تولد
May 16, 1982 in Mechelen, Flanders, Belgium
محل تولد
New York City , New York , USA
Electronic music lovers and fans all over the world know Dimitri "Vegas" Thivaios as half of the monolithic brotherly duo Dimitri Vegas and Like Mike and as ambassador of the worldwide phenomenon, Tomorrowland. The brothers are superstars in the electronic music scene that earned the adoration of crowds around the globe. Clocking up more than 30 million fans on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter & Youtube, and hundreds of millions of YouTube views of their immersive, over-the-top live performances and music video's. Their yearly solo-concerts sell out 85.000 tickets in less than 40 minutes, a feat only U2, Madonna, Beyoncé, and Michael Jackson can also claim. Collecting more Gold and Platinum records than they can count, they've also won the hearts of icons across genres, collaborating with heavyweight hitters like David Guetta, Wiz Khalifa, Snoop Dogg, Martin Garrix, Diplo, Swedish House Mafia, Steve Aoki, Afrojack and Fatboy Slim to Ne-Yo, Lil Jon & Kiiara... and remixing superstars like Coldplay, Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez, Major Lazer and many more. They even teamed up with legendary Hollywood composer Hans Zimmer to deliver a part of the soundtrack of the latest Disney "Pirates Of The Caribbean" blockbuster - Salazar's Revenge. After a strong rise in the scene for many years, the duo hit another spotlight moment in 2015 when they were crowned DJ Mag's No. 1 DJs in the world and their monumental "The Hum" short, featuring Jean Claude Van Damme and Charlie Sheen, which has been viewed almost 100 million times, scaled new heights. Additional success kept rolling in , including their two Billboard Dance #1 Hits "Higher Place" featuring Ne-Yo and "Hey Baby" ft. Diplo for which the music video offered the brothers another chance to flex creative storytelling muscles with a self-written and directed comic book style adventure. Their song "Complicated" with David Guetta, has over 100 million streams on Spotify and marked the duo's 3rd No. 1 atop the Billboard Dance Chart. Their latest single "When I Grow Up" with Wiz Khalifa and trap is now attacking charts worldwide, looking to break new records for the brothers. Dimitri and Michael Thivaios proved that together, they have what it takes to dominate the scene and Dimitri is all smiles with adding a budding acting career to his already 24/7 filled schedule. He's made some remarkable television cameos, including various comedic sketches on Belgian national TV-programming. In 2015, he played himself in the Belgian comedy Safety First: The Movie, and starred in the European blockbuster "Gangsta" by Adil El Arbi & Billal Fallah, a more serious flick about four friends who take their drug dealing careers further to dangerous results. With roles in Jean Claude Van Damme's "Lukas", George Romero's "Rise of the Living Dead" prequel and the upcoming cyber-crime movie "Shill", along with more exciting acting parts & projects to be announced... he's also even fallen in love with voice acting, after Disney offered a role on the Belgian version of their blockbuster Big Hero 6. Hungry for the chance to tell his own stories, he's teamed with Mike to write their own experiences into a Hollywood tv-series , and developing a cutting edge animated series together with the renowned Shadow Machine studios. Dimitri is strongly committed to his new foray, moving in & out from Ibiza to LA to focus on upcoming shoots and if you can count on anything, count on Dimitri to work hard and dream big. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Carmen Baragaño
