Alan Walker (DJ)

Alan Walker
Born (1997-08-24) August 24, 1997
Origin Bergen, Norway
Genres

Electro House

Chillstep
Occupation(s) Record producer, DJ
Years active 2012–present
Labels Sony Music Entertainment Norway
NoCopyrightSounds (NCS)
Website www.alanwalkermusic.no

Alan Walker (born August 24, 1997 in Northampton, England) is a Norwegian producer who released his first official single in 2014—the melodic electro house track "Fade".

Career

At the age of two, he moved to Bergen, Norway, along with his Norwegian mother and British father.

Growing up in the digital era, Walker found an early interest in computers which later turned into a fascination for programming and graphic design. In 2012 he started making music on his laptop, and with the help and feedback from his online friends, his songs soon caught the attention of the record labels.

His song "Fade" gained attention after its release on YouTube, he got signed to the label No Copyright Sounds. "Fade" was followed by the tracks "Spectre" and "Force" in 2015, all written and produced by Walker himself.

Walker's first single with Sony Music Sweden was the track "Faded", a vocal version of "Fade", released December 4, 2015 and featuring female vocalist Iselin Solheim.[1] The song topped both the Norwegian VG-lista singles chart and the Swedish Sverigetopplistan charts, and was a Top 10 hit as well in Finland and Denmark, with appearances also on Italian, German, Dutch and Irish charts.

In popular culture

"Faded" gained great popularity among gamers, by using the track in their own content, the song has spread all over the world.

Discography

Singles

Year Single Peak positions Certification Sales
NOR
[2]		 DEN
[3]		 FIN
[4]		 GER
 IRE
 ITA
 NLD
[5]		 SWE
[6]		 UK
2015 "Faded" 1 3[7] 1[8] 1 24 24 4 1 58

References

  1. ↑ PopCrush: Best Songs We Heard This Week: Jeremih, The 1975, Alan Walker + More
  2. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Alan Walker". Norwegian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  3. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Alan Walker". Danish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  4. ↑ Hung, Steffen. Walker "Discography Alan Walker" Check |url= value (help). Finnish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  5. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Alan Walker". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  6. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Alan Walker". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  7. ↑ http://hitlisten.nu/default.asp?list=t40
  8. ↑ http://ifpi.fi/tilastot/virallinen-lista/singlet/2016/3

External links

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