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]
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 which was founded by his grandfather Frank Stronach. [4] He played a trombone while at a private arts school in King City, Ont. [3]
As a teenager, he worked various jobs at Magna, including one year in the research and development department and at one of the Ontario plants. [3]
He began to pursue music as a hobby while studying business at Wilfrid Laurier University and cites one party for the university's rugby team as foundational. [3]
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. [5] 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, [5] 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.
In January 2024, he opened two Toronto dates on Madonna's The Celebration Tour. [6]
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Nocturnal |
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24 |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album/EP | ||||
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CAN [8] | CAN AC [9] | CAN CHR/Top 40 [10] | CAN HAC [11] | US Dance [12] | ||||
"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) [14] | — | — | — | — | 42 | |||
"Like Gold" (with Loud Luxury featuring Stephen Puth) [15] | 41 | — | 8 | 33 | 26 |
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"Kiss Me" (with Theresa Rex) [16] | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Shadows" (with Sophie Simmons and Nevada) [17] | — | — | 28 | 49 | — | |||
"Feel Like Us Again" (with Amber Van Day) [18] | — | — | 45 | — | — | |||
"I Wonder" (with Moti featuring Shai) [19] | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Day by Day" (with Two Feet) [20] | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Break the Same" (with Mattn) [21] | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Madness" (with Sam Feldt featuring Zak Abel) [22] | — | — | 50 | — | — | |||
"Dance on My Own" (featuring Richard Judge) [23] | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"I Go Dancing" (featuring Ella Henderson) [24] | 2023 | 80 | — | 7 | 31 | 48 |
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"Waiting" (featuring Stephen Puth) [25] | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Something in the Way" (with Forester) [26] | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
"Good in Goodbye" (with Trivecta) [27] | — | — | — | — | — | Origin | ||
"Missing You" (featuring Nate Smith) [28] | 2024 | — | 28 | 10 | 18 | — | ||
"Bad Town" (with Lucas Estrada) [29] | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Youngblood" (featuring Josh Breaks) [30] | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Gravity" (featuring Tyler Shaw) [31] | — | — | 22 | — | — | |||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. |
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