10 Facts about Calvin Harris

Friday, October 2nd 2015. | Music


Find out the interesting information about the famous singer, DJ, remixer, songwriter and record producer from Scotland in Facts about Calvin Harris. Calvin Harris is the stage name of Adam Richard Wiles who was born on 17 January 1984. In 2007, Harris released his debut album with the title I Created Disco. If you want to know more about Harris, check out the following information below:

Facts about Calvin Harris 1: the top 10 singles

The interesting top 10 singles of Harris include “The Girls” and Acceptable in the 80s”. Both were very popular.

Facts about Calvin Harris 2: the second studio album

The second studio album of Harris was released in 2009. The title of the album was ready for the Weekend. In UK Albums Chart, it took number one. After 2 months of being released, British Phonographic Industry awarded a gold certification for the album.

Facts about Calvin Harris

Facts about Calvin Harris

Facts about Calvin Harris 3: the lead single from the second album

The primary single which gained a lot of attention in his second album was “I’m Not Alone”.

Facts about Calvin Harris 4: the international acclaim

In 2010, Calvin Harris received an international acclaim after he released his third studio album. The title was 18 Months. This album took number 19 in Billboard 200 in United States.

Calvin Harris

Calvin Harris

Facts about Calvin Harris 5: the single of the third albums

There are various enticing singles from his third albums. Those include “Feel So Close”, “We’ll Be Coming Back”, “Bounce”,” We Found Love”, “Drinking from the Bottle”, and “Let’s Go”.

Facts about Calvin Harris 6: collaboration with Rihanna

Harris collaborated with Rihanna. There were two singles of them which gained international prominence. Both were “We Found Love” and “Where Have You Been”.

Calvin Harris Pic

Calvin Harris Pic

Facts about Calvin Harris 7: other recording artists

There are many other recording artists who have worked with Harris. Those include Ne-Yo, Rita Ora, Kylie Minogue, Florence Welch, John Newman, Gwen Stefani and Cheryl Cole.

Facts about Calvin Harris 8: the fourth album

In November 2014, the fourth album of Harris was released in the market. The title was Motion. In US, it was debuted at number five. In UK, it took the second place. Get Buddy Holly facts here.

Calvin Harris DJ

Calvin Harris DJ

Facts about Calvin Harris 9: awards and nominations

In 2013, Harris earned a Grammy Award for Best Music Video. He also earned four Grammy award nominations and seven Brit Award Nominations. Get facts about Calum Hood here.

Facts about Calvin Harris 10: the highest paid DJ

In the list of the highest paid DJs in the world based on Forbes, Harris was on the top in 2013 until 2015.

Calvin Harris Facts

Calvin Harris Facts

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