Adam Richard Wiles (born 17 January 1984), known professionally as Calvin Harris (and sometimes under the stage name Love Regenerator), is a Scottish DJ, record producer, singer, and songwriter. His debut studio album, I Created Disco (2007) was preceded by the singles "Acceptable in the 80s" and "The Girls", both of which achieved commercial success in Europe, as well as in Australia. His second album, Ready for the Weekend (2009), debuted atop the official albums charts in his native Scotland, as well as in the United Kingdom, and its lead single, "I'm Not Alone", became his first song to reach number one in the UK Singles Charts.

In 2012, Harris rose to international prominence with the release of his third studio album, 18 Months, which topped the UK Albums Chart and became his first album to chart on the US Billboard 200, peaking at number 19. In 2014, he released his fourth studio album, Motion, which debuted at number one in his native Scotland, as well as number two in the United Kingdom and number five in the United States. His fifth studio album, Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 (2017) peaked at number two in both the United Kingdom and the United States, also becoming his third consecutive number one-album on the US Dance/Electronic Albums chart. His sixth studio album, Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2 (2022), served as a sequel to his previous release, and achieved commercial success internationally. He currently holds the Official Charts Company record for most number one singles in the United Kingdom during the 2010s decade,[6] and in 2013 surpassed Michael Jackson and his record for the most top ten singles from one album, achieving nine from 18 Months, against Jackson's seven.[7]

In October 2014, Harris became the first artist to place three songs simultaneously on the top 10 of Billboard's Dance/Electronic Songs chart.[8] He also became the first UK solo artist to reach more than one billion streams on Spotify.[9] Harris has received 23 Brit Award nominations–winning British Producer of the Year and British Single of the Year in 2019,[10] as well as five Grammy nominations, including a win for Best Music Video in 2013.[11] In 2013 he also received a Ivor Novello Award, and was named the Top Dance/Electronic Artist at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards. He appeared on Debrett's 2017 list of the most influential people in the United Kingdom,[12] and topped Forbes' list of the world's highest-paid DJs for six consecutive years from 2013 to 2018.[13][14]

Early life and beginnings Adam Richard Wiles was born on 17 January 1984 in Dumfries,[15] Scotland, to English parents, who married in their native Oxford before moving to Dumfries.[16] His father worked as a biochemist.[17] He has an elder sister and brother.[16][18] Wiles attended Calside Primary School then Dumfries High School, and, after leaving school, he stocked shelves in supermarkets and worked in a local fish processing factory to buy DJ gear.[19]

He was first attracted to electronic music in his teens and began recording bedroom demos in 1999.[20] When Harris was 18, he released two songs, "Da Bongos" and "Brighter Days". Both were released as 12-inch club singles and CD-EPs by the label Prima Facie in early 2002 under the name "Stouffer".[21] With these singles to his credit, Harris moved from Scotland to London, hoping to learn from the local music scene.[19][21][22] Only one of his songs, "Let Me Know" with vocalist Ayah Marar on the Unabombers' 2004 live-mix CD Electric Soul, Vol. 2, was released during his time in London.[21] With the lack of job opportunities and money, he returned home to Dumfries and began posting homemade solo recordings to his Myspace page.[21][23] His popularity on the social media website prompted Mark Gillespie, a talent booker for the dance-festival firm Global Gathering who had recently founded his own management firm,[24][25] to make Harris the company's first signee. Gillespie continues to represent Harris today.[26] Regarding his stage name, the artist has stated that the name 'Calvin Harris' was his stage alter-ego and that he prefers not to be addressed as "Calvin" outside of his performances. Initially tolerant of it as a nickname early in his career, he has since emphasised the importance of being addressed by his real name, Adam Wiles, in all of his personal interactions. "At the start of my career people were meeting me for the first time and I let it slide. It was sort of a nickname". When family and friends began using the stage name, he said, "I was like, I'm sorry this is ridiculous. You're speaking to my alter ego".[27][28]

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvin_Harris