram will show you exactly how much Garrix is loving life. His work takes him worldwide from Thailand to Austraila, the USA and back to Europe again. It seems like every week he's in another country. Picture: instagram/martingarrix
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7. Garrix performed at Ultra Music Festival in Miami.
He debuted a ton of new tracks when he performed at the huge Miami festival, including collaborations with Armand Van Helden, Dillon Francis and Afrojack, who joined him on stage to perform alongside Tiesto.
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8. Trying to increase your social media following? Martin Garrix has over 5 million Facebook fans.
With 689,000 Twitter followers and 5.7 million Facebook fans, it's clear to see that Garrix has got peoples attention.
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9. At age just 16 he had a track released on Christina Aguilera's 'Lotus' album.
Most 16-year-olds are busy taking their GCSE's but not Martin Garrix. The Dutch DJ was remixing Christina Aguilera's 'Body' at age 16, which featured on the 'Lotus' albums deluxe version, alongside all his regular school work.
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10. Martin Garrix's 2013 single 'Wizard' also charted in the top 10 in countries throughout Europe.
'Animals' was far from a one-hit-wonder for Martin Garrix. Since its release he has found success with songs 'Wizard,' 'Helicopter' and 'Tremor.'
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11. He has become somewhat of a teen idol.
Martin Garrix is undoubtedly EDM's biggest heart-throb. The teenager has got a huge following of adoring female fans that's growing by the day.
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12. In 2012, he won the SLAM! FM 'DJ Talent of the Year' Award.
The popular radio station in Martin's home country named him 'DJ Talent Of The Year' in 2012, a title that Calvin Harris picked up the year prior. Picture: Instagram.
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13. He hangs out with all the top DJ's, including the world's number one, Hardwell.
Your friends are probably cool, but lets be serious, Martin Garrix is hanging around with Hardwell, Afrojack, Alesso, Calvin Harris.. You get the idea. Hard to get cooler than that.
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14. The official video for Animals has had over 1.7 millions views on YouTube
If you include the views it has had on Spinnin' Records YouTube page it rises to almost 2 million views. An incredible amount of eyes on one video.
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15. Martin Garrix did a special DJ Masterclass with Coco Cole on Capital XTRA.
When Martin Garrix joined Coco Cole in the Capital XTRA studio last year he spoke about the making of 'Animals' and gave a special DJ masterclass tutorial. Head to our YouTube page to see the full thing.
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16. He has taken what could possibly win the award for the world's largest selfie.
Who else have achieved a selfie like this one?
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17. As a gift to fans, Garrix released a free single, 'Proxy.'
You know you're doing well when you can just give singles way. Garrix released 'Proxy' as a thank you to his fans for their support in 2013, saying; "This past year has been incredible. I can't thank you guys enough. Enjoy 'Proxy' as my gift to you. THANK YOU!"
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18. Garrix played Coachella, one of the biggest festivals in the world.
Heplayed unreleased collaborations with Dillon Francis and Afrojack during the set. "What's cool about Coachella is the diversity of crowd. You've got rock fans, you’ve got pop fans, you've got indie fans. For me, it was an unreal experience … It was about people having fun and playing a lot of new stuff" he told TIME.