Alan Walker

Biography

Alan Olav Walker (born 24 August 1997) is a Norwegian DJ and record producer. His songs "Faded×Faded3 December 2015 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 4 tracks1Faded3:322Faded (instrumental)3:353Faded (restrung)3:374Faded (Piano version)3:35", "Sing Me to Sleep×Sing Me to Sleep3 June 2016 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Sing Me to Sleep3:092Sing Me to Sleep (instrumental)3:10", "Alone×Alone2 December 2016 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Alone2:41", "All Falls Down×All Falls Down27 October 2017 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1All Falls Down3:19", "Ignite×Ignite7 April 2017 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Ignite (instrumental)3:30", and "Darkside×Darkside27 July 2018 · SingleSpotifyYouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track1Darkside3:32" have each been multi-platinum-certified and reached number 1 on the VG-lista chart in Norway. Walker values his anonymity and is known to wear a hoodie and mask to remain inconspicuous. His musical style is primarily described as house music, and is characterized by emotionally rich and grandiose melodies.
Walker grew up in Fana, Bergen, Norway, and began making music around 2012. Using feedback from fans online, he later gained recognition by posting several songs on YouTube and SoundCloud. Starting out as a bedroom producer, he was better known as DJ Walkzz before signing a record deal and releasing his debut single "Fade" on NoCopyrightSounds (NCS) at the age of 17. In December 2015, his single "Faded" reached number 80 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). He followed it up with the singles "Sing Me to Sleep" and "Alone" in 2016, and "All Falls Down" in 2017, the latter of which reached number one on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart.
In 2018, Walker released "Darkside" and "Ignite". A few months later, his debut studio album, Different World×Different World14 December 2018 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 15 tracks1Intro1:162Lost Control3:423I Don’t Wanna Go2:424Lily3:165Lonely3:366Do It All for You2:557Different World3:238Interlude1:199Sing Me to Sleep3:0810All Falls Down3:1911Darkside3:3212Alone2:4013Diamond Heart4:0014Faded (interlude)0:4215Faded3:32, topped the Norwegian and Finnish album charts, and charted in the top 20 in Sweden and Switzerland. In 2021, Walker released his second album, World of Walker×World of Walker26 November 2021 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 18 tracks1Time (Alan Walker remix)2:312Man on the Moon2:583Alone, Pt. II2:594Paradise3:045Out of Love2:246Red Nexus Rising - interlude0:397Sorry2:458Fake a Smile2:489On My Way3:1410World We Used to Know2:4311Drone Wars - instrumental0:4212Heading Home3:0513OK2:4514Hummell Gets the Rockets (Alan Walker remix)2:5715Not You2:3316Sweet Dreams <bonus track>2:2017Don’t You Hold Me Down <bonus track>2:1218Running Out of Roses <bonus track>2:17. The album included the singles "On My Way×On My Way2019 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1On My Way3:13" and "Alone, Pt. II×Alone, Pt. II27 December 2019 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Alone, Pt. II2:59", both of which reached the top five on the Norwegian VG-lista chart. The following year, he released his third album, Walkerverse Pt. I & II×Walkerverse Pt. I & II18 November 2022 · Album · CompilationSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Shut Up2:132Ritual2:263The Drum3:094Lovesick2:095Catch Me If You Can2:316Blue2:387Somebody Like U3:118Extremes2:309Hello World2:5210Adventure Time3:06, and supported it with Walkerverse: The Tour, which began in September. In 2023, he released his fourth album, Walkerworld×Walkerworld10 November 2023 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Welcome to Walkerworld2:472Heart Over Mind3:093Spectre 2.02:574Better Off (Alone, Pt. III)2:325Endless Summer3:076Hero2:557Born to Ride2:448Yesterday2:419Land of the Heroes2:5610Darkride1:53, and in 2025, he released his fifth album, Walkerworld 2.0×Walkerworld 2.010 January 2025 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 23 tracks1Old Habits (instrumental)2:482Last Song2:333Incommunicado2:584Warpaint3:095Barcelona3:256Avalon2:167Who I Am3:148By Your Side2:409Dancing in love2:3710Thick of It All3:2011Fire!2:0412Unsure2:4913Children of the Sun3:1814Spectrum1:3315Heart over Mind3:0916Spectre 2.02:5717Better Off (Alone, Pt. III)2:3218Endless Summer3:0719Hero2:5520Born to Ride2:4421Yesterday2:4122Land of the Heroes2:5623Creator Circle2:49, and, later in 2025, he collaborated with Steve Aoki to make Quantum Beats.
Walker has won three MTV Europe Music Awards, three Electronic Dance Music Awards, two Spellemannprisen and a NRJ Music Awards Norge. He has been nominated once each for a Billboard Music Awards and a Brit Awards, and twice each for the Echo Music Prize and Berlin Music Video Awards. He has also had seven number one singles on the Norwegian VG-lista charts and is considered one of the most popular Norwegian artist on the world market. Billboard ranked him 13th in their 2017 Billboard 21 Under 21, he was ranked 11th in DJ Mag's "Top 100 DJs" for 2023 and Forbes named him to their 2025 Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe list.

Early life

Alan Olav Walker was born on 24 August 1997, in Northampton, England, to a British father who was a baker and Norwegian mother who worked in elderly care. Walker moved to Fana, Bergen, Norway, with his family when he was two years old. As a child, he was interested in computer games, graphic design, and programming, and spent his childhood playing with Nintendo hardware and home consoles such as the PlayStation and Nintendo GameCube.
In 2010, he went on to Danielsen Middle School, a private Christian middle school of Bergen. When he was in middle school, Walker began learning music and production through YouTube tutorials and began making music. In 2013, he went on to Danielsen High School. During high school, he often wondered whether he could pursue a career in music. After graduating, he planned to either serve in the Norwegian military or work at a nearby grocery store.

2012–2016: Career beginnings and breakthrough

In 2012, Walker reached out to Italian music producer DJ Ness, inquiring how he produced his music. In July 2012, Walker began making music on his laptop using FL Studio with the help of friends he met online, and released his first song, "Celebrate" on YouTube. He subsequently posted several more songs on YouTube and SoundCloud. He was inspired by Norwegian music producer K-391 and Dutch music producer Ahrix, as well as film composers Hans Zimmer and Steve Jablonsky. Starting as a bedroom producer, Walker was better known as DJ Walkzz before he signed a record deal, releasing his debut single in 2014.
In 2014, Walker released his debut single "Fade" on the British record label NoCopyrightSounds (NCS), which garnered 200 million views on YouTube between 2014 and 2015 and reached number three on the Swedish Heatseekers Chart.

Walker released "Spectre×Spectre6 January 2015 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Spectre3:50" and "Force×Force2 April 2015 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Force4:00" on NCS in 2015. He signed with MER Musikk under Sony Music Sweden and released his next single, "Faded×Faded3 December 2015 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 4 tracks1Faded3:322Faded (instrumental)3:353Faded (restrung)3:374Faded (Piano version)3:35", a remastered vocal version of "Fade", on 3 December 2015. It featured uncredited Naustdal pop singer Iselin Solheim and topped the year-end charts in Austria, Germany, Switzerland and Sweden, was nominated for British Single of the Year at the 2017 Brit Awards, and won Song of the Year at the annual Spellemannprisen. The music video on YouTube reached 1 billion views on 26 March 2017, and by June 2024, it had been viewed over 3.6 billion times, making it the 28th most-viewed YouTube video. It also became the first EDM song to achieve 3 billion views. As of March 2025, the song has been streamed over 2.1 billion times on Spotify, and was the most Shazamed song in the world in March 2016. "Faded" received official remixes from Tiësto, Dash Berlin, and Hardwell. Walker later released an acoustic version of the song, which did not include any EDM elements.
After releasing "Faded" in 2015, Walker dropped out of high school. On 27 February 2016, Walker made his debut performance at the Winter X Games XIX held in Oslo. By March, Walker had produced about 30 to 40 songs in total. "Faded" marked his first single with Sony Music Sweden and was his first to attain global success. Additionally, that same month he achieved the first place on the NRJ Euro Hot 30 for the first time, which only has been achieved by one other Norwegian music producer, Kygo. On 7 April, he teamed up with Zara Larsson at the Echo Awards in Germany, where they performed each other's songs "Faded" and "Never Forget You".
The single "Sing Me to Sleep×Sing Me to Sleep3 June 2016 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Sing Me to Sleep3:092Sing Me to Sleep (instrumental)3:10" was released in June 2016 and reached number one on the Norwegian charts, winning Norwegian Song of the Year at that year's NRJ Music Awards Norge. Two months later, a remix of this song by American DJ Marshmello was released. In July, Walker released a remix of Coldplay's "Hymn for the Weekend". In October 2016, Walker released a remix of Sia's song "Move Your Body", which was included in Sia's album This Is Acting (Deluxe Edition) (2016).
Another single titled "Alone×Alone2 December 2016 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Alone2:41" was also released on 2 December of the same year, featuring uncredited Swedish singer Noonie Bao. On 21 and 22 December, Walker held the concert "Alan Walker is Heading Home" in his hometown Bergen at USF Verftet, where he performed 16 songs and tracks together with singers Angelina Jordan, Marius Samuelsen, Alexandra Rotan, Yosef Wolde-Mariam, and Tove Styrke. The concert was officially live-streamed on YouTube.

2017–2018: Different World

At the beginning of 2017, Walker's YouTube channel became the most subscribed channel registered in Norway, after passing about 4.5 million subscribers, and had the most views among Norwegian YouTubers at around 13.9 billion views as of 12 May 2024. Between February and April, he toured around America, including attending the Euphoria Festival in Texas. In March, Walker was named one of Billboard Dance's 15 Artists to Watch in 2017. The following month, Walker released an instrumental version of the song "Ignite×Ignite7 April 2017 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Ignite (instrumental)3:30" featuring K-391.
On 19 May 2017, Walker released the song "Tired×Tired19 May 2017 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Tired3:12" featuring Irish singer-songwriter Gavin James. The song reached number 5 on the Norwegian VG-lista charts. He also joined Justin Bieber on his India leg of his Purpose World Tour in May. Succeeding "Tired", the song "Sky" with Danish music producer Alex Skrindo was released on 9 June 2017, and was part of the Insomniac Records Presents: EDC Las Vegas 2017 compilation. On 15 September 2017, Walker released "The Spectre×The Spectre15 September 2017 · SingleSpotifyYouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track1The Spectre3:14", a vocal and instrumental remake of his 2015 song "Spectre×Spectre6 January 2015 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Spectre3:50". The song was presented at last year's "Alan Walker is Heading Home" event. The song which the remake is based on was released by Walker on NoCopyrightSounds in January 2015. That same month, Walker was ranked 13th on 2017 Billboard 21 Under 21.

Walker's single "All Falls Down×All Falls Down27 October 2017 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1All Falls Down3:19", featuring American singer Noah Cyrus, British DJ and music producer Digital Farm Animals and Swedish singer Juliander, was released on 27 October. It reached number 1 on the Norwegian and the Billboard Dance Club Songs charts, and the top 5 in Sweden and Belgium. Then, on 2 December 2017, to celebrate Walker's YouTube channel reaching 10 million subscribers, a video of him performing with Noah Cyrus and Juliander at YouTube Space NY was released. On 21 October, Walker officially became the biggest climber on DJ Mag's "Top 100 DJs" list, climbing 38 places from last year's 55th place to 17th. On 31 October 2017, Riot Games released the Alan Walker remix to their League of Legends World Championship anthem "Legends Never Die", which formed a collaboration with American rock band Against the Current. On 17 November 2017, Walker released a remix of Swedish DJ Avicii's song "Lonely Together" featuring British singer Rita Ora. The remix is part of Avicii's official remix package.
On 11 December 2017, Walker was scheduled to perform at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert with Norwegian DJ Matoma, but on 20 November, Walker announced that he would be cancelling the performance. In a press release, his record label MER cited "high work pressures and activity levels" as the reason for the cancellation. On 15 December, Walker's single "Tired" was ranked 17th on Billboard's "50 Best Dance/Electronic Songs of 2017" list.
In January 2018, Walker appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and performed his 2017 single "All Falls Down" with Noah Cyrus. That same month, Walker became a member of Liquid State, an EDM label jointly established by Sony Music Entertainment and Tencent Music. In March, Walker released a remix of the 2017 collaboration track "All Night" by American DJ Steve Aoki and American singer Lauren Jauregui. In the same month, he was ranked 33rd on Billboard's "Dance 100 Artists of 2018" list. In April, Walker performed at the Coachella Music Festival 2018 in Indio, California.
On 11 May, K-391 and Walker released a vocal version of their instrumental track "Ignite", which had been released the previous year, as the first collaboration with Liquid State. The vocals are by Norwegian singer Julie Bergan and South Korean singer Seungri. The song was performed at VG-lista 2018 with Julie Bergen and Norwegian rapper Vinni and reached number one on the Norwegian charts.

On 27 July, Walker released the song "Darkside×Darkside27 July 2018 · SingleSpotifyYouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track1Darkside3:32" featuring Antiguan-German singer-songwriter Au/Ra and Norwegian singer Tomine Harket. The song reached number 1 on the Norwegian charts and number 10 on the Swedish charts. At the end of August, Walker released a remix of Chinese rapper Lay's song "Sheep" from his solo album Lay 02 Sheep. Prior to the release of the remix, Walker performed a remix of the song with Lay on 3 August 2018, at Lollapalooza in Chicago, Illinois.
The single "Diamond Heart×Diamond Heart28 September 2018 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Diamond Heart (Dzeko remix)3:072Diamond Heart (Syn Cole remix)3:14" featuring Swedish singer-songwriter Sophia Somajo was released on 28 September 2018. The song nominated for Best Cinematography at the 2019 Berlin Music Video Awards. The single also became Walker's seventh number one single on the VG-lista chart. In November, Walker won Best Norwegian Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards, his third win since last year. In December, Walker released his debut album Different World×Different World14 December 2018 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 15 tracks1Intro1:162Lost Control3:423I Don’t Wanna Go2:424Lily3:165Lonely3:366Do It All for You2:557Different World3:238Interlude1:199Sing Me to Sleep3:0810All Falls Down3:1911Darkside3:3212Alone2:4013Diamond Heart4:0014Faded (interlude)0:4215Faded3:32. It included previous songs, such as "Faded×Faded3 December 2015 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 4 tracks1Faded3:322Faded (instrumental)3:353Faded (restrung)3:374Faded (Piano version)3:35" and "Alone×Alone2 December 2016 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Alone2:41", as well as new songs, such as "Lonely", a collaboration with American DJ Steve Aoki. The album topped the charts in Norway and Finland and was nominated for Top Dance/Electronic Album at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards.

2019–2021: World of Walker, Walker Racing League and collaboration with PUBG Mobile

In early 2019, Walker released "Are You Lonely×Are You Lonely22 February 2019 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Are You Lonely2:37" with American DJ Steve Aoki featuring Norwegian band Isák, a remake of Walker's song "Lonely" from Different World.
He released the single "On My Way×On My Way2019 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1On My Way3:13", a collaboration with American singer Sabrina Carpenter and Puerto Rican singer Farruko, to commemorate the first anniversary of the US-based battle royale game PUBG Mobile. A cover challenge for the song was also announced and performed during the Good Morning America summer concert series. This song peaked at number 3 on the Norwegian VG-lista chart. In April, Walker's single "Faded×Faded3 December 2015 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 4 tracks1Faded3:322Faded (instrumental)3:353Faded (restrung)3:374Faded (Piano version)3:35" surpassed one billion streams on Spotify, making him the first Norwegian artist to reach this milestone. On 25 June 2019, Walker released the song "Live Fast (PUBGM)×Live Fast (PUBGM)25 July 2019 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Live Fast (PUBGM)3:45", which is a collaboration with American rapper ASAP Rocky. The song became a track for the PUBG Mobile eighth season. Walker performed live at the PMCO Spring Split Global Finals in Berlin as a result of the collaboration.
On 30 August 2019, Walker released the single "Play", a collaboration with K-391 and Norwegian music producer Tungevaag. The song is a remake of Swedish DJ and producer Mangoo's 2000 song "Eurodancer." 3 months later, Walker launched The Walker Excavations project on mobile and on his website. The project was a game which featured Easter Eggs that teased fans of upcoming music and content.

On 7 November 2019, Walker joined Antiguan-German singer/songwriter Au/Ra on the Death Stranding: Timefall soundtrack for the action game Death Stranding and a new song from the soundtrack, "Ghost×Ghost17 October 2019 · Single · SoundtrackSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Ghost2:58" was released. He then released "Alone, Pt. II×Alone, Pt. II27 December 2019 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Alone, Pt. II2:59" with American singer Ava Max. The song follows Walker's 2016 single "Alone×Alone2 December 2016 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Alone2:41". Numerous remixes of the song have been released, including those by Niviro, Toby Romeo, RetroVision, and Da Tweekaz, as well as Alex Skrindo's collaboration with Sebastian Wiebe. The song entered the top 10 of the charts in Belgium, Norway, Poland and Romania.
In 2020, Walker performed "End of Time×End of Time6 March 2020 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1End of Time3:08" with K-391 and Ahrix at X Games Norway. He also appeared at Tomorrowland Around the World, the virtual replacement for Tomorrowland 2020, which was cancelled due to COVID-19. In April 2020, Walker released the single "Heading Home×Heading Home1 April 2020 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Heading Home3:052heading_home_demo2016.wav3:13". The song premiered at Walker's debut live show, X Games Norway, in 2016. On 15 May 2020, Walker released a remix of Hans Zimmer's "Time" from the 2010 film Inception. The song charted in Germany Dance, Hungary, and Switzerland.
In May 2021, Walker released a concert film, "The Aviation Movie", on YouTube. The concert film is a hybrid of a concert film and a music video. In tandem with the film, he also released the app "The Aviation Game", which he co-created with indie studio Hello There Games.
On 11 June 2021, Walker released the song "Sweet Dreams×Sweet Dreams11 June 2021 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Sweet Dreams2:18", a collaboration with Kazakh record producer Imanbek. The song samples Scatman John's song "Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)". He also released a remix package titled "Sweet Dreams Remixes" featuring remixes by Brazilian DJ and producer Alok and Dutch DJ Brooks, among others, which reached the top 10 in the airplay charts of both Ukraine and Slovakia. The next single, "Don't You Hold Me Down", featuring English singer Georgia Ku, was released on 27 August and marked Walker's third collaboration with PUBG Mobile. The following month, the single "Paradise×Paradise22 September 2021 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 4 tracks1Paradise (prelude)0:402Paradise3:053Paradise (live)3:064Paradise (postlude)1:38" with K-391 and Swedish singer-songwriter Boy in Space, also a collaboration with PUBG Mobile, reached number 31 on the Norwegian VG-lista chart.
On 18 August 2021, Walker launched the "ROG Zephyrus G14 Alan Walker Special Edition" a custom gaming laptop created in partnership with Asus and Republic of Gamers (ROG). It included Walker's logo engraved into the laptop and custom startup sounds and animations created by Walker. The collaboration also centered on Walker's single "Fake a Smile×Fake a Smile18 February 2021 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Fake a Smile2:48" featuring American singer Salem Ilese.
On 10 September 2021, Walker released the EP Walker Racing League×Walker Racing League9 September 2021 · EPSpotifyYouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks1Jump Start1:292Running Out of Roses2:163Don't You Hold Me Down2:124Sweet Dreams2:185Space Melody (Edward Artemyev)3:006Finish Lines1:28. On 13 November, his contract with NoCopyrightSounds expired and his releases on the label ("Fade", "Spectre×Spectre6 January 2015 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Spectre3:50", and "Force×Force2 April 2015 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Force4:00") were removed from its catalogue and from streaming platforms. In December, Walker released his second studio album, World of Walker×World of Walker26 November 2021 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 18 tracks1Time (Alan Walker remix)2:312Man on the Moon2:583Alone, Pt. II2:594Paradise3:045Out of Love2:246Red Nexus Rising - interlude0:397Sorry2:458Fake a Smile2:489On My Way3:1410World We Used to Know2:4311Drone Wars - instrumental0:4212Heading Home3:0513OK2:4514Hummell Gets the Rockets (Alan Walker remix)2:5715Not You2:3316Sweet Dreams <bonus track>2:2017Don’t You Hold Me Down <bonus track>2:1218Running Out of Roses <bonus track>2:17, consisting of 15 tracks built around electro-pop and EDM. The album reached number 6 in Norway and number 24 in Finland.

2022–2023: Walkerverse Pt. I & II and Walkerworld

In early 2022, he collaborated with Brazilian music producer and DJ Alok to release a remix of Alok's song "Wherever You Go" featuring Swedish singer John Martin, and the single "Headlights×Headlights18 February 2022 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Headlights2:38" featuring singer Kiddo. "Headlights" was certified gold in Brazil and Poland.
In April 2022, Walker signed with the Swedish crowdfunding website Corite, raising over $100,000 from fans for his next musical projects, the first being a compilation EP called Origins×Origins1 July 2022 · EPSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracks1Fade4:242Force4:003Spectre3:50, while the second was a collaboration with his online community of fans known as The Walkers, called "Unity×Unity20 July 2019 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Unity3:25". The following month, Walker released the single "The Drum×The Drum29 April 2022 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1The Drum3:09", featuring uncredited Norwegian singer Kristin Carpenter.
His next album, Walkerverse Pt. I & II×Walkerverse Pt. I & II18 November 2022 · Album · CompilationSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Shut Up2:132Ritual2:263The Drum3:094Lovesick2:095Catch Me If You Can2:316Blue2:387Somebody Like U3:118Extremes2:309Hello World2:5210Adventure Time3:06, was published in two parts and was promoted by Walkerverse: The Tour, which began in September 2022. The tour, which visited venues such as Echostage in Washington, D.C., Radius in Chicago, and the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, began in the UK in September and ended in December in San Francisco, California, running for 29 shows.
In April 2023, he re-signed with NoCopyrightSounds and "Dreamer×Dreamer7 April 2023 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Dreamer2:35" was released. This was Walker's first NoCopyrightSounds release in eight years, and his first since his original contract expired. The song reached number 47 on the US Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic Songs charts. The next single, "Hero" with American singer Sasha Alex Sloan, was released on 4 May and reached number 1 on the Hungarian radio chart and number 18 on US Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart.
His single with British singer Zak Abel, "Endless Summer×Endless Summer14 July 2023 · SingleSpotifyYouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track1Endless Summer3:07", was released in July 2023 and ranked 10th on TikTok's "TikTok's Global Songs of the Summer 2023" list. On 28 September 2023, Walker collaborated with Dutch electronic music group Dash Berlin and English YouTuber and musician Vikkstar on the song "Better Off (Alone, Pt. III)×Better Off (Alone, Pt. III)28 September 2023 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Better Off (Alone, Pt. III)2:32". It is part of Walker's suite of songs including his 2016 single "Alone×Alone2 December 2016 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Alone2:41" and collaborative single "Alone, Pt. II×Alone, Pt. II27 December 2019 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Alone, Pt. II2:59".
On 10 November 2023, Walker released his fourth studio album, Walkerworld×Walkerworld10 November 2023 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Welcome to Walkerworld2:472Heart Over Mind3:093Spectre 2.02:574Better Off (Alone, Pt. III)2:325Endless Summer3:076Hero2:557Born to Ride2:448Yesterday2:419Land of the Heroes2:5610Darkride1:53. This album includes the songs "Spectre×Spectre6 January 2015 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Spectre3:50 2.0" with Steve Aoki and "Land of The Heroes×Land of the Heroes7 July 2023 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Land of the Heroes2:56" with Sophie Stray. The album peaked at number 18 on the Norwegian VG-lista album chart. The single "Heart Over Mind×Heart Over Mind9 November 2023 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Heart Over Mind3:09", released at the same time as the album, reached number one on the Belarusian year-end charts and number two on the Russian year-end charts. That same month, Walker ranked number 11 on DJ Mag's Top 100 DJs.

2024–present: Walkerworld 2.0 and Walkerworld Tour

On 4 January 2024, Walker released "Who I Am×Who I Am4 January 2024 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Who I Am3:14" with Norwegian singer Peder Elias and Indonesian singer Putri Ariani. In March, Walker collaborated with Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) to release a song for the team, "Team Side×Team Side19 March 2024 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Team Side3:01" ahead of the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL 17) season. The vocals were provided by Norwegian singer Sofiloud. On 2 May, Walker released the song "Unsure×Unsure2 May 2024 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracks1Unsure2:492Unsure (Medun remix)3:103Unsure (Alvin Mo remix)3:21" with American singer Kylie Cantrall.
This was followed by a series of tours called "Walkerworld Tour" starting in June 2024. The first tour, "Walkerworld Asia Tour Pt. I", began in June 2024 and took place in 10 cities, including Singapore, Jakarta, Macau, and Kuala Lumpur. "Walkerworld India Tour" began in September and took place in 10 cities, including Mumbai, Bangalore, and Delhi. He also collaborated with the vehicle soccer video game Rocket League to make songs from the EP available in the game as player anthems during the in-game music festival "Neon Nights×Neon Nights7 August 2024 · EPSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 4 tracks1Wake Up2:542Beautiful Nightmare2:483Lifeline3:234Club Leclerc (Racers mix)2:04", which began on 7 August and ended on 21 August.
On 26 September, before the tour began, Walker collaborated with Indian composer Pritam on the single "Children of the Sun×Children of the Sun26 September 2024 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Children of the Sun3:18," released through Indian record label Warner Music India. The song also features the voice of Indian singer Vishal Mishra and incorporates a children's choir.

Walker also performed "Chal Kudiye" a collaboration between Diljit Dosanjh and Alia Bhatt from the film Jigra featuring Bhatt, during a performance in Bangalore on 4 October. Alia Bhatt then came onstage to greet Walker, which drew mixed reactions online. The tour ultimately sold approximately 120,000 tickets in nine Indian cities and grossed over $5 million, making it the highest-grossing international tour in India's history. "Walkerworld Asia Tour Pt. II" began in November, with performances in Malaysia, South Korea, and Japan.
On 10 January 2025, Walker released his fifth studio album, Walkerworld 2.0×Walkerworld 2.010 January 2025 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 23 tracks1Old Habits (instrumental)2:482Last Song2:333Incommunicado2:584Warpaint3:095Barcelona3:256Avalon2:167Who I Am3:148By Your Side2:409Dancing in love2:3710Thick of It All3:2011Fire!2:0412Unsure2:4913Children of the Sun3:1814Spectrum1:3315Heart over Mind3:0916Spectre 2.02:5717Better Off (Alone, Pt. III)2:3218Endless Summer3:0719Hero2:5520Born to Ride2:4421Yesterday2:4122Land of the Heroes2:5623Creator Circle2:49. The album peaked at number 14 on the Norwegian VG-lista album chart. That same month, Walker was also named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe list. From January to February 2025, the "Walkerworld North American Tour" took place. Starting in March 2025, Walker performed in cities such as Barcelona, London, Berlin, and Paris as part of his "Walkerworld European Tour". The "Walkerworld India Pt. II" tour began in April 2025, performing in Guwahati, Bhuvaneshwar, Hyderabad, and Jaipur. On 19 April, during a performance in Bhubaneswar as part of the tour, he debuted his collaboration with Indian singer King, "Story of a Bird×Story of a Bird9 May 2025 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Story of a Bird3:50".
On 29 May, in an interview with Billboard, Walker announced the release of his fan app, "World of Walker×World of Walker26 November 2021 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 18 tracks1Time (Alan Walker remix)2:312Man on the Moon2:583Alone, Pt. II2:594Paradise3:045Out of Love2:246Red Nexus Rising - interlude0:397Sorry2:458Fake a Smile2:489On My Way3:1410World We Used to Know2:4311Drone Wars - instrumental0:4212Heading Home3:0513OK2:4514Hummell Gets the Rockets (Alan Walker remix)2:5715Not You2:3316Sweet Dreams <bonus track>2:2017Don’t You Hold Me Down <bonus track>2:1218Running Out of Roses <bonus track>2:17" on 8 August. The app offers fans an immersive experience, premium content (including Walker's entire song and video catalogue), behind-the-scenes footage, exclusive weekly livestreams, and direct chat. On 5 August, Dagens Næringsliv reported that Walker had signed an exclusive collaboration deal with his manager Gunnar Greve until 2031. On 20 September, Walker performed at Sphere Las Vegas as the headliner for "Unity×Unity20 July 2019 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Unity3:25", a collaboration between American EDM event promoter Insomniac and Belgian festival Tomorrowland. On 4 October, Walker performed at the Marina Bay Street Circuit, site of the 2025 Formula One Singapore Grand Prix.

Influences

Walker was inspired to start producing by Italian music producer DJ Ness. When making his debut single "Fade", Walker was influenced by the sound of the song "Nova" by Dutch music producer Ahrix. He has often spoken about the influence of Dutch music producer Tiësto. He is also inspired by music producers such as K-391, Kygo and Avicii, as well as film composers such as Hans Zimmer and Steve Jablonsky.
Walker is also influenced by video game music, drawing inspiration from The Legend of Zelda series, as well as classic games like Tetris. After playing a remix of a music track from the game Old School RuneScape, on Tomorrowland in 2025, he was invited to create two new tracks to be added to that game, in the game's music style. Other influences include the Call of Duty series and movie music.

Musical style

Walker's musical style has been described as house, future house, future bass, electropop, electro house, big room house, and progressive house. Walker's music was described by DJ Mag in March 2018 as "a mix of youthful styles like big room house, progressive, and electro", characterised by emotionally rich, grandiose melodies. It is also noted as being significantly darker and closer to minor keys compared to the upbeat rhythms of contemporary tropical house. He incorporates elements like video game music into his tracks. He has stated that the Nexus plugin in FL Studio defines the entirety of his sound.
Walker has stated that he focuses on melody and vocals over elements such as drums or bass. His production process begins with exchanging ideas to and reaching out to other vocalists or producers. Walker himself sometimes writes his lyrics, while other times the vocalist does. In other cases, melody and lyric ideas already exist before a vocalist is considered. When creating melodies, he draws inspiration from what he hears or from ideas that suddenly pop into his head, which he either records as voice memo or writes the melody down immediately. He sees artificial intelligence (AI) as an essential tool for music production.

Public image and influence

A former bedroom producer, Walker has been featured in multiple publications as a YouTube success story. He is also considered one of the most popular Norwegian artists on the world market. Naman Ramachandran of Variety described Walker as "one of electronic music's most celebrated producers." Audun Vinger of Dagens Næringsliv called Walker "one of the most successful artists in the Norwegian and Nordic music industry in recent years".
To protect his image, he uses a hoodie and face mask. In the first promo pictures his management handed out, Walker's face was barely visible, and in the music video for his single "Alone×Alone2 December 2016 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Alone2:41", he is dressed as a black shadow figure. This is, according to Walker, a carefully planned image drawn up together with his record company Sony. On stage, he is accompanied by two other men who are also masked. On occasion, Walker also sometimes wears a white mask and hoodie, explaining that, without headlights, artists in black could be difficult to see on stage. Furthermore, the current logo is composed of the initials "A" and "W" from Walker's real name, and was designed by Walker himself in 2013.
According to a YouGov poll, as of January 2025, roughly half of Americans have heard of Alan Walker. He is most well-known and popular among Millennials and Generation Z, with 60% having heard of him. He is known by 30% of Generation X and 19% of Baby Boomers.
As of September 2024, Walker has 115 million followers across his social media channels and has generated over 80 billion streams of his audio and video content. As of June 2025, his YouTube channel has over 47 million subscribers, making it the most subscribed YouTube channel in Norway. Walker's channel also surpassed 20 million subscribers in December 2018, making him the first Nordic artist to do so. His music videos have been viewed more than 15 billion times in total, with those for "Faded×Faded3 December 2015 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 4 tracks1Faded3:322Faded (instrumental)3:353Faded (restrung)3:374Faded (Piano version)3:35", "Alone" and "The Spectre×The Spectre15 September 2017 · SingleSpotifyYouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track1The Spectre3:14", reaching over 1 billion views. As of June 2024, "Faded" has exceeded 3.6 billion views, making it the 28th most viewed video on YouTube. Walker's Spotify profile has over 41.1 million followers, making him the 36th most followed artist and the most followed electronic dance music artist. Additionally, Walker's TikTok account has over 15 million followers, making him the most followed DJ on TikTok and the only DJ in the world with over 10 million followers. According to Billboard, as of May 2025, Walker's Instagram account has 10.4 million followers.
Walker's songs have been criticised for having too many composers credited. Walker received criticism for a walkthrough video on the YouTube channel Future Music Magazine about the making of his song "Alone". Because his co-producer Mood Melodies was heavily involved in the song's production, the video drew backlash from many of Walker's fans, who considered Mood Melodies to be his ghost producer. Norwegian newspaper Bergens Tidende also criticised Walker's song "On My Way×On My Way2019 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1On My Way3:13" for having 12 composers and nine lyricists credited.

Julie Bergan dispute

Walker and Julie Bergan first collaborated on the song "Ignite×Ignite7 April 2017 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Ignite (instrumental)3:30", released in 2018. Bergan also sang on Walker's song "I Don't Wanna Go". For both this song and "Ignite", she served as a vocalist rather than a songwriter. In 2022, work progressed on the new song "Ritual×Ritual25 November 2022 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Ritual2:26", with Bergan participating as a lyricist and vocalist. During final negotiations for the release of "Ritual", a disagreement arose over the distribution percentage of the songwriting credits. Walker's management company, MER, offered Bergan a 5% share, but Bergan demanded 10%. Negotiations broke down, and a version without Bergan's vocals was released.
This decision prompted Bergan's management company, Circle, to prepare a lawsuit against MER seeking damages for breach of contract and unfair use. MER stated the damages could amount to millions of dollars; however, MER's attorneys completely denied Bergan's claims. Additionally, despite requests that she not appear, the music video for "Ritual" included footage of Bergan. Although the video was later removed from Walker's YouTube channel, no new footage was released, leaving only a version with audio and still images.

Philanthropy

On 1 April 2017, Walker posted on Facebook that he would donate to the Norwegian Children's Cancer Society depending on the number of likes, shares, and comments he received, resulting in a total of 62,564 likes, 24,648 comments, and 6,840 shares, for a total of NOK 254,204 (about $23,000). In 2019, Walker donated $100,001 to Team Trees, a community fundraiser launched by American YouTubers MrBeast and Mark Rober to plant 20 million trees. On 4 December 2023, Walker donated 500,000 NOK (about $45,000) to Norwegian presenter and footballer Mads Hansen's fundraising campaign, which aims to bring a bright Christmas to families in need across Norway.

Personal life

In 2016, Walker adopted a dog named Happy. In September 2019, Walker purchased an apartment in Nordåsvatnet for $8.2 million. In February 2021, Walker adopted a cat named Peanut. In July 2021, Walker purchased a villa in Homansbyen, Oslo, Norway for NOK 35 million (about $3.4 million) to be used as both a residence, studio and office.
Walker has purchased various cars, including an Audi R8 Spyder, a black Ferrari 488 Spider, a 2017 Lamborghini Aventador, and a Lamborghini Urus.
In February 2023, the BBC estimated Walker's net worth to be $20 million. In September 2023, Walker purchased the luxury villa "Skjöltn" in Bergen, Norway, for approximately NOK 40 million (about $3.5 million). On 4 September 2025, Walker posted on Instagram that his dog, Happy, had died.