Alan Walker is the son of Hilde Omdal Walker, a Norwegian, and Philip Alan

Walker, an Englishman.[4][5] By birth, he was granted dual citizenship, both in

Norway and the United Kingdom on the basis of his parental origin. At the age
of two, he moved to Bergen,[2] Norway, with his parents and siblings.
[6] Walker grew up with two siblings, an older sister, Camilla, born in England,
and a younger brother, Andreas, born in Norway.
Growing up in the digital era, Walker found an early interest in computers,
which later turned into a fascination for programming and graphic design. He
initially had no musical background; however, he later taught himself by
watching tutorials on YouTube based on music production.[7]
alker signed with MER Musikk under Sony Music Sweden and released his
next single, "Faded", a remastered vocal version of "Fade". It was released on
8 December 2015 and featured uncredited Naustdal pop singer Iselin
Solheim.[14] The single topped the year-end charts in Austria, Germany,
Switzerland and Sweden, iTunes charts in 33 countries, as well as entering
top 10 in Spotify Global Chart. The music video on YouTube has over
2.6 billion views and 18 million likes,[15] placing it among the top 10 most
liked YouTube videos. It has over 1.1 billion plays on Spotify,[16] and is also
one of the Top 10 Most Shazamed tracks of 2016.[17] The single also
received official remixes from Tiësto,[18] Dash Berlin, and Hardwell. He later
released an acoustic "restrung" version of the song, with all the EDM
elements taken out.[