NetherlandsWho First State is
First State is a trance act fronted by the Dutch record producer Sander van der Waal, also known as Sander van Dien, who has released three studio albums. Signed to Black Hole Recordings, they have performed internationally and work with vocalists such as Anita Kelsey, Neev Kennedy and Sarah Howells.
Biography from the First State article on Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Most played tracks
The tracks Spotify surfaces first for First State, with its own 0–100 popularity score alongside.
Reach MeTime Frame (Platinum Edition) · 2009382
Heading Up High - First State RemixHeading Up High · 2016313
FallingIn Search of Sunrise 6 (Ibiza) mixed by Tiësto · 2009344
Heading Up High (Mix Cut) - First State RemixLive at Tomorrowland Belgium 2017 (Highlights) · 2017315
Falling (Mixed)Black Hole Recordings - Friends of A State of Trance, Vol. 6 · 2026306
Ten Seconds Before Sunrise - First State RemixElements of Life Remixed (Extended Mixes) · 2008277
Falling - Craig Connelly RemixFalling (Craig Connelly Remix) · 2022258
Reverie - Dash Berlin RemixCrossroads Yearmix 2010 · 2011149
I Am You - Radio EditI Am You (Radio Edit) · 20152210
Take the Fall - Radio EditTake the Fall · 201422Latest releases
17 recent albums and singles. Cover art links through to Spotify.
Falling (Dave Neven presents OCATA Remix)2025 · singleFalling (Craig Connelly Remix)2022 · single
Reach Me (Ciaran McAuley Remix)2021 · single
Cygnes (First State & Ferry Tayle Remixes)2020 · single
Underneath My Skin2018 · single
Megalith2018 · single
Children Of The Masai2018 · single
Everywhere2018 · single
Brave2018 · single
Resurrected2017 · single
Full Circle2014 · album
The Whole Nine Yards 2 (Jakarta - Amsterdam)2013 · albumPost this ranking
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First State in numbers
How many monthly Spotify listeners does First State have?
First State has 68,100 monthly Spotify listeners in the week of Aug 17, 2026, as published on their public Spotify artist page.
What is First State's world ranking?
First State is ranked #937 of 1214 electronic music artists in the DJ INDEX, which ranks purely by monthly Spotify listeners.
Where is First State from?
First State is from Netherlands, where they rank #78 among the acts we track.
What kind of music does First State make?
First State is categorised as Mainstage and House in the DJ INDEX. Spotify tags them as trance, progressive trance.
Snapshot from the week of Aug 17, 2026. Listener figures come from Spotify's own public artist page and are rounded.