A Dutch trance music producer and DJ, Armin van Buuren is known for playing progressive trance and uplifting trance. He has won a number of accolades, including the #1 spot on DJ Magazine's Top 100 DJs fan poll a record of 5 times, including an unprecedented four consecutive years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010. He is currently the #2 DJ on DJ Magazine's Top 100 DJs poll for 2013. Since 2001, Van Buuren has hosted a weekly radio show called A State of Trance, which has 20 million weekly listeners in 26 countries. This radio show propelled him to superstardom and garnered an intense following of trance fans around the world. His 2008 studio album, Imagine, entered the Dutch album chart at No. 1, a first for a dance music artist in Dutch music history. He released Mirage in 2010 and Intense in 2013. Wildly popular, Armin van Buuren performs all over the globe.