Artist
Skrillex
WINS*
9
NOMINATIONS*
18
67th Annual GRAMMY Awards
NOMINATION
Best Dance/Electronic Recording
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Through the 67th GRAMMY Awards
"I don't like hype cluttering art."
- Born Sonny John Moore on Jan. 15, 1988, in Los Angeles, California
- Skrillex's fifth EP, 2011'sBangarang, hit No. 14 on the Billboard 200. His debut full-length album, 2014'sRecess, peaked at No. 4. He scored his first Top 10 hit with "Where Are Ü Now" featuringDiplo andJustin Bieber.
- Skrillex earned his first three GRAMMY wins for 2011 at the54th GRAMMY Awards for Best Dance Recording ("Scary Sprites And Nice Monsters"), Best Dance/Electronica Album (Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites) and Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical ("Cinema [Skirllex Remix]").
- Skrillex was originally known as Twipz before he changed his moniker.
- In 2015 Skrillex, in partnership with Bridges for Music, donated DJ music equipment to local youth programs on stops along his Full Flex Express Canadian tour.