Frank Walker is a Canadian electronic musician and DJ. He is most noted for his single "Only When It Rains", a collaboration with

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which was a

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nominee for Dance Recording of the Year at the

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"Alessia Cara and Tory Lanez lead the 2020 Juno nominations"

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, January 28, 2019.

Early life

The son of Canadian business executives Donald J. Walker and

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"Frank Walker sets aside Stronach family empire to chase DJ dreams"
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'', August 15, 2019. he was groomed by his family for a career with the family company,

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, and began to pursue music as a hobby while studying business at

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Career

Following his graduation he decided to pursue music instead of stepping directly into a job with Magna, and released his debut EP ''Nocturnal'' in 2016."Frank Walker is This Month's 'One To Watch' Artist"

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, November 1, 2018. He followed up with the EP ''24'' in 2017. The singles "Heartbreak Back", with Riley Biederer on vocals, and "Footprints", with Callum Stewart, followed in 2018, and "Only When It Rains" was released in 2019.

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

References

Canadian electronic musicians Canadian DJs University of Western Ontario alumni Musicians from Toronto Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Electronic dance music DJs {{Canada-musician-stub