Alan Walker is a Norwegian DJ and record producer, born in England and raised in Bergen, Norway, known for emotionally melodic electronic dance music spanning future house and electropop. He rose to global fame with his 2015 single “Faded,” one of the most-viewed music videos on YouTube, and has since released multiple studio albums while maintaining a distinctive masked, anonymous public persona.

Walker is considered one of the defining self-made YouTube-era EDM producers, ranking among DJ Mag’s Top DJs and commanding one of the largest YouTube followings of any Norwegian artist.

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• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Walker