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| Birth name | Alan Olav Walker |
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| Born | 24 August 1997 Northampton, Northamptonshire, England |
| Origin | Bergen, Norway |
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| Years active | 2012–present |
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| Website | alanwalker |
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| Channels | Alan Walker |
| Years active | 2015–present |
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| Subscribers | 38.3 million (2021) |
| Total views | 8.65 billion (2021) |
| Updated: 8 February 2021 | |
Alan Walker
Alan Olav Walker (born 24 August 1997) is an English-Norwegian DJ and record producer. In 2015, Walker received international acclaim after releasing the single "Faded", which received platinum certifications in 14 countries. In 2020, he was ranked 26th on DJ Mag. He released his debut studio album, Different World, in 2018.
Early life of Alan Walker
Alan Walker is the son of the Norwegian Hilde Omdal Walker, and the British Philip Alan Walker. By birth, he was granted dual citizenship , both in Norway and in the UK based on their parental origin. At the age of two, he moved to Bergen , Norway, with his parents and siblings. Walker grew up with two brothers, an older sister, Camilla, born in England , and a younger brother, Andreas, born in Norway.
Growing up in the digital age , Walker found an early interest in computers, which later developed into a fascination with programming and graphic design . Initially he had no musical background; However, he later taught himself by watching YouTube tutorials based on music production .
Biography of Alan Walker
In 2012, inspired by producers K-391 and Ahrix , which he had discovered on YouTube , and composers Steve Jablonsky and Hans Zimmer , he began creating his own music with his laptop. At first, also inspired by the music of Handsup & Hardstyle, he used the name DJ Walkzz.
In 2014, he composed "Fade", a song that he uploaded to his YouTube channel and caught the attention of some people, including the record label NoCopyrightSounds (NCS), with which he signed a contract. NoCopyrightSounds launched "Fade" on its YouTube channel on November 3, 2014, to great success and receiving more than 400 million views in a short time. Then followed the songs "Specter" and "Force" in 2015.
Musical career of Alan Walker
In 2015, he signed with the record company Sony Music Entertainment (SME). His first song with Sony Music Sweden was a remastered vocal version of "Fade", voiced by singer Iselin Solheim and containing the instrumental version as well. This version entitled "Faded" was released on December 3, 2015 and within a few weeks of its release it began to lead the top positions on some European music charts. It became his biggest hit to date, amassing more than 3.015 million views on YouTube. Two months later, he released the acoustic version of "Faded", entitled "Faded (Restrung)".
On June 2, 2016, he released " Sing Me to Sleep ", again with the collaboration of singer Iselin Solheim, with an instrumental version.
Subsequently, he also released three remixes, one of the Coldplay song " Hymn for the Weekend " (July 1), another of the Cash Cash and Digital Farm Animals song "Millionaire (ft. Nelly)" (September 1) ), and another of Sia's song "Move Your Body" (October 21).
On November 30, 2016, "Routine" comes out. This song is a collaboration with producer David Whistle , also known as "DJ Ness". Also, at the same time, a one-hour mix of different versions of this song called "r0ut1n3 - Gamers Mix" is released.
On December 1, 2016, he released his single " Alone ", in collaboration with singer Noonie Bao , his official YouTube video exceeds 1100 million views. Later, an instrumental remix version and an acoustic version titled "Alone (Restrung)" were released.
On January 27, 2017, their collaboration on the song " Back to Beautiful " by American singer Sofia Carson comes out .
On May 18, 2017, he released the single " Tired, " which features the voice of Irish singer Gavin James ; later, a remix produced by Kygo was released .
On April 20 of the same year, he premiered the remix of "That's What I Like", a song by Bruno Mars .
On June 9, 2017, "Sky" comes out, with the collaboration of Danish producer Alex Skrindo . Three years later, on October 26, 2020, Alan releases a VIP Remix of this song.
On September 16, 2017, he released his single "The Specter", a vocalized version of his song "Specter", released two years earlier.
On October 27, 2017, he released "All Falls Down," along with Noah Cyrus , Digital Farm Animals, and Juliander.
On December 1, 2017, the remix of the song "Strongest" by his compatriot Ina Wroldsen comes out .
On March 23 of the following year, he released the re-release of "This Is Me", a song from the movie The Great Showman , along with Keala Settle .
On May 11, 2018, he collaborated with K-391 and singers Julie Bergan and Seungri on the single "Ignite." This collaboration was planned at the beginning of 2017.
On July 27, 2018, he released “Darkside” with Tomine Harket and Au / Ra.
On August 31 of the same year, Walker released the re-release of the song "Sheep" by Chinese Lay's .
On September 28, 2018, he released his single "Diamond Heart", featuring singer Sophia Somajo.
On November 30, 2018, he released his single "Different World". His self-titled album was released on December 14, 2018.
On February 22, he collaborated with Steve Aoki and the ISÁK singer on the single "Are You Lonely," which is part of Aoki's sixth studio album, Neon Future IV .
On March 21, 2019, Walker releases a new song called "On My Way," on which he collaborated with Sabrina Carpenter and Puerto Rican singer Farruko .
On June 21, Alan releases a remix of the song " Calma " by artists Farruko and Pedro Capó .
On July 25, 2019, he releases a song in collaboration with ASAP Rocky for PUBG MOBILE , called "Live Fast."
On August 30 of the same year, Alan Walker released his single "Play", featuring K-391, Tungevaag and Mangoo. Two days later, they announced a remix contest with Liquid State for all music producers in the world to remix the track and upload it to YouTube using the hashtag #PRESSPLAY, offering the winners to collaborate in the studio with Alan Walker and his friends.
On September 6, 2019, a remix of the song "Me vs Us" by American singer-songwriter Tayla Parx is released .
On September 27, 2019, the remix of Australian Guy Sebastian's song "Choir" is released.
On October 17, 2019, he released his song "Ghost" in collaboration with singer Au / Ra , which is part of the soundtrack of the video game Death Stranding .
On November 1, 2019, he presents the official song of his Aviation Tour , called "Avem."
On December 27 of the same year, he released his single "Alone, Pt. 2", in which he collaborated with the American singer Ava Max .
On February 14, his remix of the Gavin James song "Always" comes out.
On March 6, 2020, the collaboration of Alan, K-391 and Ahrix debuts on a song titled "End of Time." This being an adaptation of the 2013 single "Nova" by the latter mentioned artist.
On April 1, 2020, he released the song "Heading Home", sung by Norwegian artist Ruben . This single is a revamped version of the 2016 song of the same name, which was never released. The music video of this concludes a saga of 10 songs that have a continuity, this saga is known as "World of Walker".
On May 8, 2020, the remix of Illenium's song "In Your Arms" is released .
On May 15, 2020, he released his remix of Time, with the collaboration of German composer Hans Zimmer.
On May 29, 2020, on the Madison Beer YouTube channel , Alan Walker's remix of the song "Selfish" is released.
On December 11 of the same year, he released his single "Space Melody" along with: Vize, Edward Artemyev and Leony. Later, a week later, the official video for the song was released.
The first single from 2021 is the song "Sorry", in collaboration with the musical band ISÁK. This one comes out on Friday, January 29th. Later, on February 12, an EP of "Sorry" comes out that brings a remix of the song by Albert Vishi , and a mix of more than an hour of different versions of this song entitled "50rry - Gamers Mix".
A week later, on February 19, 2021, Alan releases the single "Fake A Smile". With the collaboration of the American singer Salem Ilese . It takes up the "World of Walker" music video saga, which had ended in the song "Heading Home."
Art
Walker was originally known as "DJ Walkzz" or "Walkzz" when he was starting out. He ended up using his real name, Alan Walker, as his artist name after registering with a record label . He designed his logo in 2013, a symbol consisting of interlocking letters "A" and "W", which are the initials of his name. He wears a hoodie and face mask when performing on stage. When asked why he wore a mask during an NRK interview , he said that “it is to keep a low profile while maintaining the mental image that I have been given. I think it's great. A little twist that makes people wonder who the person behind Alan Walker really is. In an episode of his Unmasked series , he stated that "The mask is more of a sign and symbol of unity and of being equal, rather than me being different."
Discography of Alan Walker
Studio albums
- 2018: Different World
- "Intro"
- "Lost Control" (with Sorana)
- "I Do not Wanna Go" (with Julie Bergan)
- "Lily" (with K-391 & Emelie Hollow)
- "Lonely" (with Steve Aoki feat. Isak & Omar Noir)
- "Do It All For You" (with Trevor Guthrie)
- "Different World" (with K-391, Sofia Carson feat. CORSAK)
- "Interlude"
- "Sing Me To Sleep"
- "All Falls Down" (with Noah Cyrus, Digital Farm Animals feat. Juliander)
- "Darkside" (with Au / Ra and Tomine Harket)
- "Alone"
- "Diamond Heart" (with Sophia Somajo)
- "Faded" (Interlude)
- "Faded"
Remixes
| Year | Qualification | Artist |
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| 2013 | "Air" [Alan Walker Remix] | LarsM (feat. Mona Moua) |
| 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] | Sia | |
| 2017 | « Back to Beautiful " [Alan Walker Remix] | Sofia carson |
| " After the Afterparty " [Alan Walker Remix] | Charli XCX Lil Yachty | |
| " That's What I Like " [Alan Walker Remix] | Bruno mars | |
| " Issues " [Alan Walker Remix] | Julia Michaels | |
| " Malibu " [Alan Walker Remix] | Miley Cyrus | |
| "Tired" [Alan Walker Remix] | Alan Walker (feat. Gavin James) | |
| "Legends Never Die" [Alan Walker Remix] | League Of Legends (feat. Against The Current & Mako) | |
| " Lonely Together " [Alan Walker Remix] | Avicii ft. Rita prays | |
| "Strongest" [Alan Walker Remix] | Ina Wroldsen | |
| "Again" [Alan Walker Remix] | Noah Cyrus feat. XXX Tentacion | |
| 2018 | "Stranger Things" [Alan Walker Remix] | Kygo feat. OneRepublic |
| "All Night" [Alan Walker Remix] | Steve Aoki feat. Lauren Jauregui | |
| "This is me" [Alan Walker Relift] | Keala Settle & The Greatest Showman Ensemble | |
| "Sheep" [Alan Walker Relift] | Lay exo | |
| 2019 | " Calma " [Alan Walker Remix] | Farruko & Pedro Capó |
| "Me Vs. Us" [Alan Walker Remix] | Tayla parx | |
| "Choir" [Alan Walker Remix] | Guy sebastian | |
| "Play" [Niya & Alan Walker Remix] | Alan Walker & K-391, Tungevaag, Mangoo | |
| 2020 | "Always" [Alan Walker Remix] | Gavin james |
| "In Your Arms" [Alan Walker Remix] | Illenium | |
| "Time" [Official Remix] | Hans zimmer | |
| "Selfish" [Alan Walker Remix] | Madison beer Tour of Alan Walker |
Touring head
- Walker Tour (2016-2018)
- World of Walker Tour (2018)
- Different World Tour (2018-2019)
- Aviation tour (2019-2020)
Supporting
- Rihanna : Anti World Tour (2016)
- Justin Bieber : Purpose World Tour (2017)
- Martin Garrix : Thursday at Ushuaïa Ibiza Beach Hotel (2017)
