Tino Piontek was born in
Dresden on 12 February 1980, and grew up in East Germany until 1989 when the
Berlin Wall came down and both parts of Germany subsequently reunited. In 1996, he started producing with the program
Cubase and some synthesizers; at the same time he discovered house music on the Dresden nightlife scene. He became active as a DJ himself and in 2012 his first productions appeared. From then on, international DJ performances began and in 2017 his debut album was released on the label
Sony Music. He celebrated his greatest success so far in August 2020 with the song "
Hypnotized", which he recorded for the vocals together with
Sophie and the Giants, which peaked at number two on the
Italian Singles Chart, receiving double platinum certification. In the same year, he produced official remixes of
Dua Lipa's "
Don't Start Now",
Kylie Minogue's "
Magic" and
Lady Gaga's "
Rain on Me". He has his own SiriusXM show on Studio 54 on Fridays called "Purple Disco Tales". In 2023, he won a
Grammy Award under the category of
Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical for his remix of
Lizzo's "
About Damn Time". == Personal life ==