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Paul van Dyk

1971 - Today

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Matthias Paul (German pronunciation: [maˈtiːas ˈpaʊ̯l]; born 16 December 1971), known professionally as Paul van Dyk (German: [ˈpaʊ̯l fan ˈdʏk]) is a German DJ, record producer and musician. Van Dyk was the first artist to receive a Grammy Award nomination in the newly added category of Best Dance/Electronic album for his 2003 release Reflections. He was the first DJ to be named number one by Mixmag in 2005. By 2008, he had sold over 3 million albums worldwide. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul van Dyk is the 818th most popular musician (down from 777th in 2019), the 3,241st most popular biography from Germany (up from 3,253rd in 2019) and the 42nd most popular German Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Paul van Dyk ranks 818 out of 3,175. Before him are Trickster, Joe Pass, Francisco Canaro, Lazar Berman, Chucho Valdés, and Clara Rockmore. After him are Daron Malakian, Diplo, Pinchas Zukerman, Solomon, Reginald Arvizu, and Yang Hyun-suk.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Paul van Dyk ranks 89. Before him are Oliver Riedel, Jennifer Lee, Pedro de la Rosa, Todd Howard, Viscera, and Evgeny Kissin. After him are J. Y. Park, Ma Huateng, Luca Guadagnino, Chris Hardwick, Peter Madsen, and Hwang Dong-hyuk.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Paul van Dyk ranks 3,243 out of 7,253. Before him are Alexander Zverev (1997), Ernst-Günther Baade (1897), Walter Krüger (1892), Helmut Kunz (1910), Clara Westhoff (1878), and Anton Ulrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (1687). After him are Elisabeth of Bavaria, Electress of Saxony (1443), Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg (1633), Werner Goldberg (1919), Johann Krieger (1651), William, Margrave of Baden-Baden (1593), and Edgar Hilsenrath (1926).

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Among MUSICIANS In Germany

Among musicians born in Germany, Paul van Dyk ranks 42. Before him are Conrad Graf (1782), Gerd Albrecht (1935), Klaus Voormann (1938), Klaus Tennstedt (1926), Harold Faltermeyer (1952), and Oliver Riedel (1971). After him are Herman Rarebell (1949), ATB (1973), Andi Deris (1964), Ingo Schwichtenberg (1965), Jackson Browne (1948), and Herbert Grönemeyer (1956).

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