Alan Walker

For other people named Alan Walker, see Alan Walker (disambiguation).

Alan Walker
A young man in a dark blue hoodie looks at the camera with his lower face covered by an opaque mesh material of the same color.
Walker in 2016
Background information
Birth nameAlan Olav Walker
Also known asDJ Walkzz
Born (1997-08-24) 24 August 1997 (age 27)[1]
Northampton, England
OriginBergen, Norway
Genres
Occupations
Years active2012–present
Labels
Websitealanwalker.com
walkergaming.com
YouTube information
Channels
Years active2012–present
Subscribers
  • 45.7 million (Alan Walker)
  • 97 thousand (Walker Gaming)
  • 14 thousand (Alan Walker Shorts)
100,000 subscribers
1,000,000 subscribers
10,000,000 subscribers

Alan Olav Walker (born 24 August 1997) is a Norwegian DJ and music 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 certification and reached number 1 on the VG-lista chart in Norway. Walker's music style is reminiscent of slightly slower-paced progressive house, 1990s trance music, or dubstep with a smoother rhythmic edge.[3]

Walker grew up in Bergen, Norway, and began making music around 2012 using feedback from fans online, and 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 at the age of 17.[5][6] 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). 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. In October of the same year, the band 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.[7] In 2019, Walker's music video "Diamond Heart" won the nominated for Best Cinematography at the Berlin Music Video Awards. In 2023, he ranked number 11 on DJ Mag's Top 100 DJs.[8] Walker has accumulated a net worth estimated to be as high as $20 million to date.[9]

In rating the most subscribed YouTube channels in Norway by vidIQ, Walker was the first in the list as of 2024 with about 45.7 million subscribers.[10]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "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.
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  4. ^ Alan Walker (27 May 2017). Alan Walker: Unmasked Documentary (Episode 1). Retrieved 9 September 2024 – via YouTube.
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  6. ^ "Alan Walker And His Powerful Career | Nexus Radio". 19 March 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  7. ^ Powell, Karlie (15 December 2018). "Alan Walker Releases Debut Album 'Different World' Including His Most Iconic Tracks [LISTEN]". Your EDM. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Alan Walker | Top 100 DJs 2023 | DJMag.com". DJ Mag. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference :10 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ "Top 100 YouTube Channels in Norway - vidIQ". vidIQ. Retrieved 30 March 2024.