Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike

Born in Belgium, Dimitri and Michael Thivaios are of Greek origin.[3] The brothers grew up in the Flemish town of Willebroek. They began to make their first steps as DJs reportedly at a young age.[4] Very quickly, they made several appearances in small clubs and were resident BeatFM radio DJs. Dimitri then left Flanders in 1999 and began touring Europe. He lived in Mallorca and then in Halkidiki, Greece before moving to Ibiza in 2003, where he was a resident in major clubs such as Privilege and Space.[5]

Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike performing at Sea Star Festival 2018

Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike released their first single in 2009, "Liquid Skies" under the alias DNM.[6] In 2010, the duo founded their own record lable Smash the House. During this year, they were tasked with writing the official anthem for the 2010 edition of Tomorrowland, "Tomorrow (Give in to the Night)".[7] This song was their first top 20 hit, peaking at number 16 in Belgium. The duo continued to write the Tomorrowland anthems up to the 2014 edition,[7] this included the 2013 anthem "Chattahoochee" which peaked at number two in the Belgian charts. 2013 also saw the release of "Tremor" with Dutch DJ Martin Garrix which, in 2018, Billboard named their best song.[8]

In 2015, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike scored their first Belgian number one with "The Hum", which was quickly followed by a second' "Higher Place" (featuring Ne-Yo). Both songs also certified platinum in Belgium.[9] At Amsterdam Dance Event 2015, the duo were voted as the world's number one DJ, by DJ Magazine, being the first Belgians to do so.[10] 2016 saw the groups third number one and platinum single with "Hey Baby".[11] and they finished runners-up in DJ Mag's top 100 DJ poll behind Martin Garrix.[10]

2017 saw the release of their platinum selling single "Complicated", certifying in both Belgium[12] and The Netherlands,[13] in addition to their long-awaited festivals gimic "Crowd Control".[14] In 2017 the duo also released a rendition of "He's a Pirate" with Hans Zimmer for the Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales movie.[15]

In 2019, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike achieved their first 2× platinum single "Instagram".[16] In addition to this, after three years in second place, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike reclaimed their place as world's number one DJ.[10]

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