Anton Powers is an English DJ, music industry executive, record producer, and radio presenter. He is best known for his 2015 song " Alone No More" (a collaboration with DJ Philip George) and his 2017 song "

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" (feat.

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). He is also a founder of the remix group Cahill.

Career

Hailing from

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, Powers began his career in 2001 manning a slot on

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, before moving onto Radio City 96.7 in 2011 and Capital FM in 2015. In the interim, he formed the group Cahill (named after

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player

Tim Cahill Timothy Filiga Cahill (; born 6 December 1979) is an Australian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder but also played as a striker on many occasions. A box-to-box midfielder, Cahill became recognised for "his a ...

) with Scott Rosser and Tim Condran. Cahill had a series of releases including " Trippin' on You" (UK #25), "Crush on You", and "Sex Shooter". They became well known for their remixes and were commissioned to remix for

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, Rihanna, Kylie Minogue,

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, Ellie Goulding,

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, and Mariah Carey. Powers has performed internationally at events such as

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, Amnesia, Ruby Skye, and

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. He was voted Liverpool DJ of the Year by the ''

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'' in 2009, 2010, and 2012, and was named the same in 2013 by Liverpool City Council. He also runs the A&R for record label

3 Beat Productions 3 Beat Productions is a British independent record label founded by Jon Barlow in 1989. History 3 Beat Music was founded as a dance music record shop in 1989 by Jon Barlow, Dave Nicholl, Phil Southall and later joined by Phil Beddard and Hywel ...

, which includes acts such as Sigma,

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, Philip George, and

. He was responsible for their signing and the release of a number of hit singles. In 2015, Powers collaborated with fellow DJ Philip George on his debut single " Alone No More", which peaked at No. 4 on the

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. It was awarded

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status in the UK in April 2017. In 2016, Powers released his second single, "Love You Better". His third single, "

", featuring Pixie Lott, had its first live performance on the final of the sixth series of ''

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'' on 1 April 2017. The song peaked at No. 97 on the UK Singles Chart. Later that year, Powers was a guest presenter of ''

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'' alongside Lott. His fourth single, "Heart for Sale", was released on 23 February 2018. In 2022, while working at Warner Music UK, Powers picked up the rights to "

Afraid to Feel "Afraid to Feel" is a song by British duo LF System. The mix was created in 2019 and picked up for full release on 2 May 2022, by Warner Music UK. The single rose to popularity in June 2022 and spent eight consecutive weeks at number one in the U ...

" by British duo

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and "B.O.T.A (Badddest Of Them All)" by

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and Interplanetary Criminal, with these two tracks taking the Top 2 positions on the Official Singles Chart Top 100 of 25 August 2022.

Discography

Singles

References

External links

Anton Powers Soundcloud
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