DJ Aligator
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DJ Aligator in 2014 DJ Aligator in 2014 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Aliasghar Movasat |
Born | Tehran, Iran | 10 March 1975
Occupation(s) | Electronic musician, DJ, record producer |
Years active | 2000–present |
Labels | Gator Records |
Website | aligatormusic |
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 | ||||||||||||
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DEN | SWE | |||||||||||||
Payback Time | 17 | 31 | ||||||||||||
The Sound of Scandinavia |
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3 | — | |||||||||||
Music Is My Language |
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39 | — | |||||||||||
Kiss My B-ass |
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33 | — | |||||||||||
Next Level |
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— | — | |||||||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Singles
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Album | ||||||||||
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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 MC Vspishkin) | 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
- ^ 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. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
- ^ Ferro, Charles (9 February 2002). "Global Music Pulse - Snap Hit". Billboard. p. 45. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ Mathiasen, Morten Plesner (2009). "Alligatoren synger slet ikke" (in Danish). P3. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
- ^ Danish peaks
- ^ Finnish peaks
- ^ "Irish Singles Chart – Search for song". Irish Recorded Music Association. Archived from the original on June 3, 2009. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
- ^ Dutch peaks
- ^ Norwegian peaks
- ^ Swedish peaks
External links
- Official website
- DJ Aligator discography at Discogs
- DJ Aligator Project discography at Discogs