Alan Walker
Norwegian DJ and music producer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alan Walker (born 24 August 1997) is a Norwegian DJ and music producer. He is best known for his song "Faded". The song got good ratings worldwide and became a platinum single in 14 countries. The Magazine DJ Mag said Walker was 27th on their Top 100 DJs list of 2019.[1][2][3][4]
Alan Olav Walker | |
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Alan Walker in 2016 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 24 August 1997 Northampton, Northamptonshire, England |
| Genres | |
| Website | alanwalker |
In 2018, he released his music album Different Worlds.[5][6]
Career
2012–2016 - Career beginnings
In 2012, Walker started making music with his laptop and posting it to YouTube and SoundCloud.[7] In 2014, he released "Fade" which has more than 400 million views on YouTube.[8] He then released "Faded", which was a vocal version of Fade in 2015 with singer Iselin Solheim. "Faded" has more than 3 billion views on YouTube[9] and 1.5 billion streams on Spotify. He then released the following songs thereafter:
- "Sing Me to Sleep" with Iselin Solheim
- "Alone" with Noonie Bao
- "Routine" with David Whistle[10]
- "Alone Pt.II" with Ava Max[11]
2017–present
In 2017, Walker's channel became the most subscribed YouTube channel in Norway. The same year he released the song "Ignite" together with Norwegian music producer K-391. He then released "Tired" with Gavin James. On 9 June 2017, he released "Sky" featuring Dane Alex Skrindo. He then released other songs such as "Spectre", "All Falls Down" with Noah Cyrus and Digital Farm Animals, "Ignite", "Darkside" with Au/RA and Tomine Harley, and "Diamond Heart" with Sophia Somajo.
In 2019, he released "Are you Lonely" with Steve Aoki, "On My Way" with Sabrina Carpenter and Farruko, "Live Fast" with ASAP Rocky, Play, Ghost, Avem and Alone pt 2. He then released "End of Time" featuring Ahrix and K-391, "Heading Home" featuring Ruben, and a remix of "Time" by Hans Zimmer from the movie Inception.[12]
Discography
Albums
Extended plays
Awards
| Year | Organization | Award | Nominee/work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Gullsnutten | Årets Musikk (Music of the Year) | Alan Walker | Won | [17] |
| MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Norwegian Act | Won | [18] | ||
| P3 Gull | Årets Nykommer (Newcomer of the Year) |
Nominated | [19] | ||
| Årets Låt (Song of the Year) | "Faded" | Nominated | |||
| Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity | The Cannes Lions Award | Won | [20] | ||
| Eska Music Awards | Best International Hit | Won | [21] | ||
| NRJ Music Awards Norge | Årets Norske Låt (Norwegian Song of the Year) |
"Sing Me to Sleep" | Won | [22] | |
| EBBA Awards '17 by Eurosonic Noorderslag |
European Border Breakers Award | Alan Walker | Won | [23] | |
| 2017 | Public Choice Award | Nominated | |||
| Spellemannprisen '16 | Årets Låt (Song of the Year) | "Faded" | Won | [24] | |
| Brit Awards | British Single of the Year | Nominated | [25][26] | ||
| KKBox Music Awards | Best Western Artist of the Year | Alan Walker | Won | [27] | |
| Best Western Single of the Year | "Faded" | Won | |||
| WDM Radio Awards | Best New Talent | Alan Walker | Won | [28] | |
| Gullsnutten | Årets Musikk (Music of the Year) | Won | [29] | ||
| Echo Awards | Best International Newcomer | Nominated | [30] | ||
| Song of the Year | "Faded" | Nominated | |||
| Swiss Music Awards | Best International Hit | Won | [31] | ||
| Berlin Music Video Awards | Best Editor | "Sing Me to Sleep" (music video) |
Nominated | [32] | |
| Spellemann and Music Norway | Eksportprisen '16 (The Export Prize '16) |
Alan Walker | Won | [33] | |
| MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Norwegian Act | Won | [34] | ||
| 2018 | Spellemannprisen '17 | Årets Låt (Song of the Year) | Alone | Nominated | [35] |
| WDM Radio Awards | Best Bass Track | "All Falls Down" (shared with Noah Cyrus & Digital Farm Animals) |
Nominated | [36] | |
| Best Trending Track | "Tired" | Nominated | |||
| Best Remix | "Issues" | Nominated | |||
| International Dance Music Awards | Best Breakthrough Artist | Alan Walker | Won | [37] | |
| MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Norwegian Act | Won | [38] | ||
| 2019 | Spellemannprisen '18 | Årets Låt (Song of the Year) | "Darkside" (shared with Tomine Harket & Au/Ra) |
Nominated | [39] |
| "Ignite" (shared with K-391, Julie Bergan & Seungri) |
Nominated | ||||
| Årets Spellemann (Spellemann of the Year) | Alan Walker | Won |
Personal life
Walker has an older sister Camila and a younger brother Tom.[40]
References
Other websites
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