Frank Walker (musician)
Canadian electronic musician and DJ
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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]
- Musician
- songwriter
- DJ
- record producer
Frank Walker | |
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| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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| Years active | 2016–present |
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Early life and education
The son of Canadian business executives Donald J. Walker and Belinda Stronach,[3] Frank Walker was groomed by his family for a career with the family company, Magna International which was founded by his grandfather Frank Stronach.[4] played trombone while attending The Country Day School in King City, Ontario.[3]
As a teenager, he worked various jobs at Magna, including a year in the research and development department in addition to a year working at one of the Ontario plants.[3] He began to pursue music as a hobby while studying business at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario and cites one party for the university's rugby team as being foundational.[3]
Career
After graduating from the university, he decided to pursue music instead of taking a job with Magna and released his debut EP Nocturnal in 2016.[5] The EP 24 followed in 2017.[1] The singles "Heartbreak Back" with Riley Biederer on vocals, and "Footprints" with Callum Stewart, followed in 2018,[5] in addition to "Only When It Rains" being released in 2019. On May 24, 2024, Walker released his debut studio album called Origin. The album has said by Walker to be 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]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details |
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| Origin |
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| Oasis |
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Extended plays
| Title | Details |
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| Nocturnal |
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| 24 |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album/EP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
— | — | — | — | — | |||
| "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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Origin |
| "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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Lay Your Head" (with MC4D and Joe Cleere)[34] |
— | — | — | — | — | Oasis | ||
| "What Love Feels Like" (with Nathan Nicholson)[35] |
— | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Lay It on Me" (with Josh Ross and Norma Jean Martine)[36] |
— | — | 29 | — | — | |||
| "Run with the Sun" (with VAVO and Bryce Vine) |
2026 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Ocean Eyes" (with TELYKAST and Steerner featuring Jazara) |
— | — | — | — | — | |||
| "All Cried Out" (with Salem Ilese) |
— | — | — | — | — | |||
| "All My Life" (with Timmy Trumpet featuring John Martin) |
— | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Sky"
(with Arty featuring Zeke Finn) |
_ | _ | _ | _ | _ | Oasis | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. | ||||||||