Biography
Celvin Harris - DJ, author-performer, actor, producer of Scottish origin, which has received world famous after the release of the debut album "I Created Disco" recognized in the UK gold. Harris also produced projects Kylie Minogue, Rihanna, Raper Dizzee Rascal. Celvin Harris is the face of the Armani brand.Childhood and youth
The future musician was born on January 17, 1984 in Damfris, under the sign of the Zodiac Capricorn. The family has already grown up the elder brother and sister. The real name of Kelvin Harris - Adam Richard Weils. Since 1999, the young man began to record the first musical compositions. To engage in the promotion of own projects, Kelvin soon got a handyman for fish factory, and then worked in large stores.
At 18, under the pseudonym Stouffer, the young man recorded a mini-disk containing two songs - "Da Bongos" and "Brighter Days". So the creative biography of Harris began. He finally made sure that he wanted to do only music.
In 2004, Kelvin, together with Ayah Marar, recorded another hit - "Let Me Know", after which it was temporarily returned to the native city of Damfreis.
Music
Emballing for two years Music material for a new disk, Celvin Harris signed a contract with the publishing company EMI, as well as with Sony BMG's recording company, on the protrusion of Tommy Sunshine, who found out about a young musician after the Celvin songs in his microblog in My Space.
In 2007, the release of the Debut Album of the Artist "I Created Disco", which in the UK and the United Kingdom received the status of gold. The stylistically musical language of the first compositions was close to the direction of the electroclash, and also reminded the sound of the popular gense of dance music of the 80s. In support of the disk, the musician went to the touring tour with the groups of Faithless and Groove Armada, who spoke on heating. After the tour, the album reached 8 places in the national chart of Albums Chart.
At the same time, the artist recorded joint hits with vocalists Kylie Minogue and Sophie Ellis-Bekstor. A year later, DJ accepted a proposal from Rapper Dizzee Rascal about creating a joint composition. Soon Kelvin Harris began recording a second album. New songs Musician composed immediately, but in January 2009, in the capital of Australia, at a solemn event about the celebration of the new year in the show of Pita, the premiere of the single "I'm Not Alone" was held, then the song sounded on BBC Radio.
After 4 months, Hit got to the highest position in the National Chart of Great Britain. The second single from the album "Ready for the Weekend" took the first place in his homeland. In support of Disk Jay, went to the world touring tour of Europe and the United States.
A year later, the Contractor became a member of a number of music festivals, which were held in Australia and the Motherland of the singer, as well as in Auckland, Newcastle, Nottingham, Stockton. Developing in the direction of mixing musical material, Harris has released the composition "L.E.D. Festival ", which distributed in free access in Mixmag stores for a month.
2011 brought Kelvin cooperation with the American singer Rihanna, who invited the British performer into his European tour Loud Tour, to work on warming up. In the same year, Harris participated at the Limelite concert at the Metropolis Fremantle Theater, where he spoke in the evening headlinener. Records of new tracks "Awooga" and "Bounce" appeared, the second of which entered the top three chart leaders of the UK Singles Chart. The following single "Feel So Close" was also successful: second place in the national ranking and twelfth - in the US Chart Billboard Hot 100.
In 2012, the release of the third album "18 months", in which most tracks were recorded in collaboration with other performers - NE-YO, Florence Welch, Rihanna, Nikki Romero. All the singles of the album, which were eight, at the same time came to the top 10 British chart of the UK Singles Chart, thereby making Kelvin Harris world record holder.
In 2012, the musician became a winner of the MTV Video Music Awards award in the Best Electronic Video nominations and Video of The Year. A year later, Harris began a series of concerts at the Hakkasan nightclub in Las Vegas, where he continues speeches to this day. Together with Swedish DJ, Alesso recorded the Single "Under Control", which started immediately from the first position of the National Chart of Great Britain.
With DJ Tiesto Harris went to the tour of the Greater Than Tour tour in the cities of England and Ireland. The moment came when the size of the Celvin fee allowed the musician for the first time to take the leading position in the list of the highest paid DJs of the world according to the Forbes edition.
Among the popular tracks of Harris of this time, "Drinking from the Bottle", in the creation of which the British rapper secret pace participated, and the BLAME song, recorded with John Newman.
In 2014, the premiere of the Fourth Studio Album Kelvin Harris called "Motion", the first single of which "Summer" by tradition became the leader of the musical charts of England and Ireland. A year later, the artist recorded the song "PRAY TO GOD" in conjunction with the Rock group Haim.
At the end of 2016, the musician released the new video "My Way", in mid-2017 a premiere of the video was held on the dance hit "Phils", in which, in addition to the author, Katy Perry, Farrell Williams and Big Sean participated. The plot of the clip is built around the topic of carefree recreation, which is indulge in friends.
The musical composition in many national charts started with leading positions. In the UK, 200 thousand copies of the single were implemented. The track entered the new album of the musician "Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 ", the release of which was held on June 30 of the same year. The disk contains a number of joint songs with Frank Oven performers, Ariana Grande.
Personal life
In 2013, Kelvina Harris had a novel with Rita Ore, but a year later, the musician had already appeared at secular events without a friend. For a while, Di-Jay met with the English singer Ellie Golding, but these relationships ended with nothing.
In 2015, Kelvin officially became a boyfriend American Taylor Swift, an equally popular star scene. They rumored that lovers could soon become her husband and wife, but the fans were not confirmed.
The musicians even recognized the highest paid pair of the year, since the total profit of artists amounted to $ 146 million. Kelvin and Taylor came to the pages of glossy magazines regularly. The novel lasts until mid-2016, after which a couple from the pages of his own accounts in social networks announced the cessation of relations.
For almost a year, in the personal life of DJs, there was no change in the personal life, except for the fleece novel Celvin with a colleague R'n'B-performer Tinashi, acquaintance with which was held back in 2014 during the recording of the song "Dollar Signs". But in the summer of 2017, Aaria Wolfe became the new chief of Harris. The girl was filmed in an artist's clip on the BLAME musical composition.
Kelvin Harris, in addition to the main activity of the musician, works as a photo model, and this is not surprising, since with an increase in 198 cm Di Jay has a sports figure (its weight is 91 kg). Armani concluded a contract with a musician for several years, on him Kelvin became the main face of the brand. Harris has a tattoo on his left hand in the form of an abstract geometric image placed in a circle.
Kelvin also starred in the Krasavtsov comedy film, created by the plot of the eponymous TV series TV channel NBO. In the film it was about the life of the actor of Vincent Chase, a fictional character.
Kelvin Harris now
In November 2017, Kelvin participated in the award ceremony of the European Music Awards MTV award. DJ was nominated in the "Electronic Music" category. Major Laser, Martin Harrix, were also challengers at the award. Victory went to the performer David Ghette.
After time, the artist presented to the court of lovers of his creativity Singles "NUH READY NUH READY" and "One Kiss". To create the first musical composition, Kelvin united with Canadian Party Next Door, and in the second appeared in a duet with British Dua Lipoy.
In 2018, in the next list of the most wealthy DJs of the world according to the American magazine Forbes, Kelvin again ranked first with an annual income of $ 48 million. The musician heads this rating for six years in a row. His fees for a concert in Las Vegas make up $ 100 thousand, and he receives $ 1 million for the exit to large international music festivals for $ 1 million. Celvin left behind the newcomers of the rating participants of The Chainsmokers with an income of $ 45.5 million. Also in the top five DJ Tiesto entered ($ 33 million), Steve Aoki ($ 28 million) and Marshmello ($ 23 million).
But even the title of the most successful musician for the DJ console did not save Kelvin Harris in May from autoavaria. The artist in the company Aariki Wulf moved on the Range Rover SUV on the street in Beverly Hills (California), where he collided with the car of Honda, in which there were two girls. All participants in the accident were not injured, although women assured Harris, which will submit a statement to him.
Now the rating musicians of the world are preparing for the next ceremony of presenting the MTV Video Music Awards-2018 award, which will be held in New York. Nominants of the main categories of the competition are already named. Celvin Harris with the One Kiss clip, created in the Union of Dua Lipoy, got into the nomination "Best Dance Music Video".
His rivals will be Avicii Ft. Rita Ora with the track "Lonely Together", David Getta & SIA with the song "Flames", Marshmello Ft. Khalid with Silence hit. Also, the rewards will compete the Duets The Chainsmokers and Zedd & Liam Pain. Date of the solemn ceremony - August 20, 2018.
Discography
- 2007 - "I CREATED DISCO"
- 2009 - "READY FOR THE WEEKEND"
- 2012 - "18 months"
- 2014 - "Motion"
- 2017 - "Funk WAV Bounces Vol. one"