Armin van Buuren (born December 25, 1976) is a trance music DJ and producer born in Leiden, the Netherlands who grew up in Koudekerk aan den Rijn. In 2007, he was voted number one DJ in DJ Mag's annual Top 100 vote.

Armin van Buuren is a very happy man, and with good reason, being voted as the number 1 DJ in the world in the prestigious public-voted DJ Top 100 for 2007 , after several years in 2nd or 3rd spot. He’s making the transition from talented young upstart to leading light in the echelons of trance – and beyond. 2005 has brought two new significant awards (Best Radio Show, and Best Compilation for A State of Trance 2004 at the Miami Winter Music Conference Awards), and a stunning new artist albu