Calvin Harris Bio

The career of Calvin Harris begins on the canvas when released his first tracks on his myspace. since Calvin Harris is considered one of the most gifted musicians of his generation electro. The artist has worked with the biggest stars of the music including, among others, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Kylie Minogue or Dizzee Rascal . "We Found Love," the hit in collaboration with Rihanna, brings him worldwide fame confirmed the release of his third album, "18 Months".

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Calvin Harris was born January 17, 1984 in London, United Kingdom of its true name Adam Richard Wiles . Of Scottish origin, Calvin Harris discovered electronic music when he was still a teenager when he recorded his first demos. At age 21, he took the pseudonym Stouffer and released his first EP where Titles include " Brighter days "and" Da Bongos ", produced by the Prima Facie label. Thereafter, he moved to Dumfries, Scotland, where he decided to devote himself entirely to music. released a title in 2004 in collaboration with the artist Ayah Marar that appears in the compilation " Electric Soul 2 '. Two years later, he was noticed by record labels Sony BMG and EMI as he left his tracks on his myspace. Thus in 2007, the first album Calvin Harris arrives in stores and s entitled: " I created disco ". This includes all 14 tracks that have been fully written and produced by the young artist. 

The first single from the album is entitled " Acceptable in the 80s "whose video reflects the style of the 80s. The song attracted the attention of the public and reached 10th place in the UK Singles Chart. 's second single is soon to come out shortly after with " The girls "and a hit in the third place of UK Singles Chart. The piece is then taken not electro pop group Dragonette where the title is " The boys . " Three more singles are also excerpts from " I created disco "namely," Vegas "," Colours "and" Merrymaking at my place . " Shortly after the release of his first album, Calvin Harris embarked on a tour with Groove Armada and Faithless . Solicited by artists 2007 was definitely a good year for Calvin Harris , because after release of his album, he received many requests from artists who want to collaborate with him. example, he participated in the album Kylie Minogue entitled " X "in the title" Heart Beat Rock "and" In my arms . " In 2008, he rallied alongside Dizzee Rascal on the song of the latter entitled " Dance wiv me "featuring Chrome .

 The song is a huge hit hard and first place in the UK Singles Chart and the UK R & B Chart. Calvin Harris is not his first collaboration with rappers because the previous year he already produced under the Mitchell Brothers entitled " Michael Jackson . " For 2009, it is alongside Dizzee Rascal on " Holiday "which appears in the latter's fourth album," Tongue n 'Cheek . " Once again, the duo won first place in the UK Singles Chart. 's video for the song was filmed in Ibiza, where Calvin Harris should make an appearance. Finally, the idea was rejected when the musician did not have the opportunity to wear his famous glasses representative. Thereafter, he also collaborated with Sophie Ellis-Bextor for her fourth album which is due out soon. Calvin Harris will produce two titles ie " Calling it love "and" Off and on . " Between albums and remixes While working with many artists, Calvin Harris is working on his second album, " Ready for the weekend . " 

The first single from the album arrives in stores in spring 2009 and is titled " I'm not alone . " The video for " I'm Not Alone "is a boy who always wears the famous glasses and tries to bring to life his teddy bear. The song is a real tube and enters the first place UK Singles Chart. 's second single is soon to emerge and is entitled " Ready for the weekend "with a third place in the UK Singles Chart, followed by the third single the artist " Flashback ". Comprising 14 tracks, the album reached the top spot on the UK Albums Chart and at the same time went gold. Moreover, Calvin Harris is also the origin of many remix greatest hits of recent years. Thus, it must include the remix of " Rock Steady "of All Saints , " Great DJ "by The Ting Tings , " Good days bad days "by Kaiser Chiefs " She Wolf "by Shakira or " Waking up in Vegas "for Katy Perry to name only a few. With Rihanna, his fame goes global in 2010, Calvin Harris Rihanna joined the team and drafted 'We Found Love'. The immediate success upon its release.

 The name Calvin Harris is on everyone's lips. In 2011, it provides the first part of the singer. Meanwhile, Calvin Harris releases his new album, "18 Months" in which the title is found with the singer Barbardienne. The first single, "Bounce" is a featuring with Kelis. The title ranks directly in second place in the UK charts in June 2011. The second single, "Feel So Close", marks its entry into the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. Calvin Harris offers three singles: "Let's Go" with Ne-Yo, "We'll Be Coming Back 'with Example and "Sweet Nothing" with Florence Welch. With "18 Months", Calvin Harris is amply rewarded. 

He received two awards including at the MTV Music Awards 2012: Best electronic music video for "Feel So Close" and Best Video of the year with Rihanna for "We Found Love". It is also dedicated to the BRIT Awards and the Billboard Music Awards. resident DJ in Las Vegas in February 2013, Calvin Harris signed an exclusive contract to be resident DJ club Hakkasan Las Vegas Las Vegas. It also raises the turntables at the Grand Prix Formula 1 Bahrain in April 2013.