In the city of Dumfri, which is located in the United Kingdom of Great Britain, in 1984 a boy named Adam Richard Wiles was born. As he got older, he became famous and became known to the world as DJ Calvin Harris.
Today, Kelvin is the most successful entrepreneur and musician with regalia, repeatedly confirmed by reputable sources such as Forbes and Billboard. In 2002, under his first pseudonym Stouffer, the young man recorded two compositions on the Prima Face Label - Brighter Days and Da Bongos.
In 2004, together with A. Marar, a new composition of the singer was released, but this time he introduced himself to the audience as Calvin Harris. From that moment began the career of DJ Calvin Harris.
Musician career: from first steps to records
Three years later, in 2007, the talented composer and performer presented his full-fledged album I Created Disco, which went gold. The compositions included in the album under the name Acceptable in the 80's and The Girls took the best positions in the top 10 charts.
Calvin later launched his own record label, Fly Eye Records. In 2011, Rihanna invited a young and very popular DJ to her Loud Tour to perform as "opening act".
The creative energy of Calvin Harris continued to be in full swing, he released new albums one after another. So in 2012, a new very successful creation of Kelvin appeared - his third album, which broke all records in popularity. He beat the King of Pop himself, Michael Jackson. The album is called 18 Months.
The disc topped all British charts and the Billboard 200. Each of the eight songs included in the legendary album became super popular and entered the top ten of the UK charts. It was a huge victory. In the same year, Kelvin won two nominations from MTV Video at once.
The worldwide popularity and recognition of the artist Calvin Harris
Beginning in 2013 in Las Vegas at the elite Hakkassan Club and continuing to the present day, his touring career has helped make Harris one of the richest musicians on the planet.
A little later, together with DJ Alesso, they recorded another hit Under Control. It was another victory, the song was in the lead in the UK national chart.
The following year, 2014, the fourth album was released, which was called Motion, he immediately took 2nd position in his homeland (in the United Kingdom) and 5th in the USA. Harris, thanks to the fourth album, conquered US Dance / Electronic Albums for the second time. Summer - the composition that became the hit of the last album, was in the lead in the Irish and English charts.
Calvin Harris is not only a talented musician (performer and author), but also an excellent entrepreneur. He often acted as a producer for such artists as: Kylie Minogue, Rihanna and Dizzee Rascal.
Calvin Harris in Forbes magazine
After a joint tour with DJ Tiesto in England and Ireland, Harris's fees became astronomical, it was then that Forbes magazine published an article that he was the richest in the world among his fellow DJs.
Harris directed a music video for the hit Feels in 2016 featuring Katy Perry and Pharrell Williams. The public liked the composition so much that it immediately took a leading position in several national charts in the homeland of its creator.
Discs with Feels records sold 200 copies. The song was included in the new fifth album. The album went on sale in the summer of 2017 and was called Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1.
Personal life of Calvin Harris
Fans have long been waiting for a serious romantic relationship from their idol, ready to end in marriage. But so far the musician has not become a husband to any girl who was prophesied to be his wife.
And their list is pretty decent - this is Rita Ora, and Ellie Goulding, and the American star Taylor Swift. Most of all, fans wanted to marry their favorite to Taylor. They were a very beautiful couple, suitable for each other.
Harris is credited with two more affairs with the girls with whom he worked on his projects - Tinashi and Aarika Wolf.
With Aarika, the DJ got on TV screens and in the news feeds of social networks, because he and his girlfriend became involved in an accident in California. Kelvin's SUV collided with a Honda car carrying two American girls. Fortunately, no one was hurt in the accident.
Calvin Harris today
A talented person is talented in everything! Harris worked not only in the musical field, but also in films as an actor. His extraordinary appearance allowed him to become the face of the Armani brand. His magnificent athletic figure with almost two meters in height (198 cm) set a precedent.
In 2018, the DJ topped the Forbes list for the sixth time. He became the wealthiest, with a record high annual income among colleagues. In the same year, his video clip One Kiss, which was the result of a collaboration with Dua Lipa, became a nominee.
He is also the best DJ in the world according to DJ Magazin 2017. And Debrett's named Calvin Harris one of the UK's most influential people.
Kelvin's work with a brilliant performer Sam Smith turned out to be very fruitful.
A track called Promises was released in the same 2018. He became the true leader of the global music industry.
