
Not so many years ago it was hard to find female DJs headlining electronic music festivals. Thankfully, this is no longer the case, especially in techno. There is no better day than today to bring you the top female DJs you should listen to. They have made history and will continue to do so, all over the world.
Do you know who the Number 1 female DJ in the world is? Here are the top female DJs right now:
- Nervo
- Charlotte de Witte
- Peggy Gou
- Mariana BO
- Amelie Lens
- Alison Wonderland
- Miss K8
- Nina Kraviz
- Nora En Pure
- Mattn
- Kaka
- Deborah De Luca
Top Female DJs you shoulnd’t miss
Nervo
The Australian twins, named Miriam and Olivia Nervo, are not only DJs but also producers, singers and models. They became famous writing songs for artists such as Kesha, Rachel Stevens, The Pussycat Dolls, David Guetta and Kelly Rowland, among many others. Even Avicci produced several tracks for them.
The Australian duo could not be missed out from our list, since they currently occupy the 18th position in the Top 100 DJs in the world.
Charlotte de Witte
Charlotte de Witte‘s meteoric rise over the last few years has established her as one of the best techno DJs and one of the names destined to mark an era. Born in Belgium in 1992, she is already a regular on the billboards of the best electronic music and techno festivals, and accumulates more than a million monthly listeners on Spotify.
Peggy Gou
Without a doubt one of the most renowned DJs of today. Born in 1991 in South Korea, Alison started playing the piano, and training in classical music when she was only 8. Ten years later, she went to study fashion in London, where she learned to DJ and later, to produce her own tracks using Ableton.
Today, besides being a top DJ and producer, she also has her own label, Gudu Records, and combines it with fashion design. She is a regular at the best electronic music festivals around the world and has more than 1 million monthly listeners on Spotify!
Mariana BO
Highlighted in the top 100 DJs chart, Mexican DJ Mariana BO promotes and shares her talent and experience with new artists in the genre to consolidate the Mexican essence of this style.
Her violin ,and the fusion she performs with the instrument have brought a new vision of electronic music and has given her a greater projection, making her part of the most important international festivals of this genre such as Beyond Wonderland, EDC in Mexico and Las Vegas, or Tomorrowland in Belgium.
Amelie Lens
With a similar career as Deborah de Luca, Amelie quit her profession in the fashion world in 2014, at which point she started working as a DJ under the alias Renée. She released her first EP with Lyase Recordings and was later requested by the duo Pan Pot to be part of their label, Second State.
After passing through a few small clubs, Lens landed a residency at one of Belgium’s most renowned nightclubs, the Labyrinth Club in Hasselt. The Belgian DJ mixes pure techno with dark melodies and female vocals. Don’t miss her!
Alison Wonderland
With a new album on the way, Alison Wonderland is one of EDM’s brightest female stars. As a singer, producer and DJ, she combines pop music with strong electronic beats.
This Australian queen has been playing major festivals for years, including headlining at festivals such as Coachella, Electronic Daisy Carnival and Lollapalooza.
Miss K8
This top DJ was crowned when she was asked to create the anthem for Dominator in 2014, the most important hardcore music festival in the world, located in Netherlands.
Since then, she hasn’t stopped growing, playing at festivals in the USA, China, Finland… Her debut album “MAGNET” (2016) is a cocktail of a lot of noise, power and bass.
Nina Kraviz
This Russian artist tops this list because she got it all. She is not only a top DJ, but also a producer, singer and entrepreneur. Since she burst onto the electronic scene she has faced many controversies, but no one has been able to deny her refined musical taste for acid house.
In 2014, she founded her own record label, in which she plays on the most psychotropic, dreamlike and magical side of electronica.
Nora En Pure
Deep house has had a name and surname for quite some time now: Daniela Di Lillo aka Nora En Pure. The South African artist based in Switzerland has been glorifying the scene for years with her ethereal performances and natural melodies, transporting us and connecting us with some of the most precious places on the planet.
Mattn
She began her career as a warm-up act for Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike.
Her blend of underground and main-stage styles has taken Mattn to the world’s top electronic music events, from Privilege and Amnesia in Ibiza, to exclusive venues like VIP Room in St Tropez, to the dance music legends that are Tomorrowland and TomorrowWorld
Kaka
KAKA has been DJing since 2008, and for the first time she has made it to the top DJ list this year.
The artist is a pioneer in China’s dance music scene. She has spent most of last year on national tours. Her first post-pandemic performance was at Play House in Chengdu.
Deborah De Luca
Deborah de Luca studied fashion design in Modena, and went through several jobs, including waitress and dancer until she decided that music was her passion, a path she has successfully followed to become one of the current queens of electronic music in general, and techno in particular.
That led this Neapolitan to found her own label, Sola_mente Records, and to step on the best clubs and festivals in the world.
Her personal style, in which she combines hard techno with minimal in immersive melodies, is a guaranteed hit wherever she performs.
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