Tiësto
Actor · Born January 17, 1969 (57) · Breda, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Tijs Michiel Verwest, OON ( born 17 January 1969), known as Tiësto (Dutch pronunciation: [cɛsto]), is a Dutch musician, DJ and record producer of electronic dance music. Although he has used many aliases in the past, he is best known for his work as DJ Tiësto. On his latest productions, however, he has dropped the "DJ" label and is now known simply as "Tiësto", an alias which is a twist of his childhood nickname. In 1997, he founded the label Black Hole Recordings with Arny Bink, where he released the Magik and In Search of Sunrise CD series. Tiësto met producer Dennis Waakop Reijers in 1998, and the two have worked together extensively since then. Reijers is credited as producer, writer, composer, or arranger on many of Tiësto's releases. In 1999 and 2000 Tiësto collaborated with Ferry Corsten to create Gouryella. His 2000 remix of Delerium's "Silence" featuring Sarah McLachlan exposed him to more mainstream audiences. In 2001, he released his first solo album In My Memory which gave him several major hits that launched his career. He ranked in the #1 poll position 3 consecutive times in the DJ Magazine Top 100 Popularity Poll from 2002 to 2004. Just after releasing his second studio album Just Be in 2004 at the Summer Olympics, he performed live at the opening ceremony in Athens, Greece, becoming the first DJ to play live on stage at an Olympics. Tracks he made especially for the Olympics were mixed together and released as the mix compilation Parade of the Athletes later that year. In April 2007 Tiësto launched both his radio show Tiësto's Club Life on Radio 538 in the Netherlands and released his third studio album Elements of Life. The album reached number one on the Dutch album chart as well on "Billboard Top Electronic Albums" in the U.S. and received a nomination for a Grammy Award in 2008.Tiësto released his fourth studio album Kaleidoscope in October 2009. As at 2012, Tiësto attained the #3 poll position of the DJ Mag 100 Popularity Poll, and he refers to the styles he mainly plays as House, Electro House, and Progressive House. He plays a new balanced sound sometimes demonstrating lesser known genres such as Dubstep. For nostalgia, Tiësto still throws in the odd Trance House record, the style he became attached to in the early 2000's. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tiësto, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 17, 1969 (57)
- Breda, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
- Actor
- 3 on MovieCove · 11 credits in all
What are Tiësto's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Bonds.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 0
Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 0 · Intense 1
Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1
Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 1
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Tiësto's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Tiësto's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
11 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page; 20 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
F1: The Movie(2025)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Ultra Miami's 25th Anniversary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Ultra Music Festival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
20 YEARS OF ULTRA (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Tiësto: Live at Tomorrowland in Belgium (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Major Lazer(2014)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all showsTomorrowland 2014 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Dutch Influence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
The Sound of Tiësto - Elements of Life World Tour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Athens 2004: Olympic Opening Ceremony (Games of the XXVIII Olympiad) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Career shape
A full career of 11 titles from 2004 to 2025.
How do Tiësto's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 73rd percentile, the median of all 2; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 73rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th2
Shape of the crowd
1 of their 3 titles is Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed1
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Tiësto work with?
People who share at least 2 of Tiësto's MovieCove titles; Pete Tong shares the most, 2.
- Pete TongShared titles: What We Started (2017), I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Pete Tong
