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| Born | Alan Olav Walker 24 August 1997[1][2] Northampton, England | ||||||||||||
| Other names | DJ Walkzz[3] | ||||||||||||
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| Origin | Fana, Bergen, Norway | ||||||||||||
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| Years active | 2012–present | ||||||||||||
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| Website | alanwalker walkergaming | ||||||||||||
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Alan Olav Walker (born 24 August 1997) is a Norwegian DJ and record producer. His songs "Faded", "Sing Me to Sleep", "Alone", "All Falls Down" (with Noah Cyrus and Digital Farm Animals) and "Darkside" (with Au/Ra and Tomine Harket) have each been multi-platinum-certified and reached number 1 on the VG-lista chart in Norway.[a] Walker's music style is reminiscent of slightly slower-paced progressive house, 1990s trance music, or dubstep with a smoother rhythmic edge.[5]
Walker grew up in Fana, Bergen, Norway, and began making music around 2012. Using feedback from fans online, he later gained recognition by posting several videos on YouTube and SoundCloud.[4] Starting out as a bedroom producer, he was better known as DJ Walkzz before signing a record deal and releasing his debut single "Fade" on NoCopyrightSounds (NCS) at the age of 17.[6][7] In December 2015, his single "Faded", released on MER Musikk, reached as high as number 80 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[a] In 2016, after releasing the singles "Sing Me to Sleep" and "Alone". In 2017 released the single "The Spectre", a vocal remake of an early song, "Spectre", which reached the top 10 on the Norwegian, Swiss, and Polish charts. Walker was ranked 13th on the Billboard 21 Under 21, which was released in September of the same year.[8] Then, in October of the same year, he achieved similar success with the single "All Falls Down", a collaboration with singer Noah Cyrus and British DJ and music producer Digital Farm Animals.
In 2018, he released the song "Darkside" featuring Antiguan-German singer/songwriter Au/Ra and Norwegian singer Tomine Harket. A few months later, his first studio album, Different World (2018), debuted at number 1 on the Norwegian and Finnish charts, as well as in the Top 20 in Sweden and Switzerland.[a] In 2019, Walker released the singles "Are You Lonely" featuring Steve Aoki and Isák, and "On My Way" featuring Sabrina Carpenter and Farruko. Over the next two years, Walker released songs such as "Time", a collaboration with Hans Zimmer in 2020, and "Fake a Smile" in 2021. Both songs appear on his second studio album, World of Walker, which was released in November 2021 and reached number 4 in Norway. In September of the same year, he also released the Walker Racing League EP.
In 2023, he ranked number 11 on DJ Mag's Top 100 DJs.[9] Walker has accumulated a net worth estimated at $20 million by 2022.[10] In a rating of the most subscribed YouTube channels in Norway by vidIQ, Walker is ranked at the top of the list with around 45.7 million subscribers as of March 2024.[11] He remains the most-subscribed user as of February 2025 with 46.4 million subscribers.[12]
- ^ Litleskare, Tord (8 December 2017). "Feirer bursdagen i hjembyen med massivt show" [Celebrating his birthday in his hometown with a massive show]. gaffa.no (in Norwegian). GAFFA. Archived from the original on 11 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
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- ^ a b "Alan Walker talks fame, gaming and music-making". DJ Mag. 11 March 2018. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ Holen, Øyvind (21 April 2023), "Alan Walker", Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian), retrieved 25 October 2023
- ^ "Alan Walker – Fade [NCS Release]". NoCopyrightSounds. 19 November 2014. Archived from the original on 25 January 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2017 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Alan Walker And His Powerful Career | Nexus Radio". 19 March 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ "21 Under 21 2017: Music's Next Generation". Billboard. Archived from the original on 24 October 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "Alan Walker | Top 100 DJs 2023 | DJMag.com". DJ Mag. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
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:10was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Top 100 YouTube Channels in Norway - vidIQ". vidIQ. Archived from the original on 30 March 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
- ^ "Alan Walker's YouTube Stats (Summary Profile) - Social Blade Stats". Social Blade. Archived from the original on 3 February 2025. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
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