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]
Frank Walker | |
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| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, DJ, record producer |
| Years active | 2016-present |
| Labels |
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Early life edit
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 edit
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.
On May 24, 2024, Walker released his debut studio album called Origin. The album has been described by Walker as a callback to progressive house and the golden era of electronic dance music of the 2010s.
Discography edit
Studio albums edit
| Title | Details |
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| Origin |
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Extended plays edit
| Title | Details |
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| Nocturnal |
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| 24 |
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Singles edit
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album/EP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN [6] |
CAN AC [7] |
CAN CHR/Top 40 [8] |
CAN HAC [9] |
US Dance [10] | ||||
| "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 | — |
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| "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)[12] |
— | — | — | — | 42 | |||
| "Like Gold" (with Loud Luxury featuring Stephen Puth)[13] |
41 | — | 8 | 33 | 26 |
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| "Kiss Me" (with Theresa Rex)[14] |
2021 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Shadows" (with Sophie Simmons and Nevada)[15] |
— | — | 28 | 49 | — | |||
| "Feel Like Us Again" (with Amber Van Day)[16] |
— | — | 45 | — | — | |||
| "I Wonder" (with Moti featuring Shai)[17] |
— | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Day by Day" (with Two Feet)[18] |
2022 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Break the Same" (with Mattn)[19] |
— | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Madness" (with Sam Feldt featuring Zak Abel)[20] |
— | — | 50 | — | — | |||
| "Dance on My Own" (featuring Richard Judge)[21] |
— | — | — | — | — | |||
| "I Go Dancing" (featuring Ella Henderson)[22] |
2023 | 80 | — | 7 | 31 | 48 |
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Origin |
| "Waiting" (featuring Stephen Puth)[23] |
— | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Something in the Way" (with Forester)[24] |
— | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Good in Goodbye" (with Trivecta)[25] |
— | — | — | — | — | Origin | ||
| "Missing You" (featuring Nate Smith)[26] |
2024 | — | 30 | 10 | 27 | — | ||
| "Bad Town" (with Lucas Estrada)[27] |
— | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Youngblood" (featuring Josh Breaks)[28] |
— | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. | ||||||||
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ "ORIGIN by Frank Walker". Apple Music. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
- ^ "Frank Walker – Chart history: Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
- 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 February 10, 2024.
- 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 February 14, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Canadian certifications – Frank Walker". Music Canada. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
- ^ "Imagine (feat. AJ Mitchell) - Single by Steve Aoki & Frank Walker". Apple Music. Archived from the original on October 10, 2021. 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.
- ^ "Day by Day - Single by Frank Walker & Two Feet". Apple Music. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
- ^ "Break The Same - Single by Frank Walker & MATTN". Apple Music. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
- ^ "Madness (feat. Zak Abel) - Single by Frank Walker & Sam Feldt". Apple Music. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
- ^ "Dance on My Own (feat. Richard Judge) - Single by Frank Walker". Apple Music. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
- ^ "I Go Dancing (feat. Ella Henderson) - Single by Frank Walker". Apple Music. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
- ^ "Waiting (feat. Stephen Puth) - Single by Frank Walker". Apple Music. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
- ^ "Something in the Way - Single by Forester & Frank Walker". Apple Music. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- ^ "Good in Goodbye - Single by Frank Walker & Trivecta". Apple Music. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ^ "Missing You (feat. Nate Smith) - Single by Frank Walker". Apple Music. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ^ "Bad Town - Single by Lucas Estrada & Frank Walker". Apple Music. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ "Youngblood (feat. Josh Breaks) - Single by Frank Walker". Apple Music. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
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