Ali Movasat
Encyclopedia
Aliasghar Movasat), on 10 March 1975, Tehran
, Iran
) is an Iranian
-Danish
eurodance
producer
and DJ
. He enjoyed worldwide success with the single "The Whistle Song" from his 2000 debut album Payback Time
. It peaked at #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
in 2000, peaking at #1 on both the singles and dance chart, before its international release in 2002.
DJ Aligator has remixed for artists such as Me & My
, Infernal
, Nik & Jay
, O-Zone
, and Medina
, Rihanna
.
DJ Aligator now resides in Malmö
, Sweden
after having lived in Denmark for most of his life.
Tehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
, Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
) is an Iranian
Iranian peoples
The Iranian peoples are an Indo-European ethnic-linguistic group, consisting of the speakers of Iranian languages, a major branch of the Indo-European language family, as such forming a branch of Indo-European-speaking peoples...
-Danish
Danes
Danish people or Danes are the nation and ethnic group that is native to Denmark, and who speak Danish.The first mention of Danes within the Danish territory is on the Jelling Rune Stone which mentions how Harald Bluetooth converted the Danes to Christianity in the 10th century...
eurodance
Eurodance
Eurodance is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the late 1980s or early 1990s primarily in Europe. It combines many elements from House, Techno, Hi-NRG and especially Italo-Disco...
producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
and DJ
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
. He enjoyed worldwide success with the single "The Whistle Song" from his 2000 debut album Payback Time
Payback Time
Payback Time is the debut album by the Iranian-Danish eurodance producer DJ Aligator, released in 2000 on Kenneth Bager's FLEX Records. It includes the four times platinum selling single "The Whistle Song", which peaked at #5 on the UK Singles Chart in 2002....
. It peaked at #5 in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
in January 2002, and subsequently, he performed it on BBC Television
BBC Television
BBC Television is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation. The corporation, which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927, has produced television programmes from its own studios since 1932, although the start of its regular service of television...
's Top of the Pops
Top of the Pops
Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, is a British music chart television programme, made by the BBC and originally broadcast weekly from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006. After 25 December 2006 it became a radio program, now hosted by Tony Blackburn...
. The song was a four times platinum
Music recording sales certification
Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...
selling success in Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
in 2000, peaking at #1 on both the singles and dance chart, before its international release in 2002.
DJ Aligator has remixed for artists such as Me & My
Me & My
Me & My are a Danish Eurodance-Bubblegum sister duo signed under the EMI record label. They are best known for their first international hit song "Dub-I-Dub" , which has been featured on many compilations including the Dancemania series albums...
, Infernal
Infernal (band)
Infernal is dance/pop group from Denmark, consisting of members Lina Rafn and Paw Lagermann. They made their Danish debut in 1997 with the release of the track "Sorti de L'enfer", and have gone on to international chart success in recent years. Their most successful single to date has been "From...
, Nik & Jay
Nik & Jay
Nik & Jay is a Danish R&B / Hip-Hop / pop duo made up of Niclas Genckel Petersen and Jannik Brandt Thomsen ....
, O-Zone
O-Zone
O-Zone was a Romania/Moldovan pop music trio that was active from 1998 to 2005 and consisted of Dan Bălan, Radu Sîrbu, and Arsenie Todiraş. The group gained global popularity with their song "Dragostea din tei" and their subsequent album DiscO-Zone....
, and Medina
Medina (singer)
Medina Danielle Oona Valbak , known by the mononym Medina is a Danish pop, dance and R&B singer and songwriter....
, Rihanna
Rihanna
Robyn Rihanna Fenty , better known as simply Rihanna, is a Barbadian recording artist. Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, Rihanna moved to the United States at the age of 16 to pursue a recording career under the guidance of record producer Evan Rogers...
.
DJ Aligator now resides in Malmö
Malmö
Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
after having lived in Denmark for most of his life.
Albums
- Payback TimePayback TimePayback Time is the debut album by the Iranian-Danish eurodance producer DJ Aligator, released in 2000 on Kenneth Bager's FLEX Records. It includes the four times platinum selling single "The Whistle Song", which peaked at #5 on the UK Singles Chart in 2002....
(2000) - The Sound of ScandinaviaThe Sound of Scandinavia-Track list:...
(2002) - Music Is My LanguageMusic Is My LanguageMusic is My Language - is the third studio album by the Iranian-Danish eurodance producer DJ Aligator. It was released in 2005.-Track list:-External links:*...
(2005) - Kiss My B-assKiss My B-assKiss My B-ass is the fourth studio album by the Iranian-Danish eurodance producer DJ Aligator, released in 2009.-Track listing:# Intro # Meet Her At Loveparade# Kiss My B-ass# Beyond The Eternity# I'm Coming Home [Feat. M.Esfahani]# Shine...
(2009)
Singles
- "Doggy Style" (2000)
- "Lollipop" (2000)
- "Turn Up the Music" (2000)
- "The Whistle Song" (2000)
- "Temple of India" (2001)
- "Dreams" (feat. Christina Undhjem) (2002)
- "I Like to Move It" (feat. Dr. Alban) (2002)
- "Mosquito" (2002)
- "Stomp" (2002)
- "Davaj Davaj" (feat. MC Vspishkin) (2004)
- "Music Is My Language" (feat. Arash) (2005)
- "Protect Your Ears" (2005)
- "Countdown" (2006)
- "Meet Her at the Loveparade 2007" (2007)
- "KAOS" (2008)
- "Calling You" (2009)
- "Shine" (feat. Heidi Degn) (2009)
- "Gi' det til dig" (feat. Jinks) (2010)
- "Starting Over" (2011)
- "Trash The Club (2011)