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Alan Walker
Alan Walker during an interview in Germany
Alan Walker during an interview in Germany
Background information
Birth nameAlan Olav Walker
Also known asDJ Walkzz
Born (1997-08-24) 24 August 1997 (age 27)
Northampton, England
OriginBergen, Norway
Occupations
Years active2014–present
Labels
Websitewww.alanwalkermusic.no

Alan Olav Walker (born 24 August 1997) is a Norwegian DJ and record producer, who was born in Northampton, England. He is best known for the electronic dance music single "Faded", which struck gold in international markets, receiving platinum certification in over 10 different countries.

Career

Early beginnings

Born in Northampton, Walker moved to Bergen in Hordaland,[1] with his Norwegian mother and English father at the age of two. Growing up in the digital era, Walker found an early interest in computers which later turned into a fascination for programming and graphic design. He initially had no musical background, however he later taught himself by browsing YouTube videos based on music production.[2] In 2012 he started making music on his laptop and his songs soon caught the attention of record labels.

2014 - "Fade"

Walker's song "Fade" gained attention after its release on YouTube via the label NoCopyrightSounds. It has become the most popular track in the channel, as well as one of the most used background music on YouTube. The track was later included in NoCopyrightSounds' album NCS: Uplifting. The tracks "Spectre" and "Force" followed in 2015.

2015 - "Faded"

Walker signed with MER Musikk under Sony Music Sweden and his next single, "Faded", was a remastered vocal version of "Fade". It was released 3 December and featured uncredited female vocalist Iselin Solheim.[3] The song topped the Norwegian VG-lista singles chart and the Swedish Sverigetopplistan charts, iTunes charts in 32 countries, as well as entering top 10 in Spotify Global Chart. It was a hit in Finland, Denmark, Ireland, Italy, Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, the United States, several countries in Europe and Asia.[4] The music video on YouTube has over 700 million views and 4 million likes, placing it among the top 30 most liked YouTube videos. The single received an official remix from Tiesto.

2016–present - "Sing Me To Sleep"

Walker's new single "Sing Me To Sleep" was released on 3 June, featuring Iselin Solheim, the same vocalist in "Faded". The song topped iTunes charts in 7 countries, it has over 94 million streams on Spotify. The music video on YouTube has over 100 million views.[5]

Discography

Alan Walker at Stavernfestivalen in 2016

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications
NOR
[6] 		AUS
[7] 		FRA
[8] 		GER
[9] 		IRE
[10] 		ITA
[11] 		NLD
[12] 		SWE
[13] 		UK
[14] 		US
"Fade" 2014 — — — — — — — — — —
"Spectre" 2015 — — — — — — — — — —
"Force" — — — — — — — — — —
"Faded" 1 2 1 1 6 1 2 1 7 80
"Sing Me to Sleep" 2016 1 — 51 10 — — — 9 95 —
  • BVMI: Gold
  • GLF: 2× Platinum
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

Remixes

As DJ Walkzz

Year Title Artist
2012 "Glimpse of Heaven" (DJ Walkzz Remix) DJ Harmonics

As Alan Walker

Year Title Artist
2013 "The Final Countdown" [Alan Walker Remix] Europe
2015 "Rays of Light" [Alan Walker Remix] Broiler
2016 "Hymn for the Weekend" [Remix] Coldplay
"Millionaire" (featuring Nelly) [Alan Walker Remix] Cash Cash & Digital Farm Animals
"Move Your Body" [Alan Walker Remix][19] Sia

Music videos

Year Title Director
2015 "Faded"
  • Rikkard Häggbom
  • Tobias Häggbom
2016 "Sing Me to Sleep"

Tour

Walker Tour 2016[20]

Month Day Event Location
May 28 Summerburst Gothenburg, Sweden
June 4 EOS Festival Taufkirchen, Germany
4 BigCityBeats Frankfurt, Germany
10 Summerburst Stockholm, Sweden
12 Summerburst Vilnius, Lithuania
24 Tinderbox Odense, Denmark
July 1 Touch the Lake Zürich, Switzerland
2 Bråvalla Norrköping, Sweden
3 Summerfestival Antwerp, Belgium
6 Balaton Sound Zamárdi, Hungary
7 Electric Love Salzburg, Austria
8 Stavernfestivalen Stavern, Norway
22 Tomorrowland Boom, Belgium
28 Lake Festival Styria, Austria
31 Radio Pilatus Lucerne, Switzerland
August 5 Weekend Festival Pärnu, Estonia
6 Weekend Festival Helsinki, Finland
18 Open Air Gampel Gampel, Switzerland
19 Jugendfest Ålesund, Norway
20 Findings Festival Oslo, Norway
27 Creamfields Daresbury, England
September 2 Live House Shanghai, China
4 MTA Festival Beijing, China
10 Lollapalooza Berlin, Germany

Walker Tour 2016: Asia[21]

Month Day Event Location
December 1 Club Space Chengdu, China
2 Elements Beijing, China
3 Myst Shanghai, China
7 Taipei Nangang C3 Parking Lot Taipei, Taiwan
8 Revolutionn Music Festival Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
9 Djakarta Warehouse Project Jakarta, Indonesia
10 ZoukOut Singapore
14 Heineken Live Your Music Penang, Malaysia
15 Heineken Live Your Music Johor Bahru, Malaysia
16 Heineken Live Your Music Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
17 Day Dream Festival Launch Party Hong Kong, China
18 Enchanted Valley Carnival Pune, India

Walker Tour 2017: Europe[22]

Month Day Event Location
February 9 Melkweg Amsterdam, Netherlands
10 YoYo Paris, France
11 Bloody Louis Brussels, Belgium
14 Progresja Music Zone Warsaw, Poland
15 Heaven London, United Kingdom
16 Fabrique Milan, Italy
17 Neuraum Munich, Germany
18 Bootshaus Cologne, Germany

Awards and nominations

Year Organization Award Work Result
2016 MTV Europe Music Awards Best Norwegian Act Himself Won

References

  1. ^ "Alan Walker droppar maska". NRK. November 9, 2016.
  2. ^ "Alan Walker - Q&A #1". YouTube. August 12, 2016.
  3. ^ PopCrush: Best Songs We Heard This Week: Jeremih, The 1975, Alan Walker + More
  4. ^ PopCrush: Best Songs We Heard This Week: Jeremih, The 1975, Alan Walker + More
  5. ^ "Alan Walker - Sing Me to Sleep". YouTube. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  6. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Alan Walker". Norwegian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  7. ^ "Discography Alan Walker". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Discographie Alan Walker". French Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  9. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Alan Walker". German Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  10. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Alan Walker". Irish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  11. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Alan Walker: Singles". Italian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  12. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Alan Walker". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  13. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Alan Walker". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  14. ^ "Alan Walker". Officialcharts.com/. Official Charts Company.
  15. ^ "Alan Walker".
  16. ^ "ARIA CHART WATCH #393". auspOp. 5 November 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  17. ^ "British single certifications – Alan Walker – Faded". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 5 November 2016.Enter Faded in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search
  18. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 10 August 2016. Note: The reader must enter 'Alan Walker' in the 'Interpret' field and the single name in the 'Titel' field.
  19. ^ "Sia Announces This Is Acting Deluxe Edition". Pitchfork Media. 29 September 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  20. ^ "Alan Walker - Walker Tour 2016 (Trailer)". 26 May 2016.
  21. ^ Alan Walker (2016-11-09), Alan Walker is Heading Home (Trailer), retrieved 2016-11-13
  22. ^ "Instagram photo by Alan Walker". Instagram. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
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