Adam Richard Wiles (born 17 January 1984), better known by his stage name Calvin Harris, is a Scottish DJ, singer-songwriter, and producer. He owns the vanity label Fly Eye Records. His gold-selling debut album, I Created Disco, was released in 2007 and contained the top-ten singles, “Acceptable in the 80s” and “The Girls“. His second studio album, Ready for the Weekend (2009), reached number one on theUK Album Chart and includes “I’m Not Alone“, which debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart, the top-five hit “Ready for the Weekend“, and the singles “Flashback” and “You Used to Hold Me“.
Harris released his third studio album, 18 Months, in October 2012, which contained the singles, “Bounce“, “Feel So Close“, “Let’s Go“, “We’ll Be Coming Back“, “Sweet Nothing“, “Drinking from the Bottle“, “I Need Your Love“, and “Thinking About You“. All of these singles reached the UK top 10.
Harris has written and produced tracks for other recording artists, including Kylie Minogue, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Dizzee Rascal, Cheryl Cole,Example, and Rihanna‘s internationally successful single, “We Found Love“.
Harris holds the record for the most top ten hits from one studio album on the UK Singles Chart with nine hits, surpassing Michael Jackson.[1]According to Forbes, Harris was the highest paid DJ of 2013 and 2014.[2][3]