Ville Virtanen (born 17 July 1975), better known by his stage name Darude, is a Finnish electronic dance music producer and DJ from Eura, Hinnerjoki, Finland. He started making music in 1996 and released the hit single "Sandstorm" in late 1999 and subsequent album Before the Storm in 2000. His music is characterised by its progressive/uplifting style. Darude launched a label in 2011 called EnMass Music. He released his most recent fourth studio album, Moments, on August 14, 2015.

"Sandstorm" was a smash hit #3 in Finland and UK, selling platinum and holding the #1 spot on the Finnish Dance Chart for seventeen consecutive weeks. Word quickly spread about the track, which found global success. After becoming the #3 single in the United Kingdom (becoming the first record by a Finnish artist to do so), "Sandstorm" eventually sold 2 million units worldwide, and was the world's biggest selling 12-inch single in 2000.

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