Alan Walker

Alan Olav Walker (born 24 August 1997) is a Norwegian DJ and record producer. His songs "Faded", "Sing Me to Sleep", "Alone", "All Falls Down" (with Noah Cyrus and Digital Farm Animals) and "Darkside" (with Au/Ra and Tomine Harket) have each been multi-platinum-certified and reached number 1 on the VG-lista chart in Norway. Walker values his anonymity and is known to wear a hoodie and mask to remain inconspicuous.

Walker grew up in Fana, Bergen, Norway, and began making music around 2012. Using feedback from fans online, he later gained recognition by posting several videos on YouTube and SoundCloud. Starting out as a bedroom producer, he was better known as DJ Walkzz before signing a record deal and releasing his debut single "Fade" on NoCopyrightSounds (NCS) at the age of 17. In December 2015, his single "Faded", released on MER Musikk, reached as high as number 80 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In 2016, after releasing the singles "Sing Me to Sleep" and "Alone". In 2017 released the single "The Spectre", a vocal remake of an early song, "Spectre", which reached the top 10 on the Norwegian, Swiss, and Polish charts. Walker was ranked 13th on the ''Billboard'' 21 Under 21, which was released in September of the same year. Then, in October of the same year, he achieved similar success with the single "All Falls Down", a collaboration with singer Noah Cyrus and British DJ and music producer Digital Farm Animals.

In 2018, he released the song "Darkside" featuring Antiguan-German singer/songwriter Au/Ra and Norwegian singer Tomine Harket. A few months later, his first studio album, ''Different World'' (2018), debuted at number 1 on the Norwegian and Finnish charts, as well as in the Top 20 in Sweden and Switzerland. In 2019, Walker released the singles "Are You Lonely" featuring Steve Aoki and Isák, and "On My Way" featuring Sabrina Carpenter and Farruko. Over the next two years, Walker released songs such as "Time", a collaboration with Hans Zimmer in 2020, and "Fake a Smile" in 2021. Both songs appear on his second studio album, ''World of Walker'', which was released in November 2021 and reached number 4 in Norway. In September of the same year, he also released the ''Walker Racing League'' EP.

In 2023, he ranked number 11 on ''DJ Mag''s Top 100 DJs. As of February 2023, the BBC estimated Walker's net worth to be $20 million. In a rating of the most subscribed YouTube channels in Norway by vidIQ, Walker is ranked at the top of the list with around 45.7 million subscribers as of March 2024. He remains the most-subscribed user as of March 2025 with 46.5 million subscribers. Provided by Wikipedia