Alan Walker is one of the most famous disc jockeys and producers from cold Norway. The young man gained world fame after the publication of the track Faded.
In 2015, this single went platinum in several countries at once. His career is a modern-day tale of a hard-working, self-taught young man who only reached the pinnacle of success thanks to an inquisitive mind and digital technology.
Childhood Alan Walker
Alan Walker is a citizen of two countries - Norway and England. Born August 24, 1997 in Northampton (England) in a British-English family.
Mom, Hilda Omdal Walker - Norwegian, and father, Philip Alan Walker - English, moved to Norway when Alan was 2 years old.
The boy lived in Bergen (Norway) with his parents, younger brother Andreas and older sister Camilla Joy. Since Alan Walker was born in the digital age, he has been fascinated with computers since childhood.
At first he began to show interest in graphic design, then in programming, and soon became interested in programs with which one could create music.
Even though he had no musical education and experience, Alan studied music tutorials on social media and YouTube.
Alan Walker's professional life and career
Inspired by composers Hans Zimmer and Steve Jablonsky, as well as EDM producers K-391 and Ahrix, Alan wrote his music on a laptop at FL Studio and published it on YouTube and SoundCloud under the moniker DJ Walkzz.
There, music was freely available and used. The creators of computer games drew attention to her, and Alan gained his first fame through the gaming community.
Early on in his career, he signed with Sony Music Sweden MER Musikk and released his single Faded which became a mega hit.
Over 900 million views on YouTube and 5 million likes are the results of success. In addition, Walker released an acoustic (remastered) version of the song with all EDM elements.
On February 27, 2016, Alan Walker performed for the first time at the Winter Games in Oslo, where he performed 15 songs, including the song Faded with Iselin Solheim.
On April 7, Alan met Swedish singer Zara Larsson at the Echo Awards in Germany. Together they performed each other's songs Faded and Never Forget You.
The talented self-taught man accompanied Rihanna and Justin Bieber on tours, but eventually found an audience ready to attend his own concerts.
In 2017, his YouTube channel became the most subscribed channel registered in Norway, with over 4,5 million subscribers.
Awards, nominations
For the fabulous song Faded, Alan won various awards. Among them: the Cannes Lions award (2016), Best Western Single of the Year (2017), Best International Hit (2017) and many others.
In 2018, Alan received the awards for "Best Breakthrough Artist" and "Best Norwegian Artist".
Salary and net worth
Speaking of earnings, it's hard to imagine that this talented musician has a net worth of $15 million, which he earned in just a few years of his meteoric career.
From his YouTube channel, he earns an average of $399,5 thousand to $6,4 million.
Rumors and scandals
There are no serious rumors or scandals associated with his name. One of the main rumors is his appearance, his face covered with a mask and a hood pulled over his forehead.
But everything turned out to be simple - in one of the interviews, Alan explained this as a symbol of unity. He wears a mask on stage. The musician called it a sign of unity, which makes people equal.
Alan's social networks
Alan Walker is active on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube. He has about 3,2 million followers on Facebook, over 7,1 million followers on Instagram, and about 657 followers on Twitter.
In addition, he has over 24 million YouTube subscribers.
Alan Walker is currently in a relationship with Viivi Niemi, an ordinary girl from Helsinki. He does not hide his relationship and actively publishes photos on his Instagram page.
Previously, according to rumors, he dated actress Cree Cicchino. Alan actively communicates with his fans on social networks, very often answers questions from his subscribers.
Alan Walker now
The young musician has reached the pinnacle of success, but does not stop there. He continues to write new music, remixes, shoots video clips and continues touring.
Many world stars are happy to work with him, because any new Alan track is millions of views on the Internet. So it was with the video for the track On My Way, recorded with Sabrina Carpenter and Farruko.
In March 2019, this video was posted on Alan's official channel, and in a matter of hours it gained thousands of views and likes, and over the course of months, the views exceeded hundreds of millions.
Alan Walker launched the production of official branded products (merch), and now "fans" can purchase clothes with the musician's logo in the online store.
Among the assortment of the store you can see not only T-shirts, hoodies and baseball caps, but also the famous black mask - a symbol of Alan Walker's corporate identity.
Discography
- 2018 - Different World.
