EDM star Alan Walker sets up Malaysia WhatsApp number, receives thousands of texts from fans
Norwegian electronic dance music (EDM) star Alan Walker has set up WhatsApp phone numbers for Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia for fans to text him ahead of his performance in this region.

Walker’s Walkerworld Asia Tour Pt. 1 tour will take him to Indonesia on June 8, Singapore on June 14 and Malaysia on June 22. He has received more than 50,000 text messages from all three territories within eight hours on May 14.

The 26-year-old producer-DJ first made the announcement 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 a press statement, Walker will personally reply to some of the “lucky ones”.

He 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). – The Straits Times/Asia News Network
Walker received over 15,000 WhatsApp messages within two hours from fans in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia.