a Dutch DJ and house music composer/producer. He has worked with, and received support from, DJ's such as Tiësto, Fedde Le Grand, Sander Van Doorn, David Guetta, Toshaan Saini, Calvin Harris and Avicii. In 2012, Romero achieved popularity with the recording "Toulouse", which became a mainstay on the Beatport Top Ten for a significant period of time. Recognizing his talent, MTV named him an EDM artist to watch in 2012. His popularity has risen in recent years, and he has attained a joint residency with David Guetta at party hot spot Ibiza for the summer of 2012. October 2012, Nicky Romero received the DJ Mag 'Highest New Entry' award, and with spot #17 he is one of the highest new entry's ever together with Skrillex.