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15 Things You Need To Know About Martin Garrix
He's the 17-year-old superstar EDM DJ that's come out of nowhere. Here are 15 reasons why you need to have Martin Garrix on your radar.
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1. 1) Martin Garrix is living the high life.
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2. 2) His real name is Martijn Garritsen.
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3. 3) Only 17-years-old, he was born and brought up in The Netherlands.
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4. 4) At 16-years-old he made waves with his Remix of Christina Aguilera's 'Your Body'.
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5. 5) He is best known for the track "Animals", which was a Top 10 hit in more than 10 countries.
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6. 6) And peaked at number 1 in the UK.
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7. 7) He is the youngest person ever to reach the #1 spot on online music store Beatport.
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8. 8) And the youngest DJ ever to play the world’s largest nightclub Privilege in Ibiza.
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9. 9) To top it off, he ranked at no. 40 on DJ Mag's top 100 DJ's in 2013.
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10. 10) “On Saturday night I could be playing in Ibiza, and by Monday I'm back in school".
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11. 11) The video for his track 'Wizard' has had over 3.6 million views on YouTube and counting…
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12. 12) Martin Garrix has racked up over a whopping 1.2 million Facebook fans.
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13. 13) Martin Garrix hung out with Nicki Romero and Calvin Harris at the EMAs earlier this year.
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14. 14) And once he got hit on the head by the number 1 DJ in the world Hardwell.
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15. 15) Martin Garrix the person to watch in 2014.
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