DJ Aligator

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DJ Aligator
DJ Aligator in 2014
DJ Aligator in 2014
Background information
Birth nameAliasghar Movasat
Born (1975-03-10) 10 March 1975 (age 46)
Tehran, Iran
Occupation(s)Electronic musician, DJ, record producer
Years active2000–present
LabelsGator Records
Associated actsFactual Beat, Zoom, Arash Labaf
Websitealigatormusic.com

Ali Asghar Movasat (Persian: علی اصغر مواسات‎) better known by his stage name DJ Aligator, is an Iranian-Danish producer and DJ.

Musical career[]

He enjoyed worldwide success with the single "The Whistle Song" from his 2000 debut album Payback Time. It peaked at number 5 in the United Kingdom in January 2002,[1] and subsequently, he performed it on BBC Television's Top of the Pops.[2] The song was a four times platinum selling success in Denmark (200,000 units) in 2000, peaking at number-one on both the singles and dance chart, before its international release in 2002.[3] Similar projects: 666, K-System, Floorfilla, Klubbheads, Cosmic Gate, Darude, Pulsedriver, Barcode Brothers, Hampenberg, Kai Tracid.

"Lollipop" was written by Aliasghar Movasat and Calvin Allan, and "The Whistle Song" was written by Aliasghar Moavasat, Al Agami[4] and Holger Lagerfeldt.

Discography[]

Studio albums[]

Title Details Peak chart positions
DEN SWE
Payback Time
  • Release date: 2000
  • Label: FLEX
  • Formats: CD
 17 31
The Sound of Scandinavia
  • Release date: 2002
  • Formats: CD
 3 —
Music Is My Language
  • Release date: 2005
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD
 39 —
Kiss My B-ass 33 —
Next Level
  • Release date: 2012
  • Label: Gator
  • Formats: CD, download
 — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles[]

Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds) 		Album
DEN
[5] 		FIN
[6] 		IRE
[7] 		NED
[8] 		NOR
[9] 		SWE
[10] 		UK
[1]
2000 "The Whistle Song" 1 — 5 54 1 10 5 Payback Time
"Lollipop" 1 — 18 — 9 8 —
"Turn Up the Music" 4 — 78 — — 49 —
2001 "Doggy Style" 10 — — — — 44 —
"Temple of India" — — — — — — —
2002 "Stomp!" 1 — — 2 — — — The Sound of Scandinavia
"I Like to Move It" (featuring Dr. Alban) 2 — — — — — —
"Mosquito" — — — — — — —
"Dreams" (featuring Christina Undhjem) 15 — — — — — —
2004 "Davaj Davaj" (featuring ) 7 — — — — — — Music Is My Language
2005 "Music is My Language" (featuring Arash) 11 — — — — — —
"Protect Your Ears" 4 16 — — — — —
2006 "Countdown" — — — — — — —
2007 "Meet Her at the Lover Parade 2007" — — — — — — — Single only
2008 "KAOS" — — — — — — — Kiss My B-ass
2009 "Calling You" — 15 — — — — —
"Shine" (featuring Heidi Degn) — — — — — — —
2010 "Gi' det til dig" (featuring Jinks) — — — — — — — Single only
2011 "Starting Over" — — — — — — — Next Level
"Trash the Club" (featuring Al Agami & Yas) — — — — — — —
2012 "The Perfect Match" (with Daniel Kandi featuring Julie Rugaard) — — — — — — —
"Moments of Life" (featuring Alexander Popov) — — — — — — —
"Be with You" (featuring Sarah West) — — — — — — —
2014 "Fist Pump" — — — — — — — — Singles only
2016 "Heaven Is Falling" (featuring AERO) — — — — — — — —
2017 "Put Your Lights Up" (featuring Decaville) — — — — — — — —
2018 "Agmal Hayaa (Beautiful Life)" (featuring Talal) — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 158. ISBN 978-1-904994-10-7.
  2. ^ Svidt, Ole Rosenstand (15 January 2002). "DJ Aligator hitter i England" (in Danish). GAFFA. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
  3. ^ Ferro, Charles (9 February 2002). "Global Music Pulse - Snap Hit". Billboard. p. 45. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  4. ^ Mathiasen, Morten Plesner (2009). "Alligatoren synger slet ikke" (in Danish). P3. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
  5. ^ Danish peaks
  6. ^ Finnish peaks
  7. ^ "Irish Singles Chart – Search for song". Irish Recorded Music Association. Archived from the original on June 3, 2009. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  8. ^ Dutch peaks
  9. ^ Norwegian peaks
  10. ^ Swedish peaks

External links[]

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