Calvin Harris
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Biography
Favoring a naughty schoolboy look that makes him seem even younger than his already tender years (22 when his first major-label album was released), Scottish artist, producer, and remixer Calvin Harris has a similarly youthful and forward-looking approach to his music. Skipping the usual apprenticeship in the clubs or on indie labels, Harris went from posting his own D.I.Y. electroclash music online through MySpace and similar sites to signing with the multinational giant EMI almost in a single step. A couple steps later, he was producing material for Kylie Minogue, Dizzee Rascal, and Rihanna.
Read More...Born on January 17, 1984, in the southern Scotland city of Dumfries, Harris was first attracted to electronic music in his teens and was recording bedroom demos by 1999. Two of these songs, "Da Bongos" and "Brighter Days," were released as a 12" club single and CD-EP by the Prima Facie label in early 2002 under the artist name Stouffer. With that single to his credit, the still teenaged Harris moved from Scotland to London, but as a very small fish in one of the world's largest and most competitive ponds, Harris floundered; only one of his songs was released during his time in London, "Let Me Know" with vocalist Ayah on The Unabombers' 2004 live-mix CD "Electric Soul, Vol. 2".
Returning home to Dumfries, Harris began posting homemade solo recordings to his MySpace page. An A&R representative from EMI liked what he heard and signed Harris to the label in 2006. Following a pair of successful singles, Harris released his debut album, I Created Disco, in the summer of 2007. It featured two Top Ten hits ("Acceptable in the 80s" and "The Girls"), and climbed high in the album charts. Along with his work as a solo artist, including touring in front of a full live band, Harris quickly became an in-demand remixer -- working on singles by Jamiroquai, Groove Armada, All Saints, and Cansei de Ser Sexy. He also wrote and produced songs for Kylie Minogue's 2007 comeback album, and collaborated with Dizzee Rascal on "Dance wiv Me," which reached number one in the U.K.
"I'm Not Alone," the first single from his second album, also hit number one upon release in April 2009, as did the album when it appeared that August. That album, Ready for the Weekend, topped the U.K. album chart and peaked at number 12 on Billboard's U.S. dance/electronic chart. Through 2011, Harris took on production work for Example, Tinchy Stryder, and Rihanna ("We Found Love," a quadruple-platinum hit in the U.S.), while he also issued two more of his own singles (the Kelis collaboration "Bounce" and "Feel So Close"). Harris' third solo album, I Created Disco, was released in June 2012. ~ Stewart Mason, Rovi
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Total plays on Last.fm over the last 6 months- Feel So Close - Radio Edit - (3:28) - 340,347 plays
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Flashback - (3:46) - 121,675 playsLyricsI'm coming 'round
And now my vision is so clear
If I could change my state of mind
Then I would disappear
The love I get from you
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Feel So Close - (3:23) - 252,321 playsLyricsI feel so close to you right now
It's a force field
I wear my heart upon my sleeve, like a big deal
Your love pours down on me, surrounds me like a waterfall
And there's no stopping us right now
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You Used to Hold Me - (3:49) - 103,858 playsLyricsKnocked down everything I tried to do.
That sounds something like me holding you.
I've known this can make you understand.
Take my spirit from my open hand.
You used to hold me
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Ready For The Weekend - (3:34) - 78,408 playsLyricsCounterfeit, counterfeit
That's what you're shouting at me
I could run but I'd sooner have this
And I make her bleed
Lick the blood stain from your finger
- I'm Not Alone - (4:26) - 76,303 plays
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- Let's Go feat. Ne-Yo - Radio Edit - (3:47) - 63,364 plays
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- Stars Come Out - (4:26) - 55,244 plays
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- The Rain - (4:35) - 59,484 plays
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- Bounce Feat. Kelis - Radio Edit - (3:42) - 57,161 plays
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