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 on 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 released his third studio album, 18 Months in October 2012, which contained the singles "Bounce", "Feel So Close", "Let's Go", "We'll Be Coming Back", "Sweet Nothing", "Drinking from the Bottle" and "I Need Your Love". He has written and produced records for other recording artists including Kylie Minogue, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Dizzee Rascal, Cheryl Cole, Example and Rihanna (on the international chart-topper "We Found Love").

Upcoming Gigs

Currently touring with 17 upcoming dates. View the full list and buy tickets via SongKick*

Firefly Music Festival 2013 (Support Act)
Supporting: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Venue: Dover International Speedway - Location: Dover, DE, US

EDC Las Vegas 2013 (Headline Act)
Support Acts: La Roux, Empire of the Sun, Afrojack, DJ Fresh, Wolfgang Gartner, Knife Party, The Bloody Beetroots, ATB, Fedde le Grand, Dada Life, Bingo Players, Crookers, Laidback Luke, Sander van Doorn, Tiga, Foreign Beggars, Nicky Romero, Krewella, Cookie Monsta, Cosmic Gate, Jack Beats, Thomas Gold, Green Velvet, Funtcase, Rebecca & Fiona, Claude VonStroke, Carl Cox, 12th Planet, Deniz Koyu, R3hab, John Digweed, Proxy, Dubfire, Delta Heavy, Clockwork, Alex Metric, Bassjackers, Darren Styles, DJ Hype, Jamie Jones, Pete Tong, Justin Martin, AN21, Adam Beyer, Art Department, Loco Dice, Simon Patterson, Culture Shock, Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano, Dannic, Helicopter Showdown, infinity ink, Audien, Damian Lazarus, Technoboy, Manufactured Superstars, Dyro, D-block & S-Te-Fan, Max Vangeli, Yousef, Lisa Lashes, DJ Craze, Subb-an, Organ Donors, **Çarnage**, Blutonium Boy, Paco Osuna, Tuneboy, ＹＺ, Jon Rundell, A-Lusion, Matador, Alex Young, Alex Kidd, Rene Lavice, Dub Phizix, Isaac, Altern-8, Scot Project, Indecent Noise, Caffeine, Francesca Lombardo, Atrack, Lady Faith, Stana, Ean Golden, Darksiderz, Armanni Reign, Opulent Temple, Matzo, Bassrush Experience, David Steven, Space Island, Poetic Kinetics, Philip Lumbang, Flaming Lotus Girls, The Space Wench, Kate Raudenbush, Night Owl Experience, Crisis Era
Venue: Unknown venue - Location: Las Vegas, NV, US

Electric Daisy Carnival 2013 (Headline Act)
Support Acts: Avicii, Tiësto, Armin van Buuren, Porter Robinson, Laidback Luke, A-Trak, OLIVER, Destructo
Venue: Las Vegas Motor Speedway - Location: Las Vegas, NV, US

Recently Played

I Need Your Love (Feat. Ellie Goulding) played by Non Stop Weekday Anthems @ 14:28 (19/06/13)
I Need Your Love (Feat. Ellie Goulding) played by Wake Up Call @ 08:11 (19/06/13)
Thinking About You (Feat. Ayah Marar) played by Non Stop Weekday Anthems @ 17:14 (18/06/13)
I'm Not Alone played by Non Stop Weekday Anthems @ 11:59 (18/06/13)
I Need Your Love (Feat. Ellie Goulding) played by Wake Up Call @ 06:20 (18/06/13)

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Popular Tracks

Drinking From The Bottle (Feat. Tinie Tempah) (224 plays)
Sweet Nothing (Feat. Florence) (205 plays)
Feel So Close (161 plays)
Ready For The Weekend (129 plays)
We'll Be Coming Back (Feat. Example) (129 plays)

Recommended DJs & Shows

The OTC Chart Show (62 plays)
Rob Wong (46 plays)
Jay Adkins (28 plays)
Andy Butler (24 plays)
Tom Holt (20 plays)

Links

Official Homepage: http://www.calvinharris.co.uk/
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/calvinharris
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/calvinharristv
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvin_Harris

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