About Alan Walker

Alan Walkers full name is Alan Olav Walker, he was born in Northampton, August 24, 1997, and then moved to Fana in Bergen city, with his mother who is Norwegian and father who is English, at the age of two. Since he grew up in a computerized era in the, he found an interest in computers and later turned into an admiration for programming and graphic design. At first, he had no musical background at all, however he ended up teaching himself by looking through YouTube videos created on music production. In the year 2012, he began to make music on his computer and led his songs to catch the attention of record labels. He is a Norwegian DJ and record producer and is best known for the electronic dance music single "Faded", which became gold in international markets, receiving platinum certifications in over 10 different countries. He creates EDM, electronic dance music, and gained popularity for his songs at the age of 17, present day, he is 19 years old. He started off with the label No Copyright Sound which distributes music freely and is and is a British record label, he later signed with Mer Musikk, Sony, and Dm. Ever since his fame, he has been going on tour, recieved an award from the MTV Europe Music Awards, and tiesto made a remix of his song "faded". He ended up making a name for himself and is respected in his music genre's community.