Dana van Dreven
Dana van Dreven (born 8 July 1974), also known as DJ Lady Dana, is a Dutch hardstyle and previously gabber DJ and producer. She started playing gabber in 1993 and though it was never her intention to become a DJ, she did, and is now the most popular female DJ on the Dutch hard dance scene. For a long time, she was the only female DJ at hard dance events.
Also recorded as Dana Snitch · D Lerius
Dana van Dreven
- Name
- Lady Dana
- Birth Name
- Dana van Dreven
- Born
- 8 July 1974
- Birthplace
- Amsterdam, Netherlands,
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Occupation
- club dj · disc jockey · record producer · musician
- Fields
- hardstyle
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Biography
Biography
She achieved the highest ranking spot as a hard dance DJ in the British Mixmag top 100, which she first entered at number fifty-five. She suffered a hiatus starting in 2010, after a series of medical conditions: she was first diagnosed with burnout after a series of anxiety episodes. After a year of recovery, she was discovered with a melanoma and had her lymph glands removed. After the operation, she had pain in her shoulder, as a result of a pinched nerve, and she was diagnosed with nerve damage, causing a constant pulsating pain in her left arm. After two and a half years, she returned to the last Thunderdome festival, where she performed a set using mostly one arm.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Lady Dana • Birth Name — Dana van Dreven • Born — 8 July 1974 • Birthplace — Amsterdam, Netherlands, • Origin — Netherlands • Genre — Hardstyle, Hardcore • Label — Danamite • Years Active — 1993–present • Website — "Official Facebook"
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Dana van Dreven, recorded as a musician, was born on 8 July 1974. The birth is recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
DJ mix albums
DJ mix albums
• 2001 Qlimax (Time To Gain Access To The Future) • 2001 Dana & The Beholder – Hard Bass • 2001 Dana & Pavo – Houseqlassics - The Hits • 2002 Mix 01: ID&T Presents Dana • 2003 Dana & Pavo – Qlimax • 2003 X-Qlusive Dana • 2004 Dj Dana • 2006 Dana
Singles
Singles
• 2003 Dana – Excuse Me / Here We Go! • 2003 Zenith & Dana – Victims Of Hardstyle • 2003 DJ Dana & The Prophet – Scratched
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- “Dana van Dreven”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q267163: Dana van Dreven
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