Taking Sydney by 'Sandstorm,' Darude climbs the Harbour Bridge and it's perfect

Dudu du du.
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Johnny Lieu
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A tonne of famous people have climbed the Sydney Harbour Bridge in Australia. Derek Zoolander. Gigi Hadid. Even "The Hoff."

But they all pale in comparison to music mastermind, DJ and producer Darude, who conquered the bridge on Wednesday. Dudu du du.

It's actually the second time Darude, real name Ville Virtanen, has scaled the bridge, reaching the summit a few years after the bridge began offering climbs in 1998.


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We bet the original climb inspired his genius 2001 hit "Sandstorm," which dazzled the minds of children everywhere and left YouTube users asking "song name?" until the end of time.

The Finnish star is in Australia for a tour. For some reason, he also participated as a rivet catcher in a historical reenactment of how the bridge was built in the '20s and '30s during his climb Wednesday, according to a statement from Sydney Bridge Climb.

Geez Louise, the rumours are true. This man can really do it all.

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Mashable Australia's Web Culture Reporter.Reach out to me on Twitter at @Johnny_Lieu or via email at jlieu [at] mashable.com

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