Alvaro (DJ)

{{Short description|Dutch record producer & DJ (born 1987)}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Alvaro | image = | birth_name = Jasper Helderman | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|1|27}} | birth_place = [[Almere]], Netherlands | origin = | death_date =  | death_place = | genre = {{flatlist| * [[Electro house]] * [[Electronic dance music|EDM]] * [[progressive house]] * [[big room house]] * [[moombahton]] * [[Dutch house]] * [[Trap music (EDM)|trap]] }} | occupation = {{flatlist| * [[Electronic musician|Musician]] * DJ * record producer }} | instrument = {{flatlist| * Keyboards * [[piano]] * [[guitar]] }} | years_active = 2008–present | label = [[Spinnin' Records]] [[Revealed Recordings]] Musical Freedom Doorn Records Wall Recordings Barong Family | website = {{URL|djalvaro.com/}} }}

'''Jasper Helderman''' (born January 27, 1987),<ref name=biodjlist>{{cite web|url=http://www.djguide.nl/djinfo.p?djid=5867|title=DJ Alvaro (Jasper Helderman)|first=|last=|publisher=The DJ List|date=}}</ref> better known by his stage name '''Alvaro''' (stylized as '''''Λ''LV''Λ''RO'''), is a Dutch [[record producer]], [[songwriter]], and [[Disc jockey|DJ]]. His music is mostly [[electro house]] and [[progressive house]]. He is best known for his single "Welcome to the Jungle" (featuring Mercer and [[Lil Jon]]), which reached #3 on the Beatport main chart in June 2013 on [[Hardwell]]’s [[Revealed Recordings]]. He also produced "The Underground" on [[Spinnin' Records]] and more recently "Guest List" on [[Tiësto]]'s label Musical Freedom, all of which ended up in the top 5 of the [[Beatport]] top 100.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bptoptracker.com/artist/alvaro/43157/tracks|title=Alvaro - Beatport Top Tracker|first=|last=|publisher=Beatport Top Tracker|date=|access-date=2016-05-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915123656/http://www.bptoptracker.com/artist/alvaro/43157/tracks|archive-date=2018-09-15|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Alvaro released tracks on labels such as [[Spinnin' Records]], [[Revealed Recordings]], and Musical Freedom.

He has played in the biggest clubs around the world and festivals like EDC Las Vegas, [[Electric Zoo]] NY, [[Ultra Music Festival]], and [[Tomorrowland (festival)|Tomorrowland]]. He also worked with artists like [[M.I.A. (rapper)|MIA]], [[Diplo]], [[Major Lazer]], [[will.i.am]], [[Far East Movement]], and [[Lil Jon]].

== Biography == === Early life === Helderman was born in [[Almere]], [[Netherlands]]. When he was 18 years old, he began planning and designing websites. As a teenager, he discovered his passion for DJing while doing graphic design for festivals. Afterwards, he quickly went from editing after movies to producing his own songs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://edmassassin.com/edm-assassin-exclusive-alvaro-interview/|title=[EDM Assassin Exclusive] Alvaro Interview|first=Nick|last=Pesavento|publisher=EDM Assassin|date=February 1, 2016}}</ref>

=== Music career === His first residency was at Club Hardersplaza in [[Harderwijk, North Holland|Harderwijk]] in 2008. In October 2009, he released his remix of the song “Took the Night” by Chelley on Spinnin' Records which turned out to be his breakthrough track in the Netherlands as well as other parts of the world. Thereafter, he toured [[Brazil]], [[Morocco]], [[Australia]], and [[Asia]].

Since his release of “Make the Crowd Go” on Spinnin' Records, his music was picked up by artists like [[Tiësto]] and [[Hardwell]]. In January 2013, he was part of the Tiësto Club Live College invasion alongside Tiësto, [[Tommy Trash]], and [[Quintino (DJ)|Quintino]]. In that same year, he worked together with Tiësto and Quintino to produce the anthem of [[Ultra Music Festival]].

==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" !Year !Award !Nominated work !Category !Result |- |rowspan="1"|2015 |rowspan="1"|''[[DJ Mag]]'' |Alvaro | [[DJ Mag#Top 101-150 DJs 2015|Top 101-150 DJs]]<ref name="djmag2015">{{cite web|url=http://djmag.fr/articles/1049-top-100-djs-2015-les-50-suivants-101-150|title=Top 100 DJs 2015 : les 50 suivants (#101-#150) !|first=Ludovic|last=Rambaud|publisher=|date=|accessdate=20 June 2015|archive-date=9 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809232842/https://djmag.fr/articles/1049-top-100-djs-2015-les-50-suivants-101-150|url-status=dead}}</ref> |{{Won|No. 120}} |- |}

== Discography == ===Singles=== ====Charted singles==== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"| Year ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:15em;"| Title ! scope="col" colspan="11"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Single Top 100|NLD]] <ref name="NED">{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Alvaro|title=Discografie Alvaro|publisher=Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung)|last=Hung|first=Steffen}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]] <ref name="AUS">{{cite web|url=http://www.australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Alvaro |title=Discography Alvaro |publisher=Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung) |last=Hung |first=Steffen |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816022201/http://www.australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Alvaro |archive-date=2016-08-16 }}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Ö3 Austria Top 40|AUT]] <ref name="AUT">{{cite web|url=http://www.austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Alvaro|title=Discographie Alvaro|publisher=Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung)|last=Hung|first=Steffen}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Ultratop|BEL (Vl)]] <ref name="BELFL">{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Alvaro|title=Discografie Alvaro|publisher=Belgium (Flanders) Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung)|last=Hung|first=Steffen}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Ultratop|BEL (Wa)]] <ref name="BELWA">{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Alvaro|title=Discographie Alvaro|publisher=Belgium (Wallonia) Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung)|last=Hung|first=Steffen}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[The Official Finnish Charts|FIN]] <ref name="FIN">{{cite web|url=http://www.finnishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Alvaro |title=Discography Alvaro |publisher=Finnish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung) |last=Hung |first=Steffen |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817164410/http://www.finnishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Alvaro |archive-date=2016-08-17 }}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|FRA]] <ref name="FRA">{{cite web|url=http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Alvaro|title=Discographie Alvaro|publisher=French Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung)|last=Hung|first=Steffen}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[GfK Entertainment|GER]] <ref name="GER">{{cite web|url=http://www.germancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Alvaro |title=Discographie Alvaro |publisher=German Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung) |last=Hung |first=Steffen |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805065833/http://www.germancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Alvaro |archive-date=2016-08-05 }}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Irish Singles Chart|IRL]] <ref name="IRL">{{cite web|url=http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Alvaro|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811184212/http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Alvaro|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 11, 2016|title=Discography Alvaro|publisher=Irish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung)|last=Hung|first=Steffen}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Sverigetopplistan|SWE]] <ref name="SWE">{{cite web|url=http://hitparad.se/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Alvaro |title=Discographie Alvaro |publisher=Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung) |last=Hung |first=Steffen |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630124437/http://hitparad.se/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Alvaro |archive-date=2016-06-30 }}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Swiss Hitparade|SWI]] <ref name="SWI">{{cite web|url=http://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Alvaro|title=Discographie Alvaro|publisher=Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung)|last=Hung|first=Steffen}}</ref>

|- |rowspan="1"|2009 ! scope="row"| "Make It Funky" | 11{{Ref label|note_a1|A}}<ref name="NED"/> || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |rowspan="7" {{N/A|Non-album singles}} |-

|rowspan="3"|2010 ! scope="row"| "Dubbelfrisss" (with Afro Bro's and DJ Kid) | 13{{Ref label|note_a1|A}} || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |- ! scope="row"| "Lucky Star" (with [[The Partysquad]]) | 89 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |- ! scope="row"| "I Want You" (with Chaosz) | 79 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |-

|rowspan="1"|2012 ! scope="row"| "Wataah" (with The Partysquad) | 30{{Ref label|note_a1|A}} || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |-

|rowspan="1"|2013 ! scope="row"| "Welcome to the Jungle" (with Mercer featuring [[Lil Jon]]) | — || — || — || 19{{Ref label|note_b1|B}}<ref name="BELFL"/><ref name="BELWA"/> || 11{{Ref label|note_b1|B}} || — || — || — || — || — || — |-

|rowspan="1"|2014 ! scope="row"| "Ready for Action" (with [[Joey Dale]]) | — || — || — || 30{{Ref label|note_b1|B}} || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |-

| colspan="16" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |}

==== Other singles ==== ;2009 * "Ultimate Rise" (with Luxx) (Samsobeats)

;2010 * "Dubbelfris" (with Afro Bro’s and DJ Kid) (PM Music) * "Can You Feel It" (with [[Quintino (DJ)|Quintino]]) (Supersoniq) * "I Want You" (with Chaosz) (Squeeze Music) * "Lucky Star" (with [[The Partysquad]])

;2011 * "Cubata" (with DJ Punish) (Foktop! Records) * "F*cking Ghetto" (featuring [[Lil Jon]]) (Dirty Dutch Music) * "With My Hands Up" (featuring [[will.i.am]] and [[Lil Jon]]) * "Ready 4 This" (with Artistic Raw) (Spinnin’ Records)

;2012 * "Wataah" (with The Partysquad) (Spinnin’ Records) * "Badman" (with The Partysquad) (Mad Decent) * "Show Me Love" ([[Far East Movement]] featuring Alvaro) (Interscope Records) * "Voodoo People" (DOORN Records) * "Make the Crowd Go" (Spinnin’ Records) * "Pay Attention to the Drums" (Mixmash Records) * "Make Me Jump" (Musical Freedom)

;2013 * "Rock Music" (Revealed Recordings) * "United" (with [[Tiësto]] and Quintino) * "World in Our Hands" (with Quintino) (Spinnin’ Records) * "Nanana" (with [[MOTi]]) (Hysteria Records) * "Welcome to the Jungle" (with Mercer and Lil Jon) (Revealed Recordings) * "Out of Control" (with [[Tiësto|TST]]) (Musical Freedom)

;2014 * "Ready for Action" (with [[Joey Dale]]) (Spinnin' Records) * "Charged" (with [[GLOWINTHEDARK]]) (Powerhouse Music) * "Shades" (Musical Freedom) * "The Underground" (with [[Carnage (DJ)|Carnage]]) (Spinnin' Records) * "6th Gear" (with [[Diplo]] and KSTYLIS) (Mad Decent) * "Dagga" (with [[Dirtcaps]]) (Smash the House) * "Oldskool" (with Van Dalen) (DOORN Records)

;2015 * "Guest List" (with JETFIRE) (Musical Freedom) * "Brah" (with Dirtcaps) (Mad Decent) * "Fire" (with [[Wiwek]]) (Dim Mak) * "Boomshakatak" (with Wiwek featuring MC Spyder) (Barong Family) * "Take U" (with [[D-Wayne]]) (Wall Recordings) * "Flags Up" (with [[Yellow Claw (DJs)|Yellow Claw]] and [[Dirtcaps]]) (Barong Family)

;2016 * "In Mijn Systeem" (with Lady Bee & Jebroer) (Sony Music) * "Married to the Streets" (with Reid Stefan) (Metanoia Music) * "Vegas" (with JETFIRE & Lil Jon) (Spinnin’ Records) * "Kingdom" (with The Partysquad) (Dim Mak) * "Wildlife" (with FIGHT CLVB) (Dim Mak) * "Concrete Jungle" (with Gianni Marino) (Dim Mak) * "Lights Out" (with The Partysquad) (Rebel Yard)

;2017 * "Watching You" (with Faustix) (Warner Music) * "Runaway" (featuring James Francis) (Universal Music B.V.) * "No Way" (featuring James Francis) (Universal Music B.V.)

;2018 * "Dem Shots" (with Quintino) (Spinnin’ Records) * "Niet Mijn Taal" (with The Partysquad featuring Mr. Polska & ROLLÀN) (Top Notch) * "Beatback" (with Dani L. Mebius) (Spinnin' Records)

=== Remixes === ;2009 * Chelley - Took The Night (Alvaro Remix) (Ministry Of Sound) * Brothers D and Schmoove - Wanna Lick It (Alvaro Remix) (PM Music) * Pizetta - Klezmer featuring Reagadelica (Alvaro Arabian Nights Remix) (Sneaker MUZIK) *[[Major Lazer]] - Keep Goin' Louder featuring [[Nina Sky|Niña Sky]] & [[Ricky Blaze]] (Alvaro Remix) (Mad Decent)

;2010 * Tony Junior & Nicolas Nox - Loesje (Alvaro Remix) (Rodeo Media) * Dzeko & Torres - Again featuring Majid (Alvaro Remix) (Starter Records) *[[Missy Elliott]] - Get Your Freak On (Alvaro & Punish Moombahton Remix) * [[Usher (musician)|Usher]] featuring [[will.i.am]] - OMG (Oh My Gosh) (Alvaro Dirty House Bootleg)

;2011 * [[Dada Life]] - White Noise / Red Meat (Alvaro Remix) (Dim Mak Records) * Munchi - Shottass featuring MR. LEXX (Alvaro Remix) (T&A Records) * [[Dillon Francis]] & [[Diplo]] featuring Maluca - Que Que (Alvaro Remix) (Mad Decent) * [[Sak Noel]] - Loca People (Alvaro Remix) * [[The Black Eyed Peas]] - The Time (Dirty Bit) (Alvaro Bootleg) * * [[Pitbull (singer)|Pitbull]] featuring [[Ne-Yo]], [[Nayer]], and [[Afrojack]] - Give Me Everything (Tonight) (Alvaro Remix) * [[Far East Movement]] featuring [[Dev (singer)|Dev]] - Like A G6 (Alvaro Remix)

;2012 * [[Yellow Claw (DJs)|Yellow Claw]] featuring Sjaak & Mr. Polska - Krokobil (Alvaro & Naffz Remix) * [[Tyga]] - Rack City (Alvaro Remix) * Pitbull - Back In Time (Alvaro Remix) * Pitbull featuring [[T-Pain]] - Hey Baby (Drop It To The Floor) (Alvaro Remix) * [[Zedd]] featuring [[Heather Bright]] - Stars Come Out (Alvaro Remix) * Billy The Kid, Duvall, Stennis - Higher (Alvaro Remix) (Positivia)

;2013 * [[The Partysquad]] featuring Jayh, Sjaak and Reverse - Helemaal Naar de Klote (Alvaro Remix) * [[Psy|PSY]] - Gangnam Style (Alvaro Bootleg)

;2014 * The Kickstarts, Vogue - Freaks (Alvaro Remix) [Big Alliance Records] * [[Iggy Azalea]] featuring [[Rita Ora]] - Black Widow (Alvaro Trap Bootleg)

;2015 * Yo Yo Honey Singh - Yaar Na Milay (Alvaro Remix) * The Partysquad featuring Jayh, Reverse, Mocormaniac, Cho and Bokoesam - Dat Is Dat Ding (Alvaro Remix) * Moksi - Brace Yourself (Alvaro Remix)

;2018 * [[Cashmere Cat]] & Major Lazer featuring [[Tory Lanez]] - Miss You (Major Lazer & Alvaro Remix)

==References== {{Reflist}}

===Notes=== * '''A''' {{Note|note_a1}} Did not enter the Singles Top 100, but peaked on the Dance chart. * '''B''' {{Note|note_b1}} Did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked on the Dance Bubbling Under chart.

==External links== * {{Discogs artist}} * [https://soundcloud.com/djalvaro Alvaro] on [[SoundCloud]] * [https://pro.beatport.com/artist/alvaro/43157 Alvaro] in [[Beatport]]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Alvaro}} [[Category:1987 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Musicians from Amsterdam]] [[Category:Dutch remixers]] [[Category:Progressive house musicians]] [[Category:Dutch electronic dance music DJs]]