Calvin Harris

About Calvin Harris

DJ most known for his gold-certified album I Created Disco and the tracks"Acceptable in the '80s" and"The Girls". Ready for the Weekend, his second album, entered at number one on the UK Album Chart with the breakout single"I'm Not Alone". At the 2014 American Music Awards, he was named Favorite Electronic Dance Music Artist.

Adam Richard Wiles, known professionally as Calvin Harris, is a Scottish DJ, record producer, singer, and songwriter. After focusing on self-sung projects, in 2012, Harris released his third album 18 Months involving various vocalists and more EDM into it—first establishing Harris, internationally. His debut studio album, I Created Disco, was released in June 2007. Its singles "Acceptable in the 80s" and "The Girls" both reached the top 10 in the UK. In 2009, he released his second studio album, Ready for the Weekend, which debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and whose lead single, "I'm Not Alone", became his first song to top the UK Singles Chart. In 2012, Harris rose to international prominence with the release of his third studio album, 18 Months, which topped the UK Albums charts and became his first album to chart on the US Billboard 200, peaking at number 19.

Net worth	£220m (US$304,238,000)
Other names	Love Regenerator
Official Website	http://calvinharris.com/
Occupation	DJ, record producer, singer, songwriter
Years active	2002–present
Born	Adam Richard Wiles, January 17, 1984, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

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Trivia

He has worked with Kesha and Kylie Minogue. He broke the record for the most UK top 10 singles from one album.

Calvin Harris before fame

When he grew up, he aspired to be a professional football player. He began producing electronic music as a youth.

Achievement of Calvin Harris

He's worked with musicians including Kesha and Kylie Minogue. In the United Kingdom, he set a new record for the most top ten singles from a single album.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$291,425,182 - $336,817,868

Calvin Harris family life

Adam Richard Wiles grew up in Dumfries, Scotland, with an older brother and sister. He began producing musical recordings while living with his parents. From 2015 to 2016, he was in a relationship with country singer Taylor Swift. He's also been linked to Rita Ora and model Aarika Wolf in the past.

Associations of Calvin Harris

He won an MTV Video Music Award for his 2012 collaboration with Rihanna,"We Found Love".

Calvin Harris Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

Weight	in kg - N/A
Height	197 cm
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Facts about Calvin Harris

• In 2013, Calvin Harris gained the Grammy Award. In total, Calvin Harris has been nominated for Grammy four times.
• What was the starting point in his career?
When the young man turned 18, Calvin Harris launched his first singles u201cDa Bongosu201d and u201cBrighter Days.u201d The songs were released under the Prima Facie label.
• Did he live in London?
Aiming at promoting himself, the young man moved to London. However, this resulted almost in nothing. Calvin Harris had only launched u201cLet Me Knowu201d and came back home to search for other opportunities.
• What was his first job when he was not famous?
After graduating from school, Calvin Harris worked at the supermarket, as well as at the fish factory in order to earn money and purchase the gear needed for creation electro music hits.
• The musician has been sober since his 24 years. Calvin Harris decided to give up drinking on realizing that this affected his work and life greatly.
• One of his famous collaborations was with Rihanna on the single u201cWe Found Love.u201d
• Calvin Harris was hooked with the electronic music in his teenage years. Everything started from recording demos at home.
• What was the turning point that changed everything for better?
Expansive his social media following, Calvin Harris was discovered by Mark Gillespie. Calvin inked the promising contract with Global Gathering.