TOP 5 DJS THAT I'M IN LOVE WITH AT THE MOMENT

                   "Music is an outburst of the soul"

                                        BY FREDERICK DELIUS
Well, now I was thinking about writing n article on music because music is quite a big part of my life...Or well better yet, it actually plays quite a role in all of our lives. I listen to music whenever I am happy, sad, worried, angry or simply I want to. It is also  great escape from our problems and everything. And as one of my favourite quotations is:
.            "I think music in itself is healing. It's explosive expression of humanity. Its something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we're from, everyone loves music"
                                  BY BILLY JOEL
But I can't really choose my favourite songs and singers because there are just so many. So, I thought why not make the article on my favourite DJs at the moment. Here are some of my all time favourite DJs....

1. THE CHAINSMOKERS

                The Chainsmokers are an American DJ and production duo consisting of Alex Pall and Andrew Taggart. They started out by releasing remixes of songs by indie artists. The EDM-pop duo achieved a breakthrough with their 2014 song "#Selfie", which became a top twenty single in several countries. They have won a Grammy award, two American Music Awards, seven Billboard Music Awards and eight iHeartRadio Music Awards.
                             I heard their music 3 years ago for the first time. "Closer" was the first song I heard of them and it became my favourite right away at that time. It came out in 2016 and as amazing this song is, it is one of their most famous songs. It features an American singer Halsey. In the United States, "Closer" became both The Chainsmokers' and Halsey's first number one single on the Billboard Hot 100. The song stayed at the top spot for 12 consecutive weeks.In 2018, the song received a diamond certification by the RIAA (Recording Industry Of Association America) for selling 10 million units in the United States.
                     The Chainsmokers were initially made up of Pall and former DJ Rhett Bixler. The Chainsmokers were re-formed as an EDM DJ duo in 2012 under the management of Adam Alpert in New York City. So after "Selfie" they released the single "Good Intentions" in 2015 and then their follow-up song "Roses"(simply wonderful) was released which became a commercial success and had been certified multiplatinum in several countries. And then in 2016, the duo released a new single, "Don't Let Me Down", featuring vocals from American singer Daya, which won a Grammy award. They have also done some great collaborations like with Coldplay. their song "Something Just Like This". It broke the record for most views of a lyric video in one day with 9 million plays. And recently the duo released the single "Who Do You Love", a collaboration with Australian band 5 Seconds of Summer, on February 7, 2019. Also my current favourite.  And this list goes on and on.
              "All we know", "Paris", "Sick Boy", "You Owe Me", Everybody Hates Me", "Side Effects", "This Feeling" are some of their major hits. Their albums include Memories...Do Not Open released on April 7, 2017 and Sick Boy released on December 14, 2018.  They have thirty-four singles, nineteen music videos, and thirty-six remixes. Their remixes are also really good including "The Me Home", "We Own The Night", "Flaws" and many more...
     Both members are really great and fun to watch in real life. And the most interesting fact is that Andrew Taggart sings too. Infact nowadays he sings most of their songs.

My all time favourite songs of them are Closer, Wake Up Alone and Paris. You should give these a try.

                                                                     
2. ZEDD

       "There's always good things when times are bad, [but if] you only look at the bad things, you get hung up. I think sometimes it's good to just step away for a second, look at the positive things and all the good things we have."   
                                                                            -ZEDD 
               Anton Zaslavski, more commonly known under his stage name Zedd, is a Grammy-Award winning Russian-German electronic music producer. He primarily produces and performs electro house music, but has diversified his genre and musical style, drawing influences from progressive house, dubstep, and classical music.In 2012, he released "Clarity" (featuring Foxes), which propelled him to mainstream success, reaching the 8th position on the Billboard Hot 100 and earning him a Grammy for Best Dance Recording at the 56th Grammy Awards. 
                     My first song of him was "Stay" which I heard in 2017 which became my favourite. From that song I started listening to his all songs and here I am now his huge fan. So his first biggest hit was  "Clarity", featuring British singer-songwriter Foxes, was released on 1 February 2013 as the album's third single. It charted in the top 10 of Billboard Hot 100, sold 2,238,000 copies, and was certified platinum, making it Zedd's most successful single to date. His next song "Stay the Night", featuring Hayley Williams, was released as a single on 10 September 2013. The song met similar success. On 3 July 2014, Ariana Grande released a song with Zedd entitled "Break Free", which peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at No. 1 on the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs. Then in 2015  "I Want You to Know", which features Selena Gomez and was co-written by Ryan Tedder and KDrew, was released on 23 February. The song was nominated for "Choice Party Song" at the Teen Choice Awards and made it to #1 on Billboard's Dance/Electronic Songs and peaked at number 17 on Billboard Hot 100. The song was certified platinum in the US for selling over one million copies. On 10 June 2015, Zedd became the first electronic musician ever to perform at the CMT Music Awards, performing alongside Lady Antebellum. On 21 June, he performed "Illusion" alongside Sydney Sierota of Echosmith at a Firefly set. Then he went on his second world tour "True Colors Tour" which ran from August to November 2015 and he visited Asia, North America and Europe. One of my favourite songs "Starving" featuring Hailee Steinfield was released on July 15, 2016 which was also a major hit.
                   In 2017 he organized a benefit concert for the American Civil Liberties Union, prompted in response to US President Donald Trump's executive order to "suspended all refugee admissions for 120 days and blocked citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries, refugees or otherwise". He is also a really great person. Then in 2017 he released "Stay" featuring Alessia Cara  which debuted at number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100 and 33 on the UK Singles Chart. In March 2018, Billboard named Zedd as number seven on their 2018 ranking of dance musicians titled Billboard Dance 100. Recently on 14 February 2019, Zedd released his collaboration with Katy Perry, "365" which is also amazing song. He has released 2 albums which "Clarity" in 2012 and "True Colors" in 2015. Both were  major hit. 
      
My all time favourite songs of him are Lost In Japan, Get Low, Happy Now. You should give these a try.

3. ALAN WALKER

  Alan Olav Walker, born on 24 August 1997. He is  a Norwegian DJ and record producer. He is best known for his 2015 single "Faded" which received Diamond Certification in Germany and Multi-platinum certifications in over 10 countries including the US and the UK. 
                                 Irony is that I was hooked to Alan Walker's music by listening to "Faded" first. After that, I just listened to all his songs and couldn't get enough. I had to put him on this list because in my opinion, He's one of the best out there. Without further ado, let me tell you some fun facts about DJ Waltzz. That's right, he is also known as "DJ Waltzz".
                         Alan initially had no musical background; however, he later taught himself by watching tutorials on Youtube based on Music production. He was known as DJ Waltzz before signing a record deal and releasing his debut single in 2014. Walker released his single "Faded" on 8 December 2015 and featured uncredited Pop singer Iselin Solheim. The single topped the year end charts in Austria, Germany, Switzerland and Sweden, iTunes charts in 33 countries as well as in entering top 10 in Spotify Global Chart. The music video on Youtube has over 2.2 Billion views and 15 million likes, placing it among the Top 10 most liked Youtube videos. 4 weeks previously, he achieved the first place on NRJ Euro Hot 30 for the first time, which only has been achieved by another of my Top Djs in this list, Kygo. Besides "Faded", he has also released many singles over the past  years such as "Sing Me To Sleep", "The Spectre", Alone" and " All Falls Down". On 21st March 2019, he released a single "On My Way", featuring Sabrina Carpenter and Farruko.
                         Alan Walker always wears a hoodie and a face mask to perform on stage. When asked why he uses a mask during an interview by NRK, he stated that " It is to keep a low profile while maintaining the mental image they have given me. I think its pretty cool. A little twist that makes people ask themselves questions about who really is the person behind Alan Walker". On an episode of his Unmasked series, he stated  that " The mask is more of a sign and a symbol of unity and being alike to each other, rather than me being different".
                 My all-time favourite songs of him are "Sing Me To Sleep", "Ignite" and "Diamond Heart". You should give these a try.

4. KYGO

       Real name Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll (born 11 September 1991), better known by his stage name Kygo is a Norwegian DJ, record producer, and songwriter. He first garnered international attention with his remix of the track "I See Fire" by Ed Sheeran, which has received over 55 million plays on SoundCloud and 76 million views on YouTube in 2015. His single "Firestone" which has over 500 million views on YouTube with an additional 560 million plays on the music streaming service Spotify, was released in August 2017. He holds the world record of fastest 1 billion streams on Spotify.
                            My first song of him was "It Ain't Me" which I heard in 2017. It is a really great song. It became my favourite just when I heard it first time. He has since released several singles, such as "Stole the Show", "Here for You", "Stay", and of course "It Ain't Me", which have debuted on several international charts. He also made history on 21 August 2016 at the 2016 Rio Olympics, when he became the first house music producer to perform at an Olympics closing ceremony. In February 2015, Kygo's song "ID" was featured in the official trailer for Ultra Music Festival. The same track is also featured on FIFA 16, a popular association football video game by EA Sports. On 21 March 2015, he released his second single, titled "Stole the Show", featuring Parson James, which as of September 2018, had 304 million views on YouTube. On 31 July 2015, he released his third single, "Nothing Left", featuring Will Heard. "Nothing Left" reached number one on the Norwegian Singles Chart. On 4 September 2015, he released his fourth single, titled "Here for You", featuring Ella Henderson, which was revealed to be the vocal version of the song "ID" that was released as part of the Ultra Music Festival. He has also launched a new lifestyle brand called "Kygo Life" on 17 August 2016. The brand consists of two collections of high-fashion and relaxed wear, in addition to hardware such as headphones. "Kygo Life" is at the moment only available in Europe, United States and Canada. His first album "Cloud Nine" was released on 13 May 2016 by Sony Music and Ultra Music, a great hit, which topped many international charts. 
                            His second album "Kids In Love" was released on 3 November 2017. The album's lead single and title track, "Kids in Love", was released on 20 October 2017.On 16 March 2018, Kygo released "Remind Me to Forget", a track featuring American singer Miguel, as the third single from the album, following "Stranger Things". In June 2018, Kygo announced a collaboration with American rock band Imagine Dragons titled "Born to Be Yours".In March 2018, Billboard named Kygo as number three on their 2018 ranking of dance musicians titled Billboard Dance 100.
                               He was named Spotify’s “Breakout Artist of the Year,” as well as becoming the fastest artist to reach one billion streams on the same platform. Also his stage name is pretty awesome in my opinion.  In an interview with newspaper Fanaposten, he quoted; "Kygo [as an artist name] has been absolutely perfect. It is very easy to say, in both Norwegian and English. [And] I have no need to change the artist name [in the future]". He has also won several awards like Best Break-Through DJ, Best Live Act, Best International Video for "It Ain't Me" and many more.....

My all time favourite songs of him are Remind Me To Forget, Happy Now and It Ain't Me . You should give these a try.

5. MARTIN GARRIX

   Martijn Gerard Garritsen professionly known as Martin Garrix is a Dutch DJ and record producer from Amstelveen. He was born on 14 May 1996.His most popular singles are "Animals", In The Name Of Love" and "Scared To Be Lonely". 

                                   The first song of his that I checked out was " In The Name Of Love" and let me point this out, it was and still is Epic. Everytime I listen to it , I enter into this Dilemma created by Martin Garrix where the whole world does not matter anywhere. "In The Name Of Love" was recorded by Martin and the American singer and songwriter Bebe Rexha. It premiered at the Ultra Music Festival before it was released on iTunes.  

                                     He was ranked Number 1 on DJ Mags Top 100 DJs list for 3 consecutive years ( 2016, 2017, 2018). He also became the youngest DJ to headline 2014 Ultra Music Festival at the age of 17. He wrote a book named  " Martin Garrix LIFE=CRAZY", released in October 2018.  

                                One of the many things I love about his work is that it just connects to me no matter what I am feeling. I cannot think of proper words I guess its not just me, Its also the whole world that loves Martin Garrix and his mind blowing music. His song "Animals" received "Gold & Platinum " status from RIAA. Apart from "In The Name Of Love", his most famous songs include :”Ocean”, “Breach (Walk Alone)” and “Waiting for Tomorrow”. 

                                    Martin has performed at music festivals such as Coachella, Elecrtric Daisy Carnival, Ultra Music Festival, Tomorrowland and Creamfields. Garrix was discovered by Tiesto who he described as inspirational, humble and legendary. He became the youngest person to reach Number 1 on Beatport. He goes by the logo (+×) started in 2015. He has worked with many Grammy winners like Usher , Ed Sheeran and many more. 

                              My all time favourite songs of him are “In The Name Of Love”, “Scared To Be Lonely” and “ Animals”. You should give these a try. 

So that was all about my favourite DJs. Let me know if you've listened to any of them or better yet give a list of your favourite DJs in the comments below....