Armin van Buuren (born 25 December 1976) is a Dutch DJ, record producer and remixer from South Holland. Since 2001, he has hosted the A State of Trance radio show, which is broadcast to more than 37 million weekly listeners in 84 countries on over 100 FM radio stations. According to Djs And Festivals, "the radio show propelled him to stardom and helped cultivate an interest in trance music around the world." Van Buuren has won a number of accolades. He has been ranked the number one DJ by DJ Mag a record of five times, four years in a row.