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Date of Birth: 1996, May 14
Years: 24 years old
Nation of birth: Netherlands
Height: 5 feet 8 inches
Name Martin garrix
birth name Martin Garritsen
Place of birth / city amstelveen
Profession singer, DJ
Net worth $17 million
Famous for DJ
Married Nope
Married to Not yet
Kids Not yet
Education Herman Brood Academy
online presence Lifestyle, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

Martin Garrix is ​​a prominent Dutch DJ/producer who rose to the spotlight after his track. Animals reached the Top 10 in over 10 countries and in Belgium and the UK it peaked at number 1 while in Ireland it peaked at number 3. Not only this track but the Martin Mago single produced with J es Hardway reached the peaks . in various countries. He was ranked #4 on DJ Magazine’s Top 100 DJs. He founded the STMPD RCRDS label after leaving Spinnin’ Records in 2016 before signing with Sony Music. Martin’s musical genres include EDM, Progressive House, Electro House, Microhouse, Big Room, Drop House, and Dutch House.

Early life and education of Martin Garrix

Martijn Garritsen was born on May 14, 1996 in Amsterdam. He developed a passion for music at the age of 4 when he started learning to play the guitar. When he was 8 years old, Martin was immersed in his quest to become a DJ after seeing DJ Tiesto and DJ Jayvee perform at the Athens Olympics. He was inspired by the song “Traffic” which led him to download specific software, FL Studio, to start composing. Martin graduated from the Herman Brood Academy, which is a production school in Utrecht in 2013.

Martin Garrix professional biosongs

Martin started his career by releasing the song ‘BFAM’ along with Julian Jordan. In 2012 he won the SLAM! FM DJ Talent of the Year Award and in the same year his remix of ‘Your Body’ on Christina Aguilera deluxe version of her album titled Loto .

He later collaborated with TV Noise on the Loop Masters Essential compilation album, Volume 2 and titled his track “Just Some Loops”. The following year, in 2013, Martin collaborated with Sidney Samson on Tiesto’s Musical Freedom label to release ‘Torrent’. His own solo titled ‘Animals’ was released on the 16th of June 2013 on Spinnin Records which is a Dutch record label.

In Europe alone, the track became a multi-chart hit. Martin soon became the youngest person to reach the number one spot on the Beatport charts. Shortly after that on September 30th , he released a remix of ‘Project T’ by Sander Van Doorn, Dimitrix Vegas and Like Mike which peaked at #1 on Beatport.

He then soon appeared on DJ Magazine’s Top 100 DJs of 2013 list as a new entry at #40, which peaked at #4. In November of the same year, Martin signed a deal with Scooter Braun’s Scooter Braun Projects. . A month later, Martin released ‘Wizard’ together with Jay Hardway which reached number 6 in Belgium and in the Netherlands reached number 17.

In early 2014, Martin performed at Ultra Music Festival where he performed his new releases which also featured collaborations with Dillon, Francis, Hardwell, and Afrojack . Garrix then released his new track titled Empowered and then another track called Virus with MOTi. He collaborated with DJ Afrojack to release Turn Up the Speaker which was also a hit.

Later, Afrojack and Martin premiered this new track at Ultra Music Festival. Martin has released many remixes including Enrique Iglesias -Esta Noche and Rick Ross’ Busy in 2011, Christina Aguilera’s Your Body and Roy Gates ‘ Midnight Sun 2.0 in 2012, Daddy Groove’s Stellar, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike vs. Sander’s Project T Van Doorn and his own track Animal, all in 2013. In 2014 he released Cracking by Bassjackers and DubVision’s Backlash.

In 2016, he launched his own record label called STMPD RCRDS and on March 11 he released his first single, Now That I’ve Found You under his label with Michel Zitron and John Martin. Later on July 26, 2016, Martin signed a contract with Sony Music International. He stated:

“ Su enfoque progresista de la transmisión y la increíble lista de artistas talentosos combinados con su pasión y comprensión por mi visión del futuro de mi música hicieron de esto una obviedad ”.

Luego ganó el premio a Mejor interpretación escénica mundial y Mejor acto electrónico en los MTV European Music Awards 2016 en noviembre de 2016.

En el 2017, comenzó a viajar con Justin Bieber en su Purpose World Tour en Australia. Hablando sobre la colaboración con Justin, dijo:

‘Hemos estado en el estudio y tenemos algunas ideas aproximadas, pero aún no tenemos una canción real en la que ambos estamos como,’ Está bien, esto es lo que vamos a lanzar ‘.

Se convirtió en residente en Hï Ibiza, anteriormente conocido como Space Ibiza para la temporada 2017.

On February 25, 2018, Martin performed at the closing ceremony of the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics at the Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium in South Korea.

Charities

Martin held an event in Los Angeles in May 2016 to support an organization called Fuck Cancer, to detect, prevent and support those affected by cancer.

Similarly, in November 2016, he kicked off his India tour with a benefit show in Mumbai at Mahalaxmi Racecourse. The main objective was to provide education for Indian children.

He was announced an international friend of the SOS Children’s Village in South Africa on February 24, 2017. Speaking to Billboard, Martin said: ‘it’s terrible that so many children around the world don’t have the support of a loving family.’

Martin Garrix net worth

As of 2018, he is included in the list of the top ten highest paid DJs in the world. The net worth of him is estimated at $17 million. According to Celebrity Net Worth, his total income is around $22 million.

At such a young age, and in such a short time, Martin has already achieved a great name and fortune.

The personal life of Martin Garrix

Garrix is ​​dating a model girlfriend named Charelle Schriek . The couple seems so in love and their adorable photos on Instagram can back up our statement. The couple began dating in 2017.

Previously, he was in a relationship with Lynn Tijn Spooritsen (known as Lynn Spoor). the duo dated for a year. She also had an affair with the English singer Dua Lipa.

Martin admitted that he is a computer nerd and during his free time he is seen hiding in his bedroom study playing on his computer.

Age, body measurements and other facts

  • Age: As of 2019, Martin Garrix is ​​23 years old.
  • Birth sign: Taurus
  • Height: He has a height of 5 feet 9 inches.
  • Weight: His body weight is around 72 kg.
  • Body Measurements: He has an athletic build, however actual measurements are unknown.
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