Alan Walker
Norwegian producer who turned the hooded-silhouette persona and the melodic drop of 'Faded' into a global template for streaming-era electronic pop.
Tour dates
- Austin City Limits Live at The Moody TheaterTickets
- The Pavilion at Toyota Music FactoryTickets
- 713 Music HallTickets
- The FactoryTickets
- The Pinnacle - TNTickets
- Coca-Cola RoxyTicketsOn sale Nov 13
- The RitzTickets
- The Charleston Music HallTickets
- FiveOn sale Nov 13
- Jannus LiveTicketsOn sale Nov 13
- House of Blues OrlandoTicketsOn sale Nov 13
- The AnthemTickets
- The Fillmore PhiladelphiaTickets
- MGM Music Hall at FenwayTickets
- Terminal 5Tickets
- Terminal 5Tickets
- MtelusTickets
- MtelusTickets
- History TorontoTickets
- History TorontoTickets
- History OttawaTickets
- Stage AETickets
- KEMBA Live!Tickets
- Old National CentreTickets
- Aragon BallroomTickets
- Showbox SODOTickets
- The Torch at LA ColiseumTickets
- STØY Festivalen 2027 (25.06- 26.06)Tickets
About Alan Walker
Alan Walker was born Alan Olav Walker in 1997 in Northampton, England, to a British father who worked as a baker and a Norwegian mother employed in elderly care. The family moved to Bergen, Norway, when he was two, and he grew up in the Fana district, attending Christian schools before deciding, as a teenager, to try music instead of following his parents into other trades.
He taught himself production from online tutorials, working under the name DJ Walkzz before releasing music under his own. At seventeen he put out the instrumental "Fade" through the NoCopyrightSounds channel; reworked with vocals as "Faded", it reached the US charts and was certified multi-platinum, giving him his breakthrough.
His music leans on clean synth leads, simple piano-derived motifs and vocal hooks, sitting between progressive house and pop, usually built around guest singers rather than his own voice.
Singles such as "Alone", "Sing Me to Sleep", "Darkside" and "On My Way" followed the same formula, and his catalogue expanded into full albums, including Different World, World of Walker, Walkerverse Pt. I & II, Walkerworld and, in 2025, Walkerworld 2.0, alongside a collaboration with Steve Aoki titled Quantum Beats.
He has won three MTV Europe Music Awards and two Spellemannprisen, and has notched seven number-one singles on Norway's VG-lista chart. On stage and in videos he appears masked, a persona built around anonymity, and his audience is known collectively as Walkers.
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Questions about Alan Walker
What kind of music does Alan Walker play?
Alan Walker plays dance.
Is Alan Walker on tour?
Yes. Alan Walker has 28 shows listed, from Austin, TX on Jan 21, 2027 to STØY Festivalen 2027 (25.06- 26.06) on Jun 25, 2027.
What festivals has Alan Walker played before?
Alan Walker has played Tomorrowland 2026, Ultra Miami 2026.
What was Alan Walker's first album?
Alan Walker's first album was Different World (2018). The latest is World of Walker, Season One: Rise of the Drones (2026).