Alok Achkar Peres Petrillo (born 26 August 1991) is a Brazilian DJ and record producer, named the 4th best DJ in the world by the British magazine DJ Mag.
With over 3.5 billion streams on Spotify, ALOK is one of the most streamed Brazilian artists in the world. He was named the 5th Best DJ in the World according to DJ Mag in 2020. He is the only Brazilian to enter the Billboard Dance 100 chart and was named the best DJ in Brazil by House Mag.
Considered one of the most influential young artists in Brazil by Forbes magazine and IBOPE, Brazil's top research institute, ALOK currently performs around 320 per year on five continents.
He became the first Brazilian DJ to perform on the "World" stage of the Rock in Rio music festival in 2019. In 2020, ALOK played to 1 million listeners at the São Paulo Carnival. Three years ago, he founded Instituto ALOK, a philanthropic project active in Brazil and Africa.
Real Name: Alok Achkar Peres Petrillo
Birthplace: Goias, Brazil
Date of Birth: August 26, 1991
About:
- The DJ, whose professional career started in 2004, released his first single "Superstition" in 2012.
- He achieved great success in the music charts with his joint project "Hear Me Now" with Bruno Martini and Zeeba.
- In 2017, his record "Siren" was released.
2021
Alok released his new song "Squid Games (Let's Play)"
The song is the first track of the short album of Squid Games, Netflix's most-watched series of all time. The song brings together two huge fan bases “Squid Games” and Alok.
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