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Tiësto
Tiësto became the first DJ to perform at an Olympics opening ceremony, playing at the 2004 Athens Games, a milestone that reflected electronic dance music's growing mainstream legitimacy during the early 2000s trance music era that Tiësto helped define. His extended, melodically driven trance productions throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s established Tiësto as one of the genre's most significant early figures, and his sustained relevance across multiple subsequent electronic music stylistic shifts, from trance through progressive house and later mainstream EDM, reflected unusual genre-spanning longevity. Tiësto's residencies at major Las Vegas nightclubs and his sustained presence among the highest-earning DJs globally throughout the 2010s reflected the significant commercial infrastructure electronic dance music built around superstar DJ residencies during that decade. His combination of foundational trance-era significance and his sustained multi-decade commercial relevance across changing electronic music trends has made Tiësto one of the longest continuously successful figures in the history of mainstream electronic dance music.
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Avicii
Avicii's 2013 single "Wake Me Up," blending electronic dance production with folk and country influences, became one of the best-selling singles of the decade and helped demonstrate electronic dance music's genre-blending commercial potential well beyond typical club-oriented production. His combination of melodic, emotionally accessible songwriting within an electronic dance music framework distinguished Avicii from more purely beat-driven DJ contemporaries, and his willingness to incorporate live instrumentation into his productions expanded the genre's sonic palette during its early-2010s commercial peak. Avicii's struggles with severe anxiety and the physical toll of an intense global touring schedule led him to retire from live performance in 2016 at just 26, and his death by suicide in 2018 at 28 became one of the most significant losses in electronic dance music's history. His combination of genuine genre-blending musical innovation and the tragic circumstances of his early death have made Avicii one of the most influential and mourned figures in electronic dance music, and his openness about the mental health toll of his career has contributed to broader industry conversations about touring musicians' wellbeing.
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