Adam Richard Wiles (born January 17, 1984), known professionally as Calvin Harris , is a Scottish DJ, singer, songwriter and record producer. The debut studio album I Created Disco was released in June 2007 and spawned two top 10 British singles "Acceptable in the 80s" and "The Girls". In 2009, Harris released his second studio album Ready for the Weekend , which debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and later was certified gold by BPI. Her main single "I'm Not Alone" became her first song on the UK Singles Chart.
Harris became famous internationally with the release of his third studio album 18 Months in October 2012. Topping the UK charts, the album became the first to chart in the US Billboard 200 charts. All eight single albums, including "Feel So Close", "Sweet Nothing" and "I Need Your Love" reached the top 10 in the UK. At that time, Harris broke the record for the top 10 songs from a single studio album on the UK Singles Chart with eight entries, surpassing Michael Jackson. Harris released his fourth studio album Motion in November 2014. It debuted at number two in the UK and at number five in the US and became Harris's number one in a row on the US Dance/Electronic Albums album.
Harris has worked with many other recording artists. His collaboration with Rihanna "We Found Love" became an international success, giving Harris his first number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. In October 2014, he became the first artist to place three songs simultaneously on the top 10 of Billboard's Dance/Electronic Songs charts. He also became the first British solo artist to reach more than a billion streams at Spotify. Harris has received ten Brit Award nominations - three for Best British Male and four Grammy nominations, winning the Grammy for Best Music Video in 2013. He received the Ivor Novello Award of the British Academy for Songwriters This year in 2013 and in 2015. Billboard Music Awards are named Top Dance/Electronic Artist.
One of the most successful musicians in contemporary popular British culture, Harris appears on Debrett's 2017 list of the most influential people in Britain. In addition, Harris tops the DJ list of Forbes' of the world's highest paid dues for five consecutive years from 2013 to 2017. Harris runs his own record label, Fly Eye Records.
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Early life and career
Adam Richard Wiles was born on January 17, 1984 in Dumfries, Scotland. Her parents were British, David Wiles, biochemist, and Pamela Wiles (nÃÆ' Â © e Noon), a housewife, married at Oxford before moving to the Dumfries outskirts of Georgetown. She has an older sister, Sophie, and brother, Edward. He studied at Dumfries Secondary School, and, after leaving school, he kept a shelf at a supermarket and worked at a local fish processing plant to buy DJ equipment.
He first became interested in electronic music in his teenage years and began recording a bedroom demo in 1999. When Harris was 18, he released two songs "Da Bongos" and "Brighter Days". Both were released as 12-inch club singles and CD-EP by Prima Facie label in early 2002 under the name "Stouffer". With this single to his credit, Harris moved from Scotland to London, hoping to learn from the local music scene. Only one of his songs was released during his time in London, "Let Me Know" with vocalist Dad Marar on the live-mix CD The Unabombers of 2004 Electric Soul, Vol. 2. With a lack of job and money opportunities, Harris returns to Dumfries and begins posting his homemade solo recordings to his Myspace page. Harris's popularity on social media websites created the Internet's attention that prompted Mark Gillespie, a talented booker for the Global Gathering dance festival company who just founded his own management company, to make Harris the first signing company.
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Music career
2006-2008: Beginning career and I Created Disco
Harris signed a contract with Three Six Zero Group (management), EMI (publishing) and Sony BMG (recording) in 2006 after he was found on the Myspace social networking site. Then in 2006, Harris produced a remix of the All Saints "Rock Steady" single.
Harris's debut album, I Created Disco , was released in June 2007. He began working on the album in 2006 after he moved from living in London to his hometown of Dumfries, Scotland. All 14 songs are written, produced and performed by Harris himself and all recordings and productions for the album take place on Amiga computers. To promote I Created Disco , Harris embarked on a tour in England, supporting Faithless and Groove Fleet. I Created Disco is gold certified by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). It reached number eight on the UK Albums Chart and number 19 in the US Top Electronics Album.
The album contains electroclash uptempo songs that were influenced by music from the 1980s. The song, "Vegas", was published on a limited edition vinyl. The album's first single from the album was released in March 2007. "Acceptable in the 80s", a tribute to style and culture this decade, reached number 10 on the UK Singles Chart, remaining on the chart for 15 weeks. "The Girls", the album's second single, peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart and at number four on the Scottish chart. The third and final release of the album, "Merrymaking at My Place", only reached number 43.
That same year, Harris caught the attention of Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue after her recording was forwarded to her by other record producers. This led to her writing together and producing two songs on her 2007 album X - "Heart Beat Rock" and "In My Arms", the latter being top 10 in the UK. Harris said that working with Minogue is "real, but fun" even though she confessed Mixmag in 2007 to "need a few drinks before meeting her". Harris also donated the song "Off & amp; On" to the album RÃÆ'³isÃÆ'n Murphy Overpowered , but was cut from the album. Harris will then provide a song for Sophie Ellis-Bextor to record for her 2011 album Make a Scene . In 2007, Harris produced a remix of the second single "4th of July (Fireworks)" from Kelis
In 2008, Harris collaborated with rapper Dizzee Rascal on the single "Dance wiv Me", producing songs and singing hooks. The single reached number one in the UK and has been certified platinum by BPI, selling 600,000 copies. It was voted for the 2008 Popjustice Ã, Â £ 20 Music Prize and, in 2009, received a Brit Award nomination for the British Single and an Ivor Novello Award nomination for Best Contemporary Song. On October 18, 2008, Harris was featured on BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix with two hours.
2008-2010: Available for Weekend
Harris's second album, Ready for the Weekend , was released in August 2009 and debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, eventually certified gold by BPI within two months of its release. Eleven of the fourteen songs included in the album were sung, produced and written by Harris himself. "I'm Not Alone", was released as the lead single of the album in April 2009, debuting at number one on the UK Singles Chart. The follow-up single, "Ready for the Weekend", reached number three. The third single from Ready for the Weekend , "Flashback", featuring Jordanian singer Dad Marar reached number eighteen in the UK. During the album promotion, Harris hosted a series of videos on YouTube called JAM TV, where musicians like Florence Welch, Goldie, and Katy Perry tried to open a jam pot. At the 2010 Brit Awards, Harris received a nomination for Best British Male.
On February 8, 2010, "You Used to Hold Me" was released as the fourth and final single from the album. It reached number 27 on the UK Singles Chart. The song marks the last time Harris regularly sings on his notes, he chooses to focus more on music production while having guest singers provide vocals for him. In the same year, shortly after the wrapped up "Ready for the Weekend tour", Harris parted ways with members of his band where he served as the lead vocalist and made the decision to stop performing live. In an interview with Billboard, Harris said: "I thought I would run out every street [on two albums] and it took me a long time to make me sound good, that's why I stopped singing right away I also wanted to think of someone a better performer, a better singer, a better dancer to become a frontperson for the song. "He also released several remixes, including remixes from Shakira's" She Wolf ", Katy Perry's" Waking Up in Vegas ", Hudson's" Supernova " (featuring Kanye West) and Mika "We Are Golden".
Harris also produced Derryee Rascal's next single "Holiday", which reached number one on the UK singles chart. Harris made a guest appearance as a vocalist in the song TiÃÆ'Â Â «sto" Century "on the Dutch producer album Kaleidoscope . Harris also produced and mixed the British duo of The Ting Tings's single Hands released on August 18, 2010. The song was originally set to become the first single from their second studio album, but the duo finally canceled album plans and added songs as a bonus song in the deluxe edition of Sounds From Nowheresville. On November 14th, Harris stormed the British stage of The X Factor during a performance by Irish duo Jedward, holding a pineapple in his head. He then apologized on Twitter.
Harris claimed that Chris Brown's "Yeah 3x", released in October 2010 plagiarized his 2009 single "I'm Not Alone" After considering the similarity between the two songs, Harris was then added to the songwriting credit on singles and FAME album. Harris also appeared in Kylie Minogue's eleventh studio album, Aphrodite, collaborating on a disco and synthpop song entitled "Too Much". In July 2010, Harris released a mix, titled L.E.D. Festival (short for L.E.D. Festival Presenting... Calvin Harris ).
2011-2013: 18 Months and international excellence
In 2011, Harris toured with Rihanna as an act of support at the foot of Europe from Loud Tour; Rihanna was quoted to say that "Calvin is perfect for Loud's tour, he will bring something unique and fun for the fans." Harris plays the Mardi Gras 2011 party in Sydney on March 5th. Harris also appeared on the album LMFAO Sorry for Party Rocking, appearing in the song "Reminds Me of You", which is based on Harris's own song "Awooga". Harris produced Tinchy Stryder's second single, "Off the Record" from his fourth studio album, Full Tank . The track premiered on September 15, 2011 and was released in the UK on November 6, 2011.
Harris released the single "Bounce", a collaboration with Kelis who debuted at number two on the UK Singles Chart in June 2011. Another single, "Feel So Close", was released in August 2011 and also reached number two in the United Kingdom. "Feel So Close" became Harris's first solo entry on Billboard Hot 100 in the US, peaking at number 12. Harris performed at the Jingle Bell Ball 2011 concert and was announced as one of the main headlines at a number of new year's music festivals southern hemisphere 2011/2012.
After serving as his supporters acting on the Australian leg of his tour, Harris produced "We Found Love" and "Where Have You Been" for Barbados singer Rihanna. The first included in the upcoming album Harris 18 Months and aired on Radio Capital FM in the UK on September 22, 2011. "We Found Love" topped the charts in 27 countries around the world, including the UK where he becoming the third British number one Harris, peaking at the top 10 in 30 countries and breaking many records worldwide. Hot 100 Billboard Hot for 10 consecutive weeks, it is Harris first US number and is also Rihanna's longest number one and number one in 2011. "We Found Love" Then rank 24 in the top 100 hit list on Billboard Hot 100. In an interview for magazine, Harris said about the lyrics "We found love in a place of no hope": "It could be Jumpin Jaks in Dumfries [hometown of Harris], I do not know exactly what I'm thinking. "In 2013," We Found Love "was placed at number three on Billboards 10 ' the ultimate pop-dance collaboration of all time.
Harris co-wrote and co-produced the "One Life" bonus track for R & amp; B singer Mary J. Blige My Life II... The Journey Continues (2011). He also worked with pop band Scissor Sisters in single "Only the Horses" from their fourth studio album, Magic Clock . She wrote and produced Cheryl Cole's singles "Call My Name", the main single from her third album A Million Lights. Harris also produced remixes from Florence and "Spectrum" Machine titled "Spectrum (Say My Name)". The song was released as the fifth single of the album on July 5, 2012. It was serviceable to radio in the UK on July 2, 2012. It became the group's first single to peak at number one on the UK Singles Chart.
"Let's Go" featuring Ne-Yo, released in April 2012, also reached number two on the UK Singles Chart. This was her second Hot 100 US Billboard appearance as the main artist, charting at number 17. The song received a nomination for Best Dance Recording at the 55th Grammy Awards held in February 2013. The album's fourth single "I'll Be Coming Back" was released in July 2012. Featuring Rapper Example, peaked at number two in the UK. The fifth single, "Sweet Nothing", featured Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine and was released on October 14, 2012. It peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart and at number 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100. received a nomination for Best Dance Recording at the 56th Grammy Awards. The single became part of her third studio album, 18 Months , released on October 29, 2012. Harris finally made the history of the UK chart by becoming the first artist to win eight top 10 singles from a studio album, previously set by Michael Jackson. In March 2017, the record was surpassed once again by Ed Sheeran, after her album ÃÆ' Â · spawned 10 top-10 songs on the UK chart. 18 Months received a nomination for Best Dance/Electronica Album at the 56th Grammy Awards. Harris was also nominated for Best British Male Solo Artist at the 2013 Brit Awards in February.
Harris is the home DJ at the MTV Video Music Awards 2012 held at Staples Center, Los Angeles, where she won Best Electronic Video for "Feel So Close" and Video of the Year with Rihanna for "We Found Love". Harris appeared as part of a post-race concert of the Bahraini Formula 1 Grand Prix 2013 in April 2013. At the 2013 Ivor Novello Awards held at the Grosvenor House Hotel, London in May, Harris received the Ivor Novello Academy Award for English Songwriters of the Year, with Harris calling it "easily the greatest achievement of my whole life". In 2012, Harris made a statement explaining why he wanted to stop singing on a track stating, "I want every song as best I can, which usually means I'm not singing on it."
2013-2015: Motion and "How Deep Is Your Love"
On October 7, 2013, Harris and Swedish DJ Alesso released a collaborative single with a synthpop duo Hurts called "Under Control" as the first single from his fourth album. The song debuted at number one in the UK. Later that month, Harris remixed The Killers song "When You Were Young" for the deluxe edition of their greatest hits album Direct Hits . He launched a full six-minute version through Rolling Stone and told the magazine: "It's a real honor to be asked to overhaul one of my favorite modern bands, and it's an exciting challenge for me to update this classic song to dance floor in a polite and respectful way ".
On March 14, 2014, Harris's song "Summer" aired at Capital FM in the UK. The song, released as the band's second single, debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Britain's number sixth Harris. It also became the highest solo solo on the chart chart on US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number seven. "Summer" is the most track in Spotify in 2014 with over 200 million streams. Harris also produced the single "I Will Never Let You Down" for British singer Rita Ora. On May 18, 2014, the song debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart, two weeks after the song, "Summer", debuting at the top of the charts.
In April 2014, Harris appeared on the main stage of the Coachella Festival. His set attracts the second largest crowd in the history of the festival, only at the top by the set of Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg 2012 featuring the Tupac Shakur hologram. That year, Harris also became headline act at several prominent music festivals, including Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits Music Festival, iTunes Festival in London, Electric Daisy Carnival and iHeartRadio Music Festival.
The third single is Harris's collaboration with John Newman's vocalist, Blame. It was released in September 2014 for positive reviews from music critics and debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart, giving Harris the third consecutive British number one (and seventh solo single overall). After the release of the song, Harris became the first British solo artist to reach over a billion streams in Spotify. Later that month, Harris uploaded an instrumental song called "C.U.B.A." to SoundCloud. "Outside", the fourth single from the album, featuring Ellie Goulding, was released in October 2014. It marked the second collaboration between Harris and Goulding, following the successful international single "I Need Your Love" from 2013. The instrumental song "Slow Acid" was released as the sole promotion of the album on October 14, 2014.
Her fourth album, Motion , was released on November 4, 2014. This includes previously released singles "Under Control", "Summer", "Blame" and "Outside". Another song from the album, "Pray to God", featuring Haim's trio rock band, was released on February 11, 2015. At the Brit Awards 2015, "Summer" was nominated for Best British Single and British Artist Video of the Year. At the Glamor Awards 2015 in London on June 2, Harris was named the English Glamor of the Year. He is also ranked 6th on the Billboard ' Top 30 EDM Power Players. That same month, Harris was part of the main stage lineup at the Electric Daisy Carnival held in Las Vegas.
On July 17, 2015, a trio of Harris and London-based producers released the single "How Deep Is Your Love". The song peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart, giving Harris his 19th best entry in the UK. It peaked at number one on the ARIA Charts, giving Harris his first chart-topper in Australia. The song peaked at number three on Hot Dance/Electronic Songs in the US and marked the eighth top-10 entries of Harris since the launch of the charts, making it the most important of any action. In September, Harris is featured on this Dillon Francis EP Mixtape Is Fire, collaborating on the Moombahton style song "What's Your Name". For the 2016 Brit Award, Harris received three nominations: Best British Male Solo Artist, "How Far Your Love" for the British Single of the Year, and Best British Videos.
2016-2017: Single release and Funk Wav Bounce Vol. 1
Harris released a new single titled "This Is What You Came For", featuring Rihanna, on April 29, 2016. The single debuted at number two on the UK Singles Chart. It peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming Harris's fifth top track. It also reached number one in the US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs, becoming Harris's tenth number on the Airplay Dance/Mix Show sister chart and his fourth chart-topper on Hot Dance Club Songs Chart. It topped the charts in Australia, Canada, and the Republic of Ireland and peaked in the top ten charts in Germany, Ireland, New Zealand and Switzerland.
On June 24, 2016, Harris released a collaboration with Dizzee Rascal, titled "Hype". On July 8, 2016, John Newman released the song "OlÃÆ' Â ©", which was produced by Harris. On September 16, 2016, Harris released "My Way", where he also performed vocals for the song. On February 21, 2017, he announced the song "Slide", his collaboration with American singer-songwriter, Frank Ocean, and hip hop group Migos. The song was released on February 25, 2017. Harris released a collaboration with Young Thug, Ariana Grande, and Pharrell Williams titled "Heatstroke" on March 31, 2017. The following month, Harris announced the song titled "Amenity", his collaboration with Two Lipa. Harris announced another song titled "Retroactive", his collaboration with British singer Bronwyn. In May, he announced that his forthcoming fifth studio album, Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 , will be released on June 30, 2017. The album features appearances from the likes of Travis Scott, Kehlani, Future, Katy Perry, Big Sean, Legend John, Khalid, Q, DRAM, Nicki Minaj, Lil Yachty, Jessie Reyez, PartyNextDoor and Snoop Dogg.
2018-present: Upcoming studio album sixth
On February 8, 2018, Harris collaborated with PartyNextDoor to release a dancehall-influenced house song entitled "Noah Ready Noy Ready". On April 6, 2018, he released "One Kiss" with Two Lipa.
Music styles
Harris's first two albums consisted mostly of electroclash and nu-disco music, which were largely influenced by music from the 1980s. On his third studio album 18 Months and his follow-up Motion , his music largely detached himself from this influence, moving closer to the EDM and the electro house. Following his disinterest in his "My Way" single, Harris turned to the funk on his fifth studio album Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 , while also reintroducing some of the music elements of the previous work.
According to Harris, the main influences are Jamiroquai and Fatboy Slim.
Support
In 2008, Harris's debut album artwork I Created Disco was featured as part of a colorful iPod nano campaign on TV and in print in the US. In 2009, Harris teamed up with Coca-Cola for their 'Open Happiness' ad campaign in the UK. Harris writes and produces an exclusive track for a brand called 'Yeah Yeah Yeah, La La La' which is featured on TV, digital, outdoor and on-pack promotional activities and is offered on the 'Coke Zone' website for free download. That same year, Harris's song "Colors" was featured in Kia Motors hamster television commercial for Kia Soul EV.
In 2012, Harris is featured in Pepsi Max's ads for their Football campaign. Titled "crowd surfing", the ad shows Harris on the DJ deck playing the single "Let's Go" to the partygoers crowd alongside Lionel Messi, Didier Drogba, Fernando Torres, Frank Lampard, Sergio AgÃÆ'¼ero and Jack Wilshere. In 2013, Harris teamed up with Sol Republic to create their first professional studio header caliber headphone. The partnership involves designing a special look for headphones and redesigning drivers according to Harris's specifications.
On December 17, 2014, Harris was announced as Emporio Armani's new face for men's underwear for Spring/Summer 2015. He is also given the worldwide testimony of Emporio Armani sunglasses and a collection of watches. The black and white campaign was shot in Los Angeles by photographer Boo George. Harris returns as the brand face of the line of underwear, glasses and watch the line for their Emporio Armani Fall/Winter 2015/2016 campaign. The pictures, shot by Lachlan Bailey, were released in July 2015.
Other businesses
In March 2010, Harris launched his own rock label, Fly Eye Records. Most of the label releases belong to the EDM genre. In 2014, this label formed a partnership with Sony/ATV Music Publishing. Later that year, Harris was appointed as head of the artist and repertoire team at the Dekonstruksi Records dance label.
In early 2012, Harris signed an exclusive DJ residency agreement with Wynn Las Vegas which included performances in three luxury resort streets: Encore Beach Club, Surrender and XS Nightclub. In February 2013, Harris was signed as the first exclusive guest DJ with Abu Dhabi's hospitality company Hakkasan Group in Las Vegas. The 20-month residency saw him play 46 dates at the Hakkasan MGM Grand nightclub, as well as 22 additional performances at MGM Grand Wet Republic. In January 2015, he extended his partnership with Hakkasan group for another three years, which included residencies in three Las Vegas group spots (Hakkasan nightclub, Wet Republic, and Omnia Nightclub at Caesars Palace). Harris also serves as a Group music consultant for restaurants, nightclubs and hotels, globally.
On March 30, 2015, Harris was announced as one of the co-owners, along with various other music artists, at Tidal's music streaming service. This service specializes in lossless audio and high definition music videos. Rapper Jay Z acquired parent company Tidal, Aspiro, in the first quarter of 2015. Including Beyoncà ©  © and Jay Z, 16 artist stakeholders (such as Kanye West, Beyoncà ©  ©, Madonna, Chris Martin, Nicki Minaj, among others) Post Tidal, with the majority having 3% equity stake. The idea of ​​having a streaming service all the artists owned is made by those involved to adapt to the increasing demand for streaming in the music industry today and to compete with other streaming services like Spotify, which has been criticized for their low royalty payments.
Philanthropy
In September 2007, Harris appeared on a "Wasted Youth" charity event in the ugly Life Campaign's support at KOKO nightclub in Camden Town, London. The event aims to draw attention to the issue of youth suicide among men in the UK and to raise awareness and money for charity. In 2008, he supported the Shelter "Hometime Scotland" campaign that promised to end homelessness and poor housing in Scotland. In 2010, Harris appeared live on the post-Brit Awards (with La Roux and Kasabian) taking place at Shepherd's Bush Empire, London. The event raised funds and public awareness about children affected by violence in war zones.
In February 2012, Harris teamed up with several other artists (including Rihanna and Coldplay) to perform at a charity concert with all proceeds from the event going to the Child Orthopedic Center at Los Angeles Children's Hospital. In November 2012, Harris donated several songs for the compilation album TiÃÆ'Â Â «sto Dance (RED) Save Lives in collaboration with the Red Products anti-AIDS charity aimed at creating awareness about the struggle for AIDS-Free Generation. Harris participated in the global live streaming of the Stereosonic music festival in Melbourne, Australia which took place on World AIDS Day on December 1, 2012. The results of both albums and events were donated for the purpose.
After the shooting of Las Vegas 2017, Harris revealed on his Instagram that he donated fees from his show at the Omnia Nightclub to the Las Vegas Victim Fund. Later that year, Harris donated $ 20,000 to DJ Snake's charity campaign to benefit Rohingyas, people living in Myanmar who are consistently attacked by the Myanmar government and pushed out of their homes with no place to go. The situation in Myanmar has been critically deemed by Amnesty International.
Personal life
Forbes began reporting Harris revenue in 2013, calculating that it earned $ 46 million between May 2012 and May 2013, for its music, touring and residency in Las Vegas that puts it as the highest-paid DJ of the year. In 2014, Harris came in at number one on the list again for the second year in a row for a total of $ 66 million in annual revenue. In 2015, Harris topped the DJ list for the top three consecutive years, having earned $ 66 million over the previous 12 months. On The Sunday Times Rich List, published in April 2015, Harris is ranked 30th richest millionaire in the music world, with a personal fortune of Ã, Â £ 70 million ($ 105 million).
Harris dated British singer Rita Ora from April 2013 to June 2014. From March 2015 to June 2016, Harris dated American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift.
Discography
- Creating Disco (2007)
- Available for Weekends (2009)
- 18 Months (2012)
- Motion (2014)
- Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 (2017)
Concert tour
- Groove Armada: Soundboy Rock tour (2007)
- Faithless: To All Newcomers tour (2007)
- Ready for Weekend Tour (2009-10)
- Deadmau5 and Skrillex: Unplanned trips (2010)
- Rihanna: Last Girl on Earth Tour (2010-2011)
- Rihanna: Loud Tour (2011)
- Greater Than Tour (with TiÃÆ' Â «sto), UK and Ireland (2013)
Moviesography
Awards and nominations
References
External links
- Official website
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