Darude (Dj ) was born in Eura, Finland on a Thursday, July 17, 1975 🎈. Darude is 49 years old. He is a Cancer ♋ and was born in the Year of the Rabbit 🐇.
Trance DJ most known for his 1999 international hit “Sandstorm.” His album Before the Storm charted in the top 10 in several countries all across the world.
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| FULL NAME: | Toni-Ville Henrik Virtanen |
| BIRTH DATE: | July 17, 1975 |
| BIRTHPLACE: | Eura, Finland |
| AGE: | 49 years old |
| NATIONALITY: | Finnish |
| ETHNICITY: | Unknown |
| ZODIAC: | Cancer |
| CHINESE ZODIAC: | Rabbit |
About
Darude is a Dj. Toni-Ville was born in the 1970s, in the middle of the Generation X generation. Generation X, also known as the "MTV Generation," are individuals born between 1965 and 1980. This generation saw the emergence of music videos, heavy metal, and hip hop. Nirvana, U2, Madonna, torn jeans, Beverly Hills 90210, and Friends also became popular. Gen Xers have also experienced significant events, including, fall of the Berlin Wall, the energy crisis, the Watergate scandal, the rise of the personal computer, and Terrorism at the Munich Olympics.
He was born in Eura, Finland. His real name is Ville Virtanen. Find out who is Darude dating right now.
He started making music while studying at Turku Polytechnic University in Finland, where he mixed music using his PC’s tracker software.
DID YOU KNOW His DJ alias was created after classmates teased him for constantly playing the song “Rude Boy.” Rude Boy eventually became his name, which then became Da Rude, and finally Darude.
FACT He collaborated on the song “I Ran (So Far Away)” with American Idol contestant Blake Lewis.
SEE ALSO Darude’s net worth as of 2025.
Birthday
Currently, Darude is 49 years old. His next birthday is away. Toni-Ville will celebrate his 50th birthday on a Thursday, July 17th. He shares a birthday with everyone who was born on July 17, 1975. Below is the countdown to his upcoming birthday.
Zodiac
Darude’s zodiac sign is Cancer. People born between the dates of June 21st and July 22nd belong to the fourth sign in the zodiac, Cancer. Cancer are known for being loyal, hyper emotional, caring, and intuitive. On the bad side, Cancers can be overly sensitive, moody, and vindictive. Taurus & Pisces are the most compatible signs for Cancers.
Famous Cancer celebrities are Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande, Lionel Messi, Kevin Hart, Khloe Kardashian, Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, and King Bach. Cancer ruling planet is Moon. Astrologically, Moon represents your emotional side, your feelings, intuition and memories.
Darude was born in the Year of the Rabbit. Rabbit symbolizes elegance and beauty in Chinese culture. People born in the Year of the Rabbit are intuitive, even-tempered, gentle, faithful, compassionate, and clever. They can also sometimes be pessimistic, insecure, vain, overly cautious, and finicky.
This year is the Year of the Serpent.
DID YOU KNOW United States life expectancy is about 78.5 years.
Darude is a 49 years old Dj, born in July, in the Year of the Rabbit (1975), and is a Cancer. His life path number is 1. Toni-Ville’s birthstone is Ruby, and his birth flower is Larkspur.
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