Alan Walker

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Alan Olav Walker (born 24 August 1997) is a Norwegian record producer and DJ. He is best known for the electronic dance music single "Faded", which found commercial success in international markets, receiving platinum certifications in over 10 different countries. Career Early beginnings Born in Northampton, England, Walker moved to Bergen city in Hordaland, with his Norwegian mother and English father at the age of two. Growing up in the digital era, Walker found an early interest in computers which later turned into a fascination for programming and graphic design. He initially had no musical background; however he later taught himself by browsing YouTube videos based on music production. In 2012, he was listening to a song by DJ Ness, and reached out to the Italian DJ to find out how he produced his music. He started all his music on his laptop with FL Studio, known as FruityLoops, a common program for beginners. The same year, he started making music on his laptop and his tracks soon caught the attention of record labels. For a brief overview, before what follows, Alan Walker may be considered as one of "The 55 Men", as a part of the web 2.0 art scene constitution and mostly because he reached success and destined himself to be producer (along with, for example, Dr. Dre). 2014: "Fade" Walker's song "Fade" gained attention after its release on YouTube via the label NoCopyrightSounds. The track has over 194 million views on YouTube, 48 million plays on Spotify, and 17 mi

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