Matthias Paul, better known by his stage name Paul van Dyk is a German Grammy Award-winning Electronic Dance Music DJ, musician and record producer. One of the first true Superstar DJs, Paul van Dyk was one of the first artists to receive a Grammy nomination in the newly added category of Best Dance/Electronic album for his 2004 release Reflections. He was named the World's No. 1 DJ in both 2005 and 2006, something less than a handful of DJs have ever achieved. Paul van Dyk is the only DJ to hold a spot in the World's Top 10 DJs since 1998. He is also the first DJ to be named No. 1 by Mixmag... in 2005. As of 2007, he has sold over 4.5 million albums worldwide. A trance producer starting in the early 1990s, Paul quickly achieved popularity with his remix of "Love Stimulation" by Humate under the record label MFS in 1993, and with his hit single, "For an Angel", but in recent times he no longer likes to describe his music as trance, but rather simply as electronic dance music. Paul van Dyk grew up in East Berlin in a single parent household; his father left him and his mother when he was four years old.
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| Birthdate: | December 16, 1971 |
| Birthplace: | Eisenhüttenstadt |
| Age: | 40 |
| Also known as: | Paul Van Dyke, Paul van Dyk and Peter Heppner, Paul van Dijk |