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DJ, producer, philanthropic and now game character. These are some of the diverse performances of Alok, which in 2019 was elected the 11th best DJ in the world.
Alok grew up in a family of artists, the passion for electronic music was present since childhood. Thus, he began his career at the age of 12, alongside his twin brother Bhaskar and even performed in 19 countries.
Thus, the success was so great that Alok had to drop the international relations course at the Catholic University of Brasília, as he was unable to reconcile the shows with his studies.
More about Alok
His name was chosen by his parents after a trip to India, where a spiritual guru indicated that his name should be Alok, which means in the Sanskrit language “light”.
- He was born in Goiânia, on August 26, 1991;
- Her parents, Adriana Franco and Juarez Petrilho are also DJ’s, known as Ekanta and Swarup;
- He is the most heard Brazilian artist in the world;
- Accumulates over 14 million monthly plays on Spotify.
Thus, active in social causes, Alok supports the Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Fraternidades Sem Fronteiras.
In addition, the DJ has already made several donations, the most significant of which was the contribution of R $ 400,000 to the construction of a school in Maputo, capital of Mozambique.
Career
Above all, one of the dividers in his career was the partnership with Dj Bruno Martine and singer Zebba, a Hear Me Now song it was a phenomenon on the national and international music scene. Thus, they reached unprecedented numbers, 100 million executions on Spotify and more than 350 million views on YouTube.
His career took off and Alok became one of the leading names in Brazilian electronic music.
In addition, Alok was nominated and won, in April 2020, the International Dance Music Alwards, one of the main awards of electronic music, in the best remix category for the hit Piece of Your Heart, by Meduza and Goodboys.
Today, Alok has numerous partnerships with artists of different genres and nationalities. Some like:
- Seu Jorge, in music – And then
- The Rolling Stones in the remix version of the song – Living In A Ghost Town
- Martin Jensen and Jason Derulo – Don’t Cry For Me
- Remix of Dua lipa’s music – Physical
Alok became a character in Free Fire
The DJ is so passionate about the game that he ended up becoming a platform character in 2019. But in addition to launching the Vale Vale music video, with references to the game, Alok made a presentation at the opening ceremony of the Free Fire World Championship, in 2019 , in Rio de Janeiro.
Alok also held a championship, for players, with a prize of R $ 70 thousand.
Marriage in Christ
Alok married Romana Novais, in January 2019, at Cristo Redentor, in an exclusive and intimate ceremony. Thus, the event was very simple and much commented on social networks and was spotted by Rede Globo. then, three months later they renewed their vows in Bali, Indonesia.
Today, Alok and Romana are parents of the little Ravi, 9 months, and moreover, they are expecting a girl who will be called Raika.
