External links
- Frank Walker at IMDb
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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 school in King City, Ontario. [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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| 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 | — | — | |||
| "Crossfire" (with Alexander Stewart) [32] | — | — | — | — | — | Origin (Deluxe) | ||
| "Hurricane" (featuring Clara Mae) [33] | 2025 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Lay Your Head" (with MC4D and Joe Cleere) [34] | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "What Love Feels Like" (with Nathan Nicholson) [35] | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. | ||||||||
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