Dana van Dreven (born 8 July 1974), also known as DJ Lady Dana, is a Dutch

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and previously gabber DJ and producer. Van Dreven was born in

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. 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. She achieved the highest ranking spot as a hard dance DJ in the

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'' 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

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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.

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

* 2003 Dana – Excuse Me / Here We Go! * 2003 Zenith & Dana – Victims Of Hardstyle * 2003 DJ Dana & The Prophet – Scratched

References

External links

Danamite
— her own record label
"Official Facebook"
1974 births Living people Dutch club DJs Musicians from Amsterdam Women DJs Hardstyle musicians Dutch electronic dance music DJs 21st-century women musicians {{DJ-stub