| Birth name | Robbert van de Corput |
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| Born | 7 January 1988 Breda, Netherlands |
| Origin | Netherlands |
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| Years active | 2005–present |
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Hardwell gained recognition in 2009 for his bootleg of "Show Me Love vs. Be".[7] The song is a mashup of Robin S.'s "Show Me Love" and the instrumental track "Be" by Steve Angello and Laidback Luke. In 2010, Hardwell formed his own record label, Revealed Recordings. Soon after the launch, Hardwell started the release of Hardwell presents Revealed, a compilation album released annually which featured some of the label's biggest tracks of that year.
In March 2011, Hardwell launched his own radio show and podcast, Hardwell On Air.[8] His collaboration single with Tiësto, "Zero 76", was a club hit that year and charted on the American iTunes dance chart. He Hardwell entered the DJ Mag at number 24.[9]
In 2012, Hardwell's biggest track was the solo-original known as "Spaceman". In July he performed on the main stage at Tomorrowland.[10] Hardwell was named an EDM artist to watch in 2012 by MTV.[11] He then placed at number 6 on DJ Mag for 2012.
2013[edit]
In March 2013, he performed for the second time on the mainstage at Ultra Music Festival. Hardwell’s set broke all records for the most watched Ultra Music Festival live broadcast with over 80,000 people watching his set online.[12]
In April 2013, Hardwell launched his I Am Hardwell world tour.[13] The first phase of the tour saw sold-out shows in Jakarta, Singapore, Bangalore, Mumbai, Lisbon, and London with further venues coming up. Following on from his 2012 Tomorrowland performance, he returned to the main stage of the music festival in 2013.
During Amsterdam dance event (ADE) in October 2013, Hardwell held the world premiere of his I Am Hardwell documentary at the Tuschinski cinema in Amsterdam. The documentary, filmed by Robin Piree, provides an inside-look at Hardwell's rise and career over the past few years.[14] Shortly after, Hardwell ranked at number one on DJ Mag, making him the youngest DJ ever to top the list at 25 years of age[15]
2014[edit]
In October 2014, he released the music video of the album's lead single "Young Again", which features vocals from Chris Jones, and released his debut studio album, United We Are. On 18 October, DJ Mag announced that Hardwell has remained at number one for the second year in a row.
2015[edit]
On 12 October 2015, Hardwell released his single featuring Jake Reese "Mad World" as the track number 200 on his label Revealed Recordings. On 25 January 2016, Hardwell released his new single in a collaboration with Afrojack "Hollywood" under his label Revealed Recordings.
2016[edit]
On 29 February 2016, Hardwell launches new song with Jake Reese called "Run Wild".
On 28 March 2016, Hardwell released a new track with KURA entitled "Calavera" under Revealed Recordings.
Discography[edit]
Main article: Hardwell discography
- United We Are (2015)
Awards and nominations[edit]
| Year | Awards | Category | Recipient | Outcome | Ref |
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| 2013 | DJ Mag | Top 100 DJs | Hardwell | 1st | [16] |
| 2014 | [17] | ||||
| 2016 | NRJ Music Awards | Best International DJ | Nominated | [18] |
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