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assignment tiếng anh 1.1 cao đẳng fpt (topic người nổi tiếng về Alan Walker) Alan Olav Walker (born 24 August 1997 yaseen) is a Norwegian DJ and record producer, born in Northampton, United Kingdom. He is best known for his 2015 single Faded

FPT POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE

ASSIGNMENT

Student name: Tran Quang Truong

Student number : PK01404 Class : English 1.1 Advisor: Vuong Thi Hoan

Contents:

1. Introduction 3

2. Childhood and early life 4

3. Career 5

4. Conclusion 7

1. Introduction :

Alan Olav Walker (born 24 August 1997 yaseen) is a Norwegian DJ and record

producer, born in Northampton, United Kingdom He is best known for his 2015 single "Faded"

( Sybol of Alan Walker )

2. Childhood and early life:

Alan Olav Walker was born on August 24, 1997, in Northampton, England His father, Philip Alan Walker, is of British origin, and his mother, Hilde Omdal Walker, is of Norwegian origin Walker holds dual citizenship (Norway and Britain) He has an elder sister, Camilla Joy, and a younger brother, Andreas

In his early years, Walker was inclined towards computers, and graphic designing In

2012, he listened to a song composed by David Whistle Walker contacted the musician, to understand how the music was produced After listening to music composers, such as Hans Zimmer, and Steve Jablonsky, Walker became more interested in music production He did not receive any formal training in music Walker learned music production by watching the ‘YouTube’ tutorials on the topic

3. Career:

2012-2015: In 2012, Alan Walker started pursuing music as a career He started producing music on his laptop, with the help of the

digital audio workstation, ‘FL Studio’ He posted

his music on ‘YouTube,’ and ‘SoundCloud’, and

took feedback from listeners In August 2014,

Walker released his track, ‘Fade’ In November

2014, it was re-released with the record label,

‘NoCopyrightSounds’ The track became

immensely popular It has over 300 million views

on

‘YouTube’, 70 million plays on ‘Spotify’, and 20

million streams on ‘SoundCloud’

In December 2016, he released the song ‘Alone’,

featuring the Swedish singer Noonie Bao This song

was described as the final piece of Walker’s trilogy

- the other two being ‘Faded’, and Sing Me to

Sleep’

In December 2016, Walker held the first concert

in his hometown, Bergen It was titled ‘Alan

Walker is Heading Home’ In the concert, he

performed with singers, such as Angelina Jordan,

Alexandra Rotan, and Tove Styrke It was

live-streamed on ‘YouTube’ Walker premiered several

unreleased tracks in this concert He performed

the song, ‘The Spectre’, which was the remastered

version of his earlier track, ‘Spectre’,

singer Gavin James The song was titled ‘Tired’

In 2018, Walker became the top ‘YouTuber’ in Norway, with more than 15 million subscribers In May 2018, Walker, together with K-391, released the vocal version

of the song, ‘Ignite’, which featured Norwegian singer Julie Bergan, and South Korean singer Seungri In July 2018, he released the song, ‘Darkside’, featuring Au/Ra, and Tomine Harket

4. Conclusion:

Alan Walker – a famous singer and he’s my idol, Alan Walker has kept his personal life a closely-guarded matter He is not married, and is not known to be in any relation Though Walker is active on social media, he avoids disclosing his personal affairs

Walker is known for his unique attire during stage performances He is always seen wearing a hoodie, and a mask that covers half of his face Walker explains that he likes to maintain anonymity while being a public figure He has created a logo for his music, which consists of the two letters, ‘A’ and ‘W,’ intertwined

https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/alan-walker-42267.php

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Walker_(music_producer)