| DJ Aligator | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Aliasghar Movasat |
| Born | (1975-03-10) 10 March 1975 (age 49) Tehran, Iran |
| Occupation(s) | Electronic musician, DJ, record producer |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Website | aligatormusic |
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, and subsequently, he performed it on BBC Television's Top of the Pops. 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.
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 Hiroquest: Genesis.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | SWE | |||||||||||||
| Payback Time |
|
17 | 31 | |||||||||||
| The Sound of Scandinavia |
|
3 | — | |||||||||||
| Music Is My Language |
|
39 | — | |||||||||||
| Kiss My Bass | 33 | — | ||||||||||||
| Next Level |
|
— | — | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||||
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS |
DEN |
FIN |
IRE |
NED |
NOR |
SWE |
UK | |||||||
| 2000 | "The Whistle Song" | 100 | 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 Vspyshkin) | — | 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" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||
| 2008 | "KAOS" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Kiss My Bass | ||||
| 2009 | "Calling You" | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Shine" (featuring Heidi Degn) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2010 | "Gi' det til dig" (featuring Jinks) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||
| 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" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
References
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
- Ferro, Charles (9 February 2002). "Global Music Pulse - Snap Hit". Billboard. p. 45. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- "Multi-Platinum Artists Steve Aoki & Timmy Trumpet Revamp Iconic DJ Aligator Club Smash to Unleash a Brand-New Banger, "The Whistle"". Shore Fire Media. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
- Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 84.
- Danish peaks
- Finnish peaks
- "Irish Singles Chart – Search for song". Irish Recorded Music Association. Archived from the original on June 2, 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
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