Adam Richard Wiles
(Lahir 17 Januari 1984; umur 30 tahun), lebih dikenal dengan nama panggung Calvin Harris, adalah seorang DJ, penyanyi, penulis lagu, dan produser rekaman asal Skotlandia. Album debutnya, I Created Disco, dirilis pada tahun 2007 dan berisi singel-singel top 10 seperti "Acceptable in the 80s" dan "The Girls". Album studio keduanya, Ready for the Weekend (2009), meraih posisi puncak dalam UK Album Chart dengan singel andalan "I'm Not Alone", "Flashback" dan "You Used to Hold Me".
Sebuah album remix berjudul L.E.D. Festival dirilis pada bulan Juli 2010 sebagai album gratis dalam Mixmag edisi Agustus. Harris merilis album studio ketiganya, 18 Months pada bulan Oktober 2012, yang berisikan singel-singel seperti "Bounce", "Feel So Close", "Let's Go", "We'll Be Coming Back", "Sweet Nothing" dan "Drinking from the Bottle". Harris juga menulis dan memproduseri album bagi artis rekaman lainnya, termasuk Kylie Minogue, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Dizzee Rascal, Cheryl Cole,Example, Rihanna (dengan singel larisnya "We Found Love") dan Kesha.
Berdasarkan Forbes, Harris adalah DJ dengan bayaran paling tinggi pada tahun 2013, yaitu mencapai $46 juta.[1]
Diskografi
- I Created Disco (2007)
- Ready for the Weekend (2009)
- 18 Months (2012)
Penghargaan dan nominasi
| Tahun | Penghargaan | Kategori | Nominasi | Hasil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | BT Digital Music Awards | Best Electronic Artist or DJ | Calvin Harris | Nominasi |
| Q Awards | Best Breakthrough Artist | Nominasi | ||
| 2008 | XFM New Music Award | — | I Created Disco | Nominasi |
| Shortlist Music Prize | — | Nominasi | ||
| Popjustice £20 Music Prize | — | "Dance wiv Me" (with Dizzee Rascal and Chrome) | Nominasi | |
| 2009 | The Music Producers Guild Awards | Best Remixer | Calvin Harris | Menang |
| BRIT Awards | British Single | "Dance wiv Me" (with Dizzee Rascal and Chrome) | Nominasi | |
| NME Awards | Best Dancefloor Filler | Menang | ||
| Ivor Novello Awards | Best Contemporary Song | Nominasi | ||
| Popjustice £20 Music Prize | Best Contemporary Song | "I'm Not Alone" | Nominasi | |
| 2010 | BRIT Awards | Best British Male | Calvin Harris | Nominasi |
| 2012 | MTV Video Music Awards | Video of the Year | "We Found Love" (with Rihanna) | Menang |
| Best Female Video | Nominasi | |||
| Best Pop Video | Nominasi | |||
| Best Electronic Video | "Feel So Close" | Menang | ||
| MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Song | "We Found Love" (with Rihanna) | Nominasi | |
| Best Video | Nominasi | |||
| Best Electronic Act | Calvin Harris | Nominasi | ||
| American Music Awards | Favorite Electronic Dance Music | Calvin Harris | Nominasi | |
| 2013 | Grammy Awards | Best Dance Recording | "Let's Go" (with Ne-Yo) | Nominasi |
| Best Short Form Music Video | "We Found Love" (with Rihanna) | Menang | ||
| BRIT Awards | Best British Male | Calvin Harris | Nominasi | |
| NME Awards | Dancefloor Anthem | "Sweet Nothing" (featuring Florence Welch) | Menang | |
| ASCAP Pop Music Awards | Most Performed Song | "We Found Love" (with Rihanna) | Menang | |
| "Let's Go" (featuring Ne-Yo) | Menang | |||
| "Where Have You Been" | Menang | |||
| "Feel So Close" | Menang | |||
| MTV Video Music Awards Japan | Best Collaboration | "Sweet Nothing" (featuring Florence Welch) | Nominasi | |
| International Dance Music Awards | Best Commercial/Pop Dance Track | Menang | ||
| Best Progressive Track | Nominasi | |||
| Best Music Video | Nominasi | |||
| Best Remixer | Calvin Harris | Nominasi | ||
| Best Artist (Solo) | Nominasi | |||
| Billboard Music Awards | Top EDM Song | "Sweet Nothing" (featuring Florence Welch) | Nominasi | |
| "Feel So Close" | Nominasi | |||
| Top Dance Artist | Calvin Harris | Nominasi | ||
| Top EDM Artist | Nominasi | |||
| Scottish Album of the Year | Album of the Year | 18 Months | Nominasi | |
| Ivor Novello Awards | Songwriter of the Year | Calvin Harris | Menang | |
| MTV Video Music Awards | Best Collaboration | "I Need Your Love" (featuring Ellie Goulding) | Nominasi | |
| Best Song of the Summer | Nominasi | |||
| 2014 | Grammy Awards | Best Dance Recording | "Sweet Nothing" (featuring Florence Welch) | Nominasi |
| Best Dance/Electronica Album | 18 Months | Nominasi | ||
| BRIT Awards | British Single of the Year | "I Need Your Love" (featuring Ellie Goulding) | Nominasi | |
| British Video | Nominasi |
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