DJ Aligator explained

DJ Aligator
Birth Name:Aliasghar Movasat
Birth Date:10 March 1975
Birth Place:Tehran, Iran
Occupation:Electronic musician, DJ, record producer
Years Active:2000–present
Associated Acts:Factual Beat, Zoom, Arash Labaf

Ali Asghar Movasat (Persian: علی‌اصغر 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]

In 2022, DJ Aligator was featured on Steve Aoki's track "The Whistle" along with Timmy Trumpet. The song appeared on Aoki's seventh studio album .[4]

Discography

Studio albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
DENSWE
Payback Time 1731
The Sound of Scandinavia
  • Release date: May 22, 2002
  • Formats: Streaming, digital download, CD
3
Music Is My Language
  • Release date: April 15, 2005
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: Streaming, digital download, CD
39
Kiss My Bass
  • Release date: 2009
  • Label: /WMG
  • Formats: Streaming, digital download, CD
33
Next Level
  • Release date: November 19, 2012
  • Label: Gator
  • Formats: Streaming, digital download, CD
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positionsCertifications
(sales thresholds)
Album
AUS
[5]
DEN
[6]
FIN
[7]
IRE
[8]
NED
[9]
NOR
[10]
SWE
[11]
UK
2000"The Whistle Song" 10015541105Payback Time
"Lollipop" 11898
"Turn Up the Music" 47849
2001"Doggy Style" 1044
"Temple of India"
2002"Stomp!" 12The Sound of Scandinavia
"I Like to Move It" (featuring Dr. Alban)2
"Mosquito"
"Dreams" (featuring Christina Undhjem)15
2004"Davaj Davaj" (featuring MC Vspyshkin)7Music Is My Language
2005"Music is My Language" (featuring Arash)11
"Protect Your Ears" 416
2006"Countdown"
2007"Meet Her at the Lover Parade 2007"
2008"KAOS" Kiss My Bass
2009"Calling You" 15
"Shine" (featuring Heidi Degn)
2010"Gi' det til dig" (featuring Jinks)
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"rowspan=6
2016"Heaven Is Falling" (featuring AERO)
2017"Put Your Lights Up" (featuring Decaville)
2018"Agmal Hayaa (Beautiful Life)" (featuring Talal)
"Drop the Bass"
2023"Feel Like Coming Home"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Roberts, David. 2006. British Hit Singles & Albums. 19th. Guinness World Records Limited . London. 978-1-904994-10-7. 158.
  2. Web site: DJ Aligator hitter i England. Svidt. Ole Rosenstand. 15 January 2002. GAFFA. da. 20 November 2010. 23 February 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120223082222/http://gaffa.dk/nyhed/1055. dead.
  3. Global Music Pulse - Snap Hit. 45. Billboard. Charles. Ferro. 9 February 2002. 6 January 2019.
  4. Web site: Multi-Platinum Artists Steve Aoki & Timmy Trumpet Revamp Iconic DJ Aligator Club Smash to Unleash a Brand-New Banger, "The Whistle" . 2023-04-24 . Shore Fire Media . en.
  5. 84.
  6. https://danishcharts.dk/search.asp?search=dj+aligator&cat=s Danish peaks
  7. http://finnishcharts.com/search.asp?search=aligator&cat=s Finnish peaks
  8. Web site: Irish Singles Chart – Search for song . July 6, 2011 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090602061251/http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement . June 2, 2009 .
  9. http://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=aligator&cat=s Dutch peaks
  10. http://norwegiancharts.com/search.asp?search=aligator&cat=s Norwegian peaks
  11. http://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?search=aligator&cat=s Swedish peaks