Frank Walker (musician)
Frank Walker | |
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Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, DJ, record producer |
Years active | 2016-present |
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Frank Walker is a Canadian electronic musician and DJ.[1] He is most noted for his single "Only When It Rains", a collaboration with Astrid S which was a Juno Award nominee for Dance Recording of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2020.[2]
Early life[]
The son of Canadian business executives Donald J. Walker and Belinda Stronach,[3] he was groomed by his family for a career with the family company, Magna International, and began to pursue music as a hobby while studying business at Wilfrid Laurier University.
Career[]
Following his graduation he decided to pursue music instead of stepping directly into a job with Magna, and released his debut EP Nocturnal in 2016.[4] He followed up with the EP 24 in 2017.[1]
The singles "Heartbreak Back", with Riley Biederer on vocals, and "Footprints", with Callum Stewart, followed in 2018,[4] and "Only When It Rains" was released in 2019.
Discography[]
Extended plays[]
Title | Details |
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Nocturnal |
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24 |
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Singles[]
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album/EP | ||||
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CAN [5] |
CAN AC [6] |
CAN CHR/Top 40 [7] |
CAN HAC [8] |
US Dance [9] | ||||
"All I Want" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | Nocturnal | |
"Toes" (featuring Rykka) |
— | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
"Run with the Real" (featuring Davs) |
— | — | — | — | — | |||
"Young" (featuring Andrew Jackson) |
2017 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | |
"Less Lonely" | — | — | 35 | — | — | |||
"Piano" (featuring Emily Warren) |
— | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
"Leave the Light On" (featuring BullySongs) |
— | — | — | — | — | |||
"Footprints" (featuring Callum Stewart) |
2018 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Heartbreak Back" (featuring Riley Biederer) |
79 | 14 | 8 | 17 | — | |||
"Stitch Em Up" (featuring Justin Jesso) |
2019 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Only When It Rains" (with Astrid S) |
81 | — | 8 | 21 | — | |||
"More Than OK" (with R3hab and Clara Mae) |
2020 | — | — | — | — | 22 | ||
"Can't Let Go" (with Harry Hudson) |
— | — | — | — | — | |||
"Dancing in the Dark" | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Imagine" (with Steve Aoki featuring AJ Mitchell)[11] |
— | — | — | — | 42 | |||
"Like Gold" (with Loud Luxury featuring Stephen Puth)[12] |
41 | — | 8 | 33 | 26 |
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"Kiss Me" (with Theresa Rex)[13] |
2021 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Shadows" (with Sophie Simmons and Nevada)[14] |
— | — | 28 | 49 | — | |||
"Feel Like Us Again" (with Amber Van Day)[15] |
— | — | 45 | — | — | |||
"I Wonder" (with Moti featuring Shai)[16] |
— | — | — | — | — | |||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. |
References[]
- ^ a b "Meet Frank Walker: Rising Artist Talks New '24' EP, Ultra Main Stage Debut & More". Billboard. April 3, 2017.
- ^ Melody Lau, "Alessia Cara and Tory Lanez lead the 2020 Juno nominations". CBC Music, January 28, 2019.
- ^ David Friend, "Frank Walker sets aside Stronach family empire to chase DJ dreams". CityNews, August 15, 2019.
- ^ a b "Frank Walker is This Month's 'One To Watch' Artist". CKIS-FM, November 1, 2018.
- ^ "Frank Walker – Chart history: Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
- For "Only When It Rains": "Frank Walker & Astrid S – Chart history: Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
- ^ "Frank Walker Chart History (Canada AC)". Billboard. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
- ^ "Frank Walker Chart History (Canada CHR/Top 40)". Billboard. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
- For "Only When It Rains": "Frank Walker & Astrid S Chart History (Canada CHR/Top 40)". Billboard. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
- ^ "Frank Walker Chart History (Canada Hot AC)". Billboard. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
- For "Only When It Rains": "Frank Walker & Astrid S Chart History (Canada Hot AC)". Billboard. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
- ^ "Frank Walker Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
- ^ a b "Canadian certifications – Frank Walker". Music Canada. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
- ^ "Imagine (feat. AJ Mitchell) - Single by Steve Aoki & Frank Walker". Apple Music. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- ^ Weisband, Sami (October 30, 2020). "Loud Luxury join forces with Frank Walker on dance-pop crossover, 'Like Gold'". Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- ^ "Kiss Me - Single by Frank Walker & Theresa Rex". Apple Music. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ^ "Shadows - Single by Frank Walker, Sophie Simmons & Nevada". Apple Music. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
- ^ "Feel Like Us Again - Single by Frank Walker & Amber Van Day". Apple Music. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
- ^ "I Wonder (feat. Shai) - Single by Frank Walker, MOTi & Shai". Apple Music. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
- Canadian electronic musicians
- Canadian DJs
- University of Western Ontario alumni
- Musicians from Toronto
- Living people
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