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Darude

Darude has been played on NTS shows including Imran, with Sandstorm (Radio Edit) first played on 2 January 2020.

Darude is known worldwide for his anthemic trance style. He is an electronic dance music producer, DJ and lives in Turku, Finland. He debuted in 1999 with the smash single Sandstorm (#1 hit in numerous charts around the world) and subsequent album Before the Storm.

Virtanen started his career as an amateur musician while in high school, making music using his PC's tracker software. As his interest in music production rapidly grew, he moved on to more serious production techniques.

While at a classmate's party, Virtanen played…

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Burning
Darude
16 Inch Records, RCA, BMG2000
Burning
Darude16 Inch Records, RCA, BMG2000
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Sandstorm
Darude
Ministry Of Sound2013
Sandstorm
DarudeMinistry Of Sound2013
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Sandstorm (Radio Edit)
Darude
16 Inch Records1999
Sandstorm (Radio Edit)
Darude16 Inch Records1999
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