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Martin Garrix

Facts of Martin Garrix

Date of Birth: 1996 , May-14
Birth Nation: Netherlands
Name Martin Garrix
Birth Name Martijn Gerard Garritsen
Nationality Dutch
Birth Place/City Amstelveen, the Netherlands
Profession Singer,DJ
Net Worth $50 million
Famous for Animals
Girlfriend Charelle Schriek
Married No
Married to Not Yet
Children Not Yet
Education Herman Brood Academy
Online Presence Facebook,Twitter,Instagram
Music Group Sony Music

Quick Timeline of Martin Garrix

1996 Born in Amstelveen, Netherlands
2004 Was inspired by Tiësto performance
2012 Signed a contract with Spinnin' Records
2013 Released his debut solo single, Animals
2013 Graduated from Herman Brood Academy
2016 Joined Sony Music
2018 Revealed relationship with girlfriend Charelle Schriek

Detail Timeline of Martin Garrix

May 14 , 1996

Born in Amstelveen, Netherlands

Martin Garrix was born as Martijn Garritsen in Amstelveen, Netherlands to Dutch parents. He was also raised in Amstelveen. His nationality is Dutch. 

2004

Was inspired by Tiësto performance

In 2004, Martin attended Olympic Games in Athens. There he saw DJ Tiësto performing in the Olympic Games. Martin was influenced by his performance and he also decided to be DJ one day. He then downloaded Tiësto track, Traffic and began listening that song.

2012

Signed a contract with Spinnin' Records

In 2012, he began working in the songs BFAM and Just Some Loops. He then signed a recording contract with Spinnin' Records and finally released Error 404. After signing a contract with Spinnin' Records, he worked on several tracks with them.

June 17 , 2013

Released his debut solo single, Animals

On 17th of June 2013, he released his solo single, Animals. It was a massive hit all over the world; it reached number 1 in Belgium and the United Kingdom. It was ranked number 3 in Ireland. At the end of 2013, he released his second single, Wizard with Jay Hardway. 

2013

Graduated from Herman Brood Academy

He received his formal education from Herman Brood Academy. He was one of the brilliant students of his class. When he was there, he was also active in composing songs. He finally graduated from there in 2013.

July 26 , 2016

Joined Sony Music

Shortly after his departure from Spinnin' Records, Martin lauched his own music label STMPD RCRDS and then joined Sony Music, where he works till now.

2018

Revealed relationship with girlfriend Charelle Schriek

In January 2018, Martin made his relationship with his girfriend Charelle Schriek public via his Instagram. The couple is alleged to be dating since mid-2017.

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Martin Garrix is an emerging talented music artist from the Netherlands. He is a DJ, composer, musician as well as a record producer. He is mainly famous from his own track Animals. Garrixx is also the founder of STMPD RCRDS and currently is signed with Sony Music.

Martin Garrix was born as Martijn Gerard Garritsen in Amstelveen, the Netherlands to Dutch parents. He was also raised in Amstelveen. His nationality is Dutch. He started learning guitar at the age of 8 and after seeing Tiesto performing at 2004 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony in Athens, he decided to follow the path of a DJ.

The 2003 graduate of Herman Brood Academy, Martin began working in the songs BFAM and Just Some Loops in 2012. He then signed a recording contract with Spinnin' Records and finally released Error 404. On June 17, 2013, he released his solo single Animals. It was a massive hit all over the world; it reached number 1 in Belgium and the United Kingdom. It was ranked number 3 in Ireland

Working with the idols like Jay Hardway and Sidney Samson, at the end of 2013, he released his second single, Wizard.

After terminating his contract with Spinnin' Records, in 2016, launched his own label STMPD RCRDS before joining Sony Music on July 26, 2016, where he worked alongside Bebe Rexha and Carl Cox. He is a supporter of Justin Bieber.

In 2017, as per Forbes, he became the highest earning DJ with the annual revenue of $19.5 million. Though he has kept his property details undisclosed, he is estimated to be enjoying the net worth of $50 million as of 2018.

Handsome and talented, Martin is reportedly in a relationship with a Dutch model Charelle Schriek. Martin made his relationship with his model girlfriend public via his Instagram in January 2018. The couple is alleged to be dating since mid-2017.

 

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The couple is not married yet and also are free from the mishaps of separation.