Alan Walker
Alan Olav Walker (born 24 August 1997) is a Norwegian DJ and music producer. At the age of 16, Walker released "Fade " on NoCopyrightSounds, which led to a contract with MER Musikk. He rose to fame with his 2015 single "Faded". The song was a worldwide commercial success upon its release, reaching number one on the singles charts in Norway, Finland, and Sweden, and in the top three on the Danish singles chart. The song peaked at number one in over 10 of his countries and entered the top five in over 25 countries. Walker's debut album, Different World (2018) , features artists such as Steve Aoki, Noah Cyrus, and Digital Farm Animals, and includes "famous releases'' such as "Faded" and "new songs" such as "Lost Control." is known for its combination.[3]
For other people named Alan Walker, see Alan Walker (disambiguation).
Alan Walker
Alan Olav Walker
DJ Walkzz
24 August 1997[1]
Northampton, England
Bergen, Norway
2012–present
2012–present
- 45.3 million (Alan Walker)
- 97 thousand (Walker Gaming)
- 14 thousand (Alan Walker Shorts)
His catalog also included the singles "Sing Me to Sleep", "Alone", "Tired" with Gavin James, "The Spectre", "All Falls Down" featuring Noah Cyrus and Digital Farm Animals, "Darkside", "Diamond Heart", "On My Way" featuring Sabrina Carpenter and Farruko, and "Alone, Pt. II" with Ava Max.
In rating the most subscribed YouTube channels in Norway by vidIQ, Walker was the first in the list as of 2024 with about 45.3 million subscribers.[4]
Early life[edit]
Walker was born on 24 August, 1997 in Northampton, England. His father, Philip Alan Walker is an Anglo-Scottish British and the mother Hilde Omdal Walker, a Norwegian.
Walker moved to Bergen, Norway at the age of two with his two siblings.[5] He knew less or nothing about music though he loved listening to it. As a result of that, he began watching YouTube tutorials where he learnt music and production.[5][6]
Career[edit]
2012–2015: Career beginnings and breakthrough[edit]
In 2012, Walker, who was listening to a song by Italian DJ David Whistle (also known as DJ Ness) reached out to him inquiring how he produced his music. He was inspired by EDM producers K-391 and Ahrix, and film composers Hans Zimmer and Steve Jablonsky. He started producing his music on his laptop using FL Studio. In July 2012, using online feedback from his fans online, he began pursuing his music production and subsequently posted some of his videos on YouTube and SoundCloud. Starting as a bedroom producer, Walker was better known as DJ Walkzz before signing a record deal, releasing his debut single in 2014. Walker had previously released hands-up music "Dennis 2014" earlier in 2014.
After his debut house song was live, he released "Fade" on 17 August 2014.[7] The track gained attention after its re-release via the record label NoCopyrightSounds on 19 November 2014; it was noted the quickest to reach 1 million views on NoCopyrightSounds.[8] Walker stated that the creation of the track was inspired by K-391 and Ahrix, whose tracks were also picked up by the record label. The track has achieved milestone especially with the view counts on streaming services.[a]
Walker continued his music career and released "Spectre and Force" on NCS in 2015, both of which were hits. He signed with MER Musikk under Sony Music Sweden and released his next single, "Faded", a remastered vocal version of "Fade". It was released on 8 December 2015, and featured uncredited Naustdal pop singer, Iselin Solheim.[12] The single topped the year-end charts in Austria, Germany, Switzerland and Sweden, iTunes charts in 33 countries, as well as entering top 10 in Spotify Global Chart. The music video on YouTube has over 3.6 billion views and 27 million likes,[13] placing it among the most-liked videos on the platform. It has over 1.7 billion plays on Spotify,[14] and is also one of the Top 10 Most Shazamed tracks of 2016.[15] The single also received official remixes from Tiësto,[16] Dash Berlin, and Hardwell. He later released an acoustic "restrung" version of the song, with all the EDM elements taken out.[17]
Walker quit high school in January to pursue his music career.[18]
Philanthropy[edit]
In 2018, Walker donated a portion of the proceeds from his single "All Falls Down" to the World Wildlife Fund, which also supports charities such as Save the Children and UNICEF.[94]
In 2019, Walker donated more than $100,000 to Team Trees, a joint fundraising effort initiated by American YouTube stars MrBeast and Mark Rober to plant 20 million trees.[95] First, Mr. Beast donated $100,000 and left an invitation for others to follow suit, commenting, "I dare you to take this space from me :)." Then Walker responded to his comment, "I want to plant a tree!" and matched his $100,000 donation.[96]
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