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Darude

1975 - Today

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Toni-Ville Henrik Virtanen (Finnish: [ˈtoniˌʋilːe ˈhenrik ˈʋirtɑnen]; born July 17, 1975), better known by his stage name Darude (), is a Finnish DJ and record producer from Eura, Satakunta. His music is characterised by its progressive/uplifting style. He started making music in 1995 and released the platinum-selling hit single "Sandstorm" in late 1999. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Darude has received more than 1,076,760 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Darude is the 1,454th most popular musician (down from 1,337th in 2019), the 288th most popular biography from Finland (down from 247th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Finnish Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.46

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 39

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.11

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.26

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Darude ranks 1,454 out of 2,662. Before him are Robin Trower, Simon Wright, Tim Bogert, Zhanna Bichevskaya, Nancy Wilson, and Brigitte Engerer. After him are Jens Johansson, Ramsey Lewis, Mishary Rashid Alafasy, Johnny Marr, Cliff Martinez, and Daniel Lanois.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Darude ranks 121. Before him are M.I.A., Peter Pellegrini, Vivian Hsu, Gala, Néstor Pitana, and Sebastián Rulli. After him are Lee Sun-kyun, Oleksandr Shovkovskiy, Preity Zinta, Carlos Sastre, Viktor Kassai, and Buvaisar Saitiev.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Darude ranks 288 out of 642. Before him are Eino Leino (1891), Urho Castrén (1886), Kaija Mustonen (1941), Fredi (1942), Pauli Nevala (1940), and Sakari Tuomioja (1911). After him are Kjell Westö (1961), Veli Saarinen (1902), Bruno Ahlberg (1911), Kirka (1950), Sulo Nurmela (1908), and Matti Sippala (1908).

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Among MUSICIANS In Finland

Among musicians born in Finland, Darude ranks 8. Before him are Tuomas Holopainen (1976), Alexi Laiho (1979), Aarre Merikanto (1893), Timo Tolkki (1966), Jukka Nevalainen (1978), and Emppu Vuorinen (1978). After him are Mr Lordi (1974), Juice Leskinen (1950), Sami Vänskä (1976), Carita Holmström (1954), Roope Latvala (1970), and Jonne Järvelä (1974).

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