Calvin Harris

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Biography

Adam Richard Wiles (born 17 January 1984), better known by his stage name Calvin Harris, is a Scottish DJ, singer, songwriter, and record producer. His gold-selling debut album, I Created Disco, was released in 2007 and contained the top ten singles "Acceptable in the 80s" and "The Girls". His second studio album, Ready for the Weekend (2009), reached number one in the UK Album Chart and includes the chart-topper "I'm Not Alone", the UK top five hit "Ready for the Weekend", and the singles "Flashback" and "You Used to Hold Me". A remix album titled L.E.D. Festival was released in July 2010 as a free album in the August issue of Mixmag. Harris is currently working on his third studio album due for release in October 2012 which has produced the singles "Awooga", "Bounce", "Feel So Close", and "Let's Go". He has written and produced records for other recording artists including Kylie Minogue, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Dizzee Rascal, Rihanna (on the international chart topper "We Found Love"), and Kesha. Harris was born in Dumfries, Scotland. He states that his childhood hero was football star Steve McManaman, but because he could not play nor have McManaman's 'curly hair', music was the next best option for a career. He was first attracted to electronic music in his teens and was recording bedroom demos by 1999. According to an interview with News of the World, all the while he created music, he started becoming an antisocial person, which affected his personality. His earliest success was when he was 21: the songs "Da Bongos" and "Brighter Days" were released as a 12" club single and CD-EP by the Prima Facie label in early 2002 under the name Stouffer. He released one song in 2004, "Let Me Know", with artist Ayah Marar. The song appears on The Unabombers' Electric Soul 2.

Details

Item Name Item Details
Year Formed 1999
Number of Albums 103
Record Label Columbia
Website www.calvinharris.co.uk
Wikipedia Calvin Harris on Wikipedia
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Trivia

What year was Giant released with Rag'n'Bone Man?

2019

...ore Top 20 U.K. songs followed, including 2018's One Kiss with Dua Lipa, 2019 's Giant with Rag'n'Bone Man, and 2021's By Your Side with Tom Grennan. T...
Which two songs were released as 12 club singles and EPs?

Da Bongos and Brighter Days

...and 2021's By Your Side with Tom Grennan. Two of these songs, Da Bongos and Brighter Days , were released as a 12 club single and an EP by the Prima Fa...
Who signed Harris to EMI?

An A&R representative

...rris began posting homemade solo recordings to his MySpace page. An A&R representative from EMI liked what he heard and signed Harris to the label in ...
What was the name of Harris' debut album?

I Created Disco

...wing a pair of successful singles, Harris released his debut album, I Created Disco , in the summer of 2007. Along with his work as a solo artist and t...
When was I Created Disco released?

summer of 2007

...l singles, Harris released his debut album, I Created Disco, in the summer of 2007 . Along with his work as a solo artist and touring in front of a ful...
How did Harris rank on Billboard's danceelectronic chart?

12

... Ready for the Weekend, topped the U.K. albums chart and peaked at number 12 on Billboard's U.S. danceelectronic chart. Through 2011, Harris took on p...
What is the name of Harris' third solo album?

18 Months

...lis collaboration Bounce and Feel So Close). Harris' third solo album, 18 Months , was a collaborationfilled affair that featured We Found Love and Bou...
How many times did We Found Love win in the U.S.?

quadrupleplatinum

...on work for Example, Tinchy Stryder, and Rihanna (We Found Love, a quadrupleplatinum hit in the U.S.), and issued two of his own singles (the Kelis co...
What is the name of the Scottish DJ, multiinstrumentalist, singer, and songwriter Calvin Harris?

Adam Richard Wiles

...For the footballer, see Calvin Harris (footballer). Adam Richard Wiles (born 17 January 1984), known professionally as Calvin Harris, is a Scottish DJ...
In what year did Calvin Harris release his third album?

2012

...le, I'm Not Alone, became his first song to top the UK Singles Chart. In 2012 , Harris rose to international prominence with the release of his third s...
What year did Rihanna release We Found Love?

2011

...into itfirst establishing Harris internationally. The album included the 2011 Rihanna's record We Found Love. His debut studio album, I Created Disco,...
In what year did he release his second album?

2009

...cceptable in the 80s and The Girls both reached the top 10 in the UK. In 2009 , he released his second studio album, Ready for the Weekend, which debut...
What was the lead single of Ready for the Weekend?

I'm Not Alone

... debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and whose lead single, I'm Not Alone , became his first song to top the UK Singles Chart. In 2012, Harris...
How did Harris' 18 Months rank on the US Billboard 200?

19

...ecame his first album to chart on the US Billboard 200, peaking at number 19 . In 2014, he released his fourth studio album, Motion, which debuted at n...
In what year did he release his fourth studio album?

2014

...s first album to chart on the US Billboard 200, peaking at number 19. In 2014 , he released his fourth studio album, Motion, which debuted at number tw...
Which band did Harris support on a UK tour?

Faithless

...omote I Created Disco, Harris embarked on a tour of the UK, supporting Faithless and Groove Armada. The first release from the album was Vegas on limi...
What was the name of the first release from I Created Disco?

Vegas

...orting Faithless and Groove Armada. The first release from the album was Vegas on limited edition vinyl and the first charted single released from the...
Which single was the first charted single from the album?

Acceptable In The 80s

...n vinyl and the first charted single released from the album was Acceptable In The 80s , a tribute to the style and culture of the decade. The song rea...
How long did the song stay in the top ten on the UK singles chart?

fifteen weeks

...ched the top ten on the UK singles chart, remaining on the chart for fifteen weeks . The fourth release from the album was Merrymaking At My Place howe...
What was the name of the fourth single from the album?

Merrymaking At My Place

... chart for fifteen weeks. The fourth release from the album was Merrymaking At My Place however it only reached 43 in the UK chart. The single was rel...
When was Merrymaking At My Place released?

April 2009

...owever it only reached 43 in the UK chart. The single was released in April 2009 . The new single debuted on BBC Radio 1 on Friday 23 January 2009, on ...
On what radio station did the single first air?

BBC Radio 1

...art. The single was released in April 2009. The new single debuted on BBC Radio 1 on Friday 23 January 2009, on the Pete Tong radio show. The song fea...
What sport would Harris have played if he had curly hair?

football

...Harris cited that had he had curly hair, he would have been a football player, but fate played different scenario. Harris was first introduced to elec...
When was Harris first introduced to electronic music?

his teens

...different scenario. Harris was first introduced to electronic music in his teens , recording his own demos in his very own bedroom. So occupied was he ...
When was Harris signed as Sony BMG's artist?

2006

...r Days became his first professional releases. But his big break came in 2006 when he was signed as Sony BMG's artist. His debut album was released in...
When was his debut album released?

June 2007

...en he was signed as Sony BMG's artist. His debut album was released in June 2007 under the title I Created Disco. The effort gathered fans for Harris ...
Where did Harris' album reach number eight?

U.K. Albums chart

...ks like Vegas and The Girls. The album reached number eight on the U.K. Albums chart with sales of more than 100,000 copies. It did not take long for ...
What number did The Girls reach on the U.K. Albums chart?

eight

...mpo electronic tracks like Vegas and The Girls. The album reached number eight on the U.K. Albums chart with sales of more than 100,000 copies. It did...
What was Harris' first number one single on the US Billboard Hot 100?

We Found Love

...Close, Outside, Feels, and One Kiss. His collaboration with Rihanna, We Found Love , became an international success, giving Harris his first number on...
How many studio albums has he released?

five

...his first number one single on the US Billboard Hot 100. He has released five studio albums and runs his own record label, Fly Eye Records, which he f...
When was Fly Eye Records founded?

2010

...bums and runs his own record label, Fly Eye Records, which he founded in 2010 . His debut studio album, I Created Disco, was released in June 2007. Its...
In what decade did the singles Acceptable and The Girls reach the top 10 in the UK?

80s

...I Created Disco, was released in June 2007. Its singles Acceptable in the 80s and The Girls both reached the top 10 in the UK. In 2009, he released hi...
In what year did he release two songs through the Prima Facie label?

2002

...n 1999. He went on to release two songs through the Prima Facie label in 2002 . After a short and unsuccessful stint in London, he returned to Dumfries...
What was the name of the label he released two songs on in 2002?

Prima Facie

...rd bedroom demos in 1999. He went on to release two songs through the Prima Facie label in 2002. After a short and unsuccessful stint in London, he re...
Who signed Harris with his own company?

Mark Gillespie

... he garnered attention in Myspace and got noticed by talent booker, Mark Gillespie , who signed Harris with his own newly founded company. You May Like...
When was his first studio album released?

June 15, 2007

..., he signed contract with Sony BMG, EMI and Three Six Zero Group. On June 15, 2007 , his first studio album I Created Disco released via Columbia Recor...
How many tracks did I Created Disco contain?

14

...Columbia Records. He singlehandedly wrote, produced and performed all its 14 tracks. British Phonographic Industry (BPI) gave it gold certification on...
What did BPI give his album?

gold

...performed all its 14 tracks. British Phonographic Industry (BPI) gave it gold certification on May 23, 2008. His collaboration with rapper Dizzee Rasc...
What was the name of the rapper that he collaborated with?

Dizzee Rascal

...it gold certification on May 23, 2008. His collaboration with rapper Dizzee Rascal saw him produce the latters song Dance with Me where he also sang t...
Where was Harris born in 1984?

Dumfries

...ildhood and youth The future musician was born on January 17, 1984, in Dumfries . There were also the elder brother and sister in the family. Since 199...
What has Harris begun recording since 1999?

musical compositions

...ter in the family. Since 1999, the young man has begun recording musical compositions . To promote his projects, Calvin soon found a job as an unskille...
How old was Calvin when he recorded a mini disc?

18

...t a fish factory, and then worked parttime at large stores. At the age of 18 , the young man recorded a mini disc containing two songs Da Bongos and Br...
How many songs did the mini disc contain?

two

...e stores. At the age of 18, the young man recorded a mini disc containing two songs Da Bongos and Brighter Days under the name Stouffer. The young man...