EDM star Alan Walker sets up Singapore WhatsApp number, receives thousands of texts from fans
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Electronic dance music star Alan Walker received over 15,000 WhatsApp messages within two hours from fans in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia.
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SINGAPORE – Norwegian electronic dance music (EDM) star Alan Walker has set up a Singapore WhatsApp phone number for fans to text him ahead of his performance here on June 14.
The number, 8041-5585, will remain available until his upcoming show at Singapore Expo Hall 3 & 4A. Tickets cost $178 and are available via Sistic (go to str.sg/aeYo
Walker’s Walkerworld Asia Tour Pt. 1 tour also includes a gig in Indonesia on June 8 and Malaysia on June 22. He also set up Malaysia and Indonesia numbers, and has received more than 50,000 text messages from all three territories.
The 26-year-old producer-DJ had announced the move on his social media platforms on May 14.
“I’ve set up local numbers so you can WhatsApp me – let me know if you are coming to my shows in June,” he wrote.
According to Mr Ben Lee, business development director of the show’s local organiser H.I.T Team, Walker may not be able to reply to all the messages due to the volume received but will personally reply to “some lucky fans”.
Mr Lee added: “Engaging with fans from different countries through WhatsApp gives Alan Walker a direct and personal way to connect with them.”
Walker is known for hits such as Faded (2015), which has clocked 3.6 billion views on YouTube, and Alone (2016), which has 1.3 billion views.
His most recent and fourth album, Walkerworld, was released in 2023. His album discography also includes Different World (2018), World Of Walker (2021) and Walkerverse Pt. I & II (2022).
Walker has performed several times in Singapore, including a sold-out set at nightclub Marquee on Sept 16.
