DJ Tiesto is getting ready to have a child for a second time. The well-known DJ announced on April 4 that he and his wife Annika Backes are expecting their second child via Instagram.
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The singer, whose true name is Tijs Michiel Verwest, made the announcement alongside photos of Annika from the recent 64th Annual Grammy Awards, when she proudly displayed her growing baby bump on the red carpet. In one picture, Tijs put his hand on Annika’s stomach; in another, he kissed it.
Model Annika Backes, who was born on September 7, 1996, is most known for being DJ Tiesto’s spouse. The native of Colorado, who frequently travels to various locations for work, is represented by Elite Model Management. She has appeared on the covers of magazines like Luxuriant and Inlove and walked the runway at important fashion events like NYC Fashion Week.
A talent scout discovered her in a mall, and she has picked Alexander Wang as her favorite designer. Backes was born and raised in Denver, Colorado, and is 25 years old. At the Catch restaurant in New York City, Annika and Tijs first ran into one other in 2015. In 2018, over the Thanksgiving holiday, they became engaged, and Backes revealed to Vogue:
After a few months of friendship, we decided the day before Coachella that we were going to go together. We had the best time exploring the event all weekend long, just the two of us. We both understood when we didn’t tire of one another even after returning to New York City and still didn’t want to be apart.
Viola Margreet Verwest, the couple’s first child, is due in November 2020 after their 2019 wedding. In the same month, the couple posted pictures of their baby on social media to make her first public appearance.
About DJ Tiesto
The record producer was elected the greatest DJ of all time in a survey by Mix magazine in 2010–2011, and in 2013, readers of DJ Mag nominated him as the finest DJ of the last 20 years.
From 1998 to 2000, the 53-year-old collaborated with Ferry Corsten and formed the record label Black Hole Recordings. His debut solo album, In My Memory, was released in 2001, and for three years, from 2002 to 2004, he was voted the World’s Best DJ by readers of DJ Magazine’s annual Top 100 DJs readership poll.
He gave a live performance at the 2004 Summer Olympics’ opening ceremony in Athens after his second album, Just Be, was released. In April 2007, Tiesto’s third studio album, Elements in Life, was released.
His radio show, Club Life, had its premiere on Radio 538. The Dutchman released his fourth album, Kaleidoscope, in October 2009, and his fifth album, A Town Called Paradise, in June 2014. He also won a Grammy for Best Remixed Recording and Non-Classical at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards for his rendition of John Legend’s All of Me.
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