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AlanOlav Walker (born 24 August 1997) is a Norwegian DJ and record producer. At 16, Walker released his debut single entitled "Fade" under NoCopyrightSounds. It would later lead to being signed by MER Musikk. Walker rose to fame following his single "Faded" (2015), a rework of "Fade". The song topped multiple musical charts, and peaked at number one in over 10 countries. His debut album, Different World (2018) made widespread success.[3]

Born in England, Walker stated that he loved music during his childhood days. His catalogue includes singles "Sing Me to Sleep", "Alone", "Tired", "The Spectre", "All Falls Down", "Darkside", "Diamond Heart", "On My Way", and "Alone, Pt. II". 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]

Walker moved to Bergen, Norway at the age of two with his two siblings.[5] He knew little 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]

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 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 Tisto,[16] Dash Berlin, and Hardwell. He later released an acoustic "restrung" version of the song, with all the EDM elements taken out.[17]

On 27 February, Walker made his debut performance at the Winter X Games XIX in Oslo. He performed 15 tracks including the song "Faded" together with Iselin Solheim.[19][20] By March, Walker had produced 30 to 40 songs in total, but "Faded" marks his first single with Sony Music Sweden, and was considered the first to attain global success.[15] On 7 April, he teamed up with Zara Larsson at the Echo Awards in Germany, where they performed each other's songs "Faded" and "Never Forget You".[21] Four weeks previously, he achieved the first place on NRJ Euro Hot 30 for the first time, which only has been achieved by one other Norwegian artist, Kygo.[22]

Another single titled "Alone" was also released on 2 December of the same year, featuring uncredited Swedish singer Noonie Bao.[23] On 21 and 22 December, Walker held the concert "Alan Walker is Heading Home" in his hometown Bergen at USF Verftet, where he performed 16 songs and tracks together with singers Angelina Jordan, Marius Samuelsen, Alexandra Rotan, Yosef Wolde-Mariam, and Tove Styrke.[24] The concert was officially live-streamed on YouTube.[25] He premiered several unreleased tracks, including a restrung version of "Sing Me to Sleep", as well as "Heading Home", the latter of which was first performed during his debut at Winter X Games. The song "The Spectre", a remastered, vocal version of his earlier track "Spectre" was also performed during the concert.

On 23 December, Walker released the video for the single "Routine", which premiered on his concert in Bergen two days earlier and on some concerts on the "Walker Tour". The track was made in collaboration with David Whistle. Its music video on YouTube has over 58 million views,[26] and 47 million plays on Spotify.[27]

At the beginning of 2017, Walker's YouTube channel became the most subscribed channel registered in Norway, after passing about 4.5 million subscribers, and had the most views among Norwegian YouTubers at around 13.9 billion views as of 12 May 2024.[28][29] Between February and April, he toured around America including attending the Euphoria Festival in Texas.[30]

On 19 May 2017, Walker released the song "Tired" featuring Irish singer-songwriter Gavin James, written by Mike Needle, Dan Bryer, Gavin James and Ollie Green and produced by Walker. On 14 July 2017, Kygo released a remix of the song. Walker said the song "adds another dimension" to his work. His music video on YouTube has been viewed more than 150 million times.[31]

On 9 June 2017, his collaboration with Alex Skrindo, "Sky", was released as part of the "Insomniac Records Presents: EDC Las Vegas 2017" compilation; the music video on YouTube has over 60 million views It has been viewed more than 60 million times.[32]

On 15 September 2017, Walker released "The Spectre," a vocal and instrumental remake of his 2015 song "Spectre." Norwegian songwriter and producer Jesper Borgen provides uncredited vocals. The song was written by Jesper Borgen, Alan Walker, Marcus Arnbekk, Mood Melodies, and Lars Kristian Rosness, produced by the latter four, with lyrics by all four composers, Tommy La Verdi, Gunnar Greve. The song was presented at last year's "Alan Walker is Heading Home" event. The song of which the remake is based off was released by Walker on NoCopyrightSounds on 6 January 2015. Walker had incorporated the song into his live set months before its release and performed a revised version of the song on the main stage at Tomorrowland Belgium 2017.[33][34] In a press release, Walker said of the song, "The response and feedback from people has been absolutely amazing. I'm very excited to be officially releasing it. This song is especially dedicated to my core fans who have been following me from the beginning."

On 27 October 2017, Walker released the song "All Falls Down" featuring British DJ and record producer Digital Farm Animals and American singer Noah Cyrus. The song was written by Digital Farm Animals, Pablo Bowman, Sarah Blanchard, and producers Walker, Mood Melodies, Digital Farm Animals, and The Six; The Six, Bowman, Blanchard, and Daniel Boyle wrote the music. The song received mixed reviews from critics who praised Cyrus' vocals, but judged it inferior to Walker's previous songs. The song reached number 1 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart in Norway and the U.S., and in the top 5 in Sweden and Belgium.[35][36]

Walker said in a press release, "With this record I got the opportunity to collaborate with some amazing artists. Noah Cyrus' voice is absolutely incredible! Ever since I first heard the topline, I've been in love with it and can't wait for my fans to hear it as well. It has a refreshing production that still fits well within my signature sound, which is important for me to maintain as I evolve as an artist."[37]

On 31 October 2017, Riot Games released the Alan Walker remix to their League of Legends World Championship anthem Legends Never Die, which formed a collaboration with Against the Current. Along with their lead singer Chrissy Costanza, he performed the track at the 2017 League of Legends World Championship at the National Stadium in Beijing, as well as at Coachella 2018.[38]

During his performance at the 2018 Ultra Music Festival in Miami, Walker joined Dutch DJ Armin Van Buuren on stage, where he premiered his new collaboration "Slow Lane". The song, however, would not end up on his album and has not yet been released as of June 2019. In April, he performed at the Coachella 2018 music festival in Indio, California.[39]

On 11 May, Walker and Norwegian music producer K-391 released the song "Ignite" featuring Norwegian singer Julie Bergan and Korean singer Seungri.[40] The music video was released on 12 May on K-391's YouTube channel. The music video on YouTube has received nearly 450 million views.[41]

On 4 December 2018, Walker released his debut album Different World. The album includes hits like "Faded" and "Alone" as well as newer songs like "Lonely", a collaboration with Steve Aoki. About the song, Walker said, "On the vocals, we have two amazing talents. The first one is Omar Noir, who is a rapper from my hometown of Bergen. The second one is Ella Marie Htta Isaksen from the band ISK. Both are rising stars, and I also loved how they brought influences from West African music as well as traditional joik that is representative of the indigenous Sami people that partially live in Northern Norway."[44]

Walker said of the album, "It's an incredible feeling to be able to release my debut album Different World. The past few years have been really surreal and I never imagined that I would ever get to this point. This album is something I have been working on for a long time and I am so excited to finally share it with the world and hear the reactions of my fans!"[45]

On 21 March 2019, Walker released the song "On My Way", which is a collaboration with Sabrina Carpenter and Farruko. The track served as the soundtrack of the sixth season of the US-based battle royale mobile game PUBG Mobile and could be selected as background music in the game's lobby. The song was performed at the Good Morning America summer concert series.[46]

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