Darude

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. Read more on Last.fm

Artist biography provided by Last.fm

Appearances

FIRST

23/06/2000
Sandstorm
Mimed Performance

LAST

14/09/2001
Out Of Control
Mimed Performance

TOTAL
(+ )

Artist Statistics

Below are the number of appearances made, sorted by the most popular types of performance. Repeat performances are not counted, unless stated otherwise.

Studio Performances

Repeat Performances

Live Performances

Satellite Performances

Music Videos

Linked Performances

Artist Appearances

Episode	Performance
14/09/2001	Out Of Control Mimed Performance
24/11/2000	Feel The Beat Mimed Performance
21/07/2000	Sandstorm Mimed Performance
23/06/2000	Sandstorm Mimed Performance

Feedback

We really value your feedback and help, so if you notice any inaccuracies or would like to let us know about something, fill out this form.^*

^*Please note, we are unable to action performance or episode video requests, and so any such requests will be ignored, as we do not have access to the BBC's TOTP video archive. Your feedback is stored and processed securely. We aim to reply to all feedback received. Once your feedback has been actioned it will be deleted from our server.