GARCIA FLAMENCO SCHOOL

SUBJECT: ENGLISH
TOPIC: BIOGRAPHY OF CALVIN HARRIS
GRADE: 8°
SECTION: “B”
STUDENTS: VÍCTOR LANDAVERDE
VÍCTOR GABRIEL RODRÍGUEZ
PABLO MENÉNDEZ BAIZA
PABLO ECHEVERRÍA
CARLOS URQUIZA
 BIOGRAPHY
• Calvin Harris was born January 17, 1984 in Dumfries, Scotland (United
Kingdom). He has been singing since she was a teenager and recorded
some songs in the first two miles. He moved to London, where he
hopes to succeed, but alas, luck did not smile. He then decides to put
his music on the Internet. So it is discovered by a record company
who asked him to sign a contract. The debut of Calvin Harris was
released in 2007. "I Created Disco" is an album of electro clash music
largely inspired by the music of the eighties. Success is more
honorable and Calvin Harris provides the first part of Faithless and
Groove Armada and was hired to produce some tracks on Kylie
Minogue. In 2009, he returned with his second album, "Ready For The
Weekend," which includes the same ingredients as in his previous
musical. The public loves and the album is top of the UK charts in its
first week of sales thanks in part to the formation of "I'm Not Alone".
 WHO IS CALVIN HARRIS?
• Calvin Harris, and create music started to become an antisocial person, therefore this
will affect his personality. His first debut was at age 21, under the seal Prima Facie, with
hits like "Da Bongos" and "Brighter Days".
• The first release of the album was in the city of Las Vegas, where it debuted at number
10 on the UK Singles Chart, remaining so for fifteen weeks.
• When Harris co-wrote and produced two songs for the album X Minogue, it was credited
as the producer of a re-mixed the song by The Mitchell Brothers called Michael Jackson
version.
• Calvin Harris through an interview, he confessed that refused to work with the
renowned singer Lady Gaga, because she does not like the demo that she gave, but also
said that "it is a good artist."
• Calvin Harris later time, starred in a controversy by saying he had lost the only existing
copy of his next album, when his laptop was lost, but later said it was a lie, that the
album was not there.
• In the British The X Factor, Calvin Harris contest was expelled by mocking the toupees of
some participants, but later apologized on Twitter, saying he was a fan of the boys.
• Calvin Harris, is one of the DJs and music producers most famous of the century, and
especially known throughout the UK, Australia and Ireland.
 CALVIN HARRIS NOMINATIONS
• Album Grammy Award for Best Dance / Electronic
• Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording
• MTV Video Music Award for Best Pop Video
• MTV Europe Music Award for Best Video
• World Music Award for Best Song of the World
• MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video
• American Music Award for Favorite Artist of Electronic Dance Music
• World Music Award for Best Video of the World
• MTV Video Music Award for Best Collaboration
• MTV Europe Music Award for Song of the Year
• MTV Europe Music Award for Best Electronic Artist
• MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing
• Anthem
• Billboard Music Award for Best Dance Artist
• Billboard Music Award for Best EDM Artist
• Billboard Music Award for Best Song Electronics
• Brit Award for Best British video
• Billboard Music Award for Best Song in Radio
• World Music Award for Best Male Artist World
• MTV Video Music Award for Best Song of the Summer
• Brit Award for Best British Male Artist
• World Music Award for Best Live Action World
• World Music Award for Entertainer of the Year
• Brit Award for Best British Single
• World Music Award for Best Artist of Electronic Music and Dance
• World Music Award for Best Album of the World
• MTV Europe Music Award for Best Artist of the UK and Ireland
• UK Festival Award for Summer Anthem
• Teen Choice Award for Best Dance Artist (EDM)