DJ Aligator

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title: "DJ Aligator" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["living-people", "danish-electronic-musicians", "people-from-tehran", "danish-people-of-iranian-descent", "iranian-djs", "iranian-electronic-musicians", "21st-century-danish-musicians", "musicians-of-iranian-descent", "1975-births", "extensive-music-artists", "electronic-dance-music-djs"] description: "Iranian record producer (born 1975)" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DJ_Aligator" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Iranian record producer (born 1975) ::

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Field	Value
name	DJ Aligator
birth_name	Aliasghar Movasat
birth_date
birth_place	Tehran, Iran
occupation	Electronic musician, DJ, record producer
years_active	1994–present
website
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| name = DJ Aligator | alias = | image = | caption = | image_size = | birth_name = Aliasghar Movasat | birth_date = | birth_place = Tehran, Iran | origin = | genre = | occupation = Electronic musician, DJ, record producer | years_active = 1994–present | website =

Ali Asghar Movasat (), better known by his stage name DJ Aligator, is an Iranian-Danish producer and DJ.

Musical career

He enjoyed worldwide success with the single "The Whistle Song" from his 2000 debut album Payback Time. It peaked at number 5 in the United Kingdom in January 2002,{{cite book| first= David| last= Roberts| year= 2006| title= British Hit Singles & Albums| edition= 19th| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London| isbn= 978-1-904994-10-7| page= 158}} and subsequently, he performed it on BBC Television's Top of the Pops. The song was a four times platinum selling success in Denmark (200,000 units) in 2000, peaking at number-one on both the singles and dance chart, before its international release in 2002.

In 2022, DJ Aligator was featured on Steve Aoki's track "The Whistle" along with Timmy Trumpet. The song appeared on Aoki's seventh studio album Hiroquest: Genesis.

Discography

Studio albums

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Title	Details	Peak chart positions	DEN	SWE	Payback Time	The Sound of Scandinavia	Music Is My Language	Kiss My Bass	Next Level
	17	31
	3	—
	39	—
	33	—
	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
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Singles

::data[format=table] | Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | Album | AUS | DEN | FIN | IRE | NED | NOR | SWE | UK | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 2000 | "The Whistle Song" | 100 | 1 | — | 5 | 54 | 1 | 10 | 5 | | Payback Time | | | "Lollipop" | — | 1 | — | 18 | — | 9 | 8 | — | | | | | | "Turn Up the Music" | — | 4 | — | 78 | — | — | 49 | — | | | | | | 2001 | "Doggy Style" | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | 44 | — | | | | | "Temple of India" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | 2002 | "Stomp!" | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | | The Sound of Scandinavia | | | "I Like to Move It" (featuring Dr. Alban) | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | "Mosquito" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | "Dreams" (featuring Christina Undhjem) | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | 2004 | "Davaj Davaj" (featuring MC Vspyshkin) | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Music Is My Language | | | 2005 | "Music is My Language" (featuring Arash) | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | "Protect Your Ears" | — | 4 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | 2006 | "Countdown" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | 2007 | "Meet Her at the Lover Parade 2007" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | 2008 | "KAOS" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Kiss My Bass | | | 2009 | "Calling You" | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | "Shine" (featuring Heidi Degn) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | 2010 | "Gi' det til dig" (featuring Jinks) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | 2011 | "Starting Over" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Next Level | | | "Trash the Club" (featuring Al Agami & Yas) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | 2012 | "The Perfect Match" (with Daniel Kandi featuring Julie Rugaard) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | "Moments of Life" (featuring Alexander Popov) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | "Be with You" (featuring Sarah West) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | 2014 | "Fist Pump" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles}} | | | 2016 | "Heaven Is Falling" (featuring AERO) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | 2017 | "Put Your Lights Up" (featuring Decaville) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | 2018 | "Agmal Hayaa (Beautiful Life)" (featuring Talal) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | "Drop the Bass" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | 2023 | "Feel Like Coming Home" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | "—" denotes releases that did not chart | | | | | | | | | | | | | ::

References

References

1. Svidt, Ole Rosenstand. (15 January 2002). "DJ Aligator hitter i England". [[Gaffa (magazine).
2. Ferro, Charles. (9 February 2002). "Global Music Pulse - Snap Hit".
3. "Multi-Platinum Artists Steve Aoki & Timmy Trumpet Revamp Iconic DJ Aligator Club Smash to Unleash a Brand-New Banger, "The Whistle"".
4. {{cite Ryan
5. [https://danishcharts.dk/search.asp?search=dj+aligator&cat=s Danish peaks]
6. [http://finnishcharts.com/search.asp?search=aligator&cat=s Finnish peaks]
7. "Irish Singles Chart – Search for song". [[Irish Recorded Music Association]].
8. [http://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=aligator&cat=s Dutch peaks]
9. [http://norwegiancharts.com/search.asp?search=aligator&cat=s Norwegian peaks]
10. [http://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?search=aligator&cat=s Swedish peaks]

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