DJ Aligator
DJ Aligator | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Aliasghar Movasat |
| Born | 10 March 1975 Tehran, Iran |
| Occupation(s) | Electronic musician, DJ, record producer |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Website | aligatormusic |
Ali Asghar Movasat (Persian: علیاصغر مواسات), better known by his stage name DJ Aligator, is an Iranian-Danish producer and DJ.
Musical career
[edit]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]
In 2022, DJ Aligator was featured on Steve Aoki's track "The Whistle" along with Timmy Trumpet. The song appeared on Aoki's seventh studio album Hiroquest: Genesis.[4]
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | SWE | |||||||||||||
| Payback Time |
|
17 | 31 | |||||||||||
| The Sound of Scandinavia |
|
3 | — | |||||||||||
| Music Is My Language |
|
39 | — | |||||||||||
| Kiss My Bass | 33 | — | ||||||||||||
| Next Level |
|
— | — | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||||
Singles
[edit]| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [5] |
DEN [6] |
FIN [7] |
IRE [8] |
NED [9] |
NOR [10] |
SWE [11] |
UK [1] | |||||||
| 2000 | "The Whistle Song" | 100 | 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 MC Vspyshkin) | — | 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" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||
| 2008 | "KAOS" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Kiss My Bass | ||||
| 2009 | "Calling You" | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Shine" (featuring Heidi Degn) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2010 | "Gi' det til dig" (featuring Jinks) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||
| 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" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||
| 2016 | "Heaven Is Falling" (featuring AERO) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2017 | "Put Your Lights Up" (featuring Decaville) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2018 | "Agmal Hayaa (Beautiful Life)" (featuring Talal) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Drop the Bass" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 2023 | "Feel Like Coming Home" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 158. ISBN 978-1-904994-10-7.
- ^ Svidt, Ole Rosenstand (15 January 2002). "DJ Aligator hitter i England" (in Danish). GAFFA. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
- ^ Ferro, Charles (9 February 2002). "Global Music Pulse - Snap Hit". Billboard. p. 45. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ "Multi-Platinum Artists Steve Aoki & Timmy Trumpet Revamp Iconic DJ Aligator Club Smash to Unleash a Brand-New Banger, "The Whistle"". Shore Fire Media. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 84.
- ^ Danish peaks
- ^ Finnish peaks
- ^ "Irish Singles Chart – Search for song". Irish Recorded Music Association. Archived from the original on June 2, 2009. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
- ^ Dutch peaks
- ^ Norwegian peaks
- ^ Swedish peaks
External links
[edit]- Official website
- DJ Aligator discography at Discogs
- DJ Aligator Project discography at Discogs
