# Alok (DJ)

Alok Achkar Peres Petrillo (Portuguese pronunciation:; born 26 August 1991), known mononynosly as Alok, is a Brazilian musician, DJ, and record producer who is best known for their 2016 single "Hear Me Now". Since 2021, Alok was ranked the 4th best DJ in the world by DJ Mag for 4 consecutive years.
Alok has become one of the most prominent icons in the Brazilian electronic scene, with honors and awards, such as "Best DJ in Brazil" by House Mag in 2014 and 2015, and being the only Brazilian in the top 25 in the world the following year by DJ Mag magazine. In 2017, they were elected by Forbes Brasil as one of the most influential people under the age of 30 in the country.

## Biography

Petrillo was born in Goiânia, Brazil, the son of DJs Swarup and Ekanta, who are also pioneers of psytrance in the country and creators of the Universo Paralello, electronic music festival in Bahia.
Their name came after their parents travelled to India, where they met with spiritual guru Osho, who indicated that the child should be called Alok, which in the Sanskrit language means "light".

## Career

They began their career at the age of 12 along with their fraternal twin brother Bhaskar Petrillo. At age 19 they pursued a solo career, becoming one of the most prominent icons in the Brazilian electronic scene, with honors and awards, such as "Best DJ in Brazil" awarded by House Mag for two consecutive times (in the years 2014 and 2015) and the only Brazilian in the top 25 world DJ ranking by DJ Magazine in 2016.
At age 10 they began to learn to play, playing music with Bhaskar. In 2004, they and their brother attended the rehearsal studio of their father Swarup's band, playing drums. According to Ekanta, they were interested in how the remixes were made and DJs Zumbi and Pedrão, family friends, taught the siblings to mix the songs, and each one learned a specialty, one on the keyboard and the other on the guitar. Shortly thereafter, Dick Trevor installed the Logic Pro music editing program on Swarup's computer, bringing the siblings closer to producing music.
They and their brother attended the presentations that their parents made at parties PSY trance, soon creating the project Logica.
Petrillo is also the founder of UP Club Records, a record label specializing in discovering new inborn talent in electronic music.
In November 2019, Alok Petrillo became a character of Garena Free Fire under their name Alok and Song released Vale Vale with Zafrir. in August 2021, according to in-game info from Garena Free Fire Alok is the most used character in game. Petrillo along with Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike & KSHMR released "Reunion" on Controversia & Smash The House for Free Fire's 4th anniversary.

## Record label

On 3 July 2019, Alok released a song called "The Wall" along with American DJ Sevenn as the first single of their record label Controversia, a label they created in partnership with Spinnin Records to release Brazilian bass music.

## Discography
### Studio albums

| Title | Details |
| alok | Note: Album title is all written lowercase. Released: Early 2016 Label: Aldo Format: CD (Promotional) |

### Compilation albums

| Title | Details |
| Colcci: Party All the Time | Released: August 15, 2016 Label: House Mag Records Format: Digital download, CD |

### Extended plays

| Title | Details |
| Alok Presents Brazilian Bass Part 1 | Released: July 21, 2017 Label: Spinnin' Format: Digital download |
| Deeper | Released: February 11, 2022 Label: Controversia Format: Digital download |

### Singles
#### As lead artist

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | BRA | AUT | DEN | FIN | FRA | GER | NLD | NOR | SWE | US Dance | Certifications | Album |
| "Superstition" | 2012 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "We Need Hip Hop" | 2012 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Put Some Sax On" | 2013 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Arabe" | 2013 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Higher" | 2014 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Naughty People" (featuring Yves Paquet) | 2014 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "I Know You Feel It" | 2014 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "House Hop" | 2014 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Play My Game" | 2014 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "The Future" | 2015 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Winter Sunset" (with Dazzo featuring Ellie Ka) | 2015 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Who Gives" (with Shapeless) | 2015 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Yawanawa" | 2015 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Feels Good" (with Diego Miranda) | 2015 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Freedom in the Valley" (with Dressel, Daavar & Zeppeliin) | 2015 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Liquid Blue" (with Dazzo) | 2016 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "I Need the Bass" (with Sevenn) | 2016 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Mix Forever" | 2016 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Addiction" (with Nytron) | 2016 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Me & You" (featuring Iro) | 2016 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | XOXO (Music from the Netflix Original Film) |
| "Byob" (with Sevenn) | 2016 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Bolum Back" (with Liu) | 2016 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Do It" (with Dazzo featuring Barja) | 2016 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "All I Want" (with Liu featuring Stonefox) | 2016 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Hear Me Now" (with Bruno Martini featuring Zeeba) | 2016 | 54 | 40 | 40 | 14 | 17 | 50 | 57 | 8 | 11 | 20 | PMB: 3× Platinum BVMI: Gold IFPI DEN: Gold SNEP: Platinum | Non-album singles |
| "Sirene" (with Cat Dealers) | 2017 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Fuego" (with Bhaskar) | 2017 | – | – | – | – | 173 | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Never Let Me Go" (with Bruno Martini featuring Zeeba) | 2017 | 87 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | PMB: Diamond | Non-album singles |
| "VillaMix (Suave)" (with Matheus & Kauan) | 2017 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | PMB: 2× Platinum | Non-album singles |
| "Love Is a Temple" (featuring Iro) | 2017 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "This City" (with Bhaskar featuring Stonefox) | 2017 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Alok Presents Brazilian Bass Part 1 |
| "Alien Technology" (with Hi-Lo) | 2017 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Big Jet Plane" (with Mathieu Koss) | 2017 | 76 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | PMB: Diamond | Non-album singles |
| "Ocean" (with Zeeba and Iro) | 2018 | 81 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | PMB: 2× Diamond | Non-album singles |
| "Bella Ciao" (with Bhaskar and Jetlag Music featuring Andre Sarate and Adolfo Celdran) | 2018 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Toda la Noche" (with Mario Bautista) | 2018 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Baianá" (featuring Barbatuques and Foreign) | 2018 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "I Miss U" (with Selva) | 2018 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | PMB: 2× Platinum | Non-album singles |
| "United" (with Armin van Buuren and Vini Vici featuring Zafrir) | 2018 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | A State of Trance, Ibiza 2018 |
| "Favela" (with Ina Wroldsen) | 2018 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 28 | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Innocent" (with Yves V featuring Gavin James) | 2018 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Próximo Amor" (with Luan Santana) | 2018 | 57 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | PMB: Platinum | Non-album singles |
| "Pray" (with Conor Maynard) | 2018 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | PMB: Platinum | Non-album singles |
| "Epitáfio" (featuring Titãs) | 2018 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Metaphor" (with Timmy Trumpet) | 2019 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | PMB: Gold | Non-album singles |
| "All the Lies" (with Felix Jaehn featuring The Vamps) | 2019 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | PMB: Diamond | Breathe |
| "Do It Again" (with Steve Aoki) | 2019 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Neon Future IV |
| "E Depois (Que Sorte a Minha)" (with Seu Jorge and Bid) | 2019 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Party Never Ends" (with Quintino) | 2019 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Bright Nights |
| "The Wall" (with Sevenn) | 2019 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Tell Me Why" (with Harrison) | 2019 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Vale Vale" (with Zafrir) | 2019 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Table for 2" (with Iro) | 2019 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Killed by the City " (with Bhaskar) | 2019 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "I Don't Wanna Talk" (with Hugel featuring Amber Van Day) | 2019 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "On & On" (with Dynoro) | 2019 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "The Book Is on the Table" (with Jørd and DJ MP4) | 2020 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Free My Mind" (with Rooftime and Dubdogz) | 2020 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Symphonia" (with Sevenn) | 2020 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Hear Me Tonight" (with THRDL!FE) | 2020 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Don't Cry for Me" (with Martin Jensen and Jason Derulo) | 2020 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 91 | – | PMB: 2× Platinum | Non-album singles |
| "Let Me Go" (with Kshmr and Mkla) | 2020 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | PMB: Gold | Non-album singles |
| "Party On My Own" (featuring Faulhaber) | 2020 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | PMB: 2× Platinum | Non-album singles |
| "Alive (It Feels Like)" | 2020 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | PMB: Diamond | Non-album singles |
| "Don't Say Goodbye" (with Ilkay Sencan featuring Tove Lo) | 2020 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Liberdade (Quando o grave bate forte" (with MC Don Juan and DJ GBR) | 2020 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Rapture" (with Daniel Blume) | 2021 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | PMB: Gold | Non-album singles |
| "Kids On Whizz" (with Everyone You Know) | 2021 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Love Again" (with Vize featuring Alida) | 2021 | – | 50 | – | – | – | 43 | – | – | – | – | PMB: Gold | Non-album singles |
| "TU" (with Mahtheus & Kauan) | 2021 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Another You" (with Bloodline featuring The Vamps) | 2021 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | PMB: Gold | Non-album singles |
| "It Don't Matter" (with Sofi Tukker and Inna) | 2021 | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 27 | | Non-album singles |
| "My Head (Can't Get You Out)" (with Glimmer of Blooms) | 2021 | 37 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Body on My Mind" | 2021 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | PMB: Gold | Non-album singles |
| "Love Love" (with Mojjo featuring Gilsons) | 2021 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | PMB: Gold | Non-album singles |
| "In My Mind" (featuring John Legend) | 2021 | 68 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | PMB: 2× Platinum | Non-album singles |
| "Reunion" (with Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike and Kshmr featuring Zafrir) | 2021 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Wherever You Go" (featuring John Martin) | 2021 | 37 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Squid Game (Let's Play)" | 2021 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Typical" (with Steve Aoki featuring Lars Martin) | 2021 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Un Ratito" (with Luis Fonsi and Lunay featuring Lenny Tavárez and Juliette) | 2022 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Side Effect" (featuring Au/Ra) | 2022 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Deeper |
| "Keep Walking" (with Rooftime) | 2022 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Headlights" (with Alan Walker featuring Kiddo) | 2022 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | 59 | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Meu Amor" (with Ixã) | 2022 | 67 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Run into Trouble" (with Bastille) | 2022 | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 29 | | Non-album singles |
| "The Club Is Jumpin'" | 2022 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Deep Down" (with Ella Eyre and Kenny Dope featuring Never Dull) | 2022 | 58 | 16 | 29 | 38 | 90 | 19 | 20 | 35 | 55 | 32 | | Non-album singles |
| "Always Feel Like" | 2022 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "All by Myself" (with Sigala and Ellie Goulding) | 2022 | – | – | – | – | 116 | – | 70 | – | – | 35 | | Higher Than Heaven (Deluxe) and Every Cloud – Silver Linings |
| "Kill Me" | 2022 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Surrender" (with UHU and You) | 2022 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Work with My Love" (with James Arthur) | 2023 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 28 | | Non-album singles |
| "Boa Sorte" (with Cat Dealers and Vanessa Da Mata) | 2023 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Ready Set Go (from Honor of Kings)" | 2023 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Over Again" (with Solardo) | 2023 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Mami Mami" | 2023 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "2 Much 2 Handle" (with Steve Aoki) | 2023 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Car Keys (Ayla)" (with Ava Max) | 2023 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 37 | – | 76 | 26 | | Non-album singles |
| "Drum Machine" (with Pickle) | 2023 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Jungle" (with the Chainsmokers and Mae Stephens) | 2023 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 28 | – | – | 28 | | Sumertime Friends |
| "Let's Get Fkd Up" (with Ceres, Mondello featuring Tribbs) | 2023 | – | 11 | – | – | – | 12 | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Novela" (with Vinne and MC Lan) | 2023 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Warehouse" (with Bhaskar) | 2023 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Deep in Your Love" (with Bebe Rexha) | 2024 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 57 | – | – | 11 | | Non-album singles |
| "Tsunami" (with Ely Oaks) | 2024 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Monster" (with A7S) | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Black Widow" (with Kickbait and Ceres) | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Sina Vaishu" (with Yawanawa Saiti Kaya) | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Under the Sun" (with Ella Henderson and Switch Disco) | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Summer's Back" (with Jess Glynne) | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Allein Allein" (with Innerse and Frey | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Why I Love You So" (with James Hurr & Supafly) | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "The Heat" (with Jazzy) | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Never Letting Go" (with Gryffin & Julia Church) | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Higher State of Consciousness" (with Firebeatz) | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Driven By Love" (with Ayrton Senna) | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Looking for Love" (with Anitta) | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Body Talk" (with Clementine Douglas) | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Euphoria" (with Armin van Buuren, Norma Jean Martine and Lawrent) | 2025 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Last Night I Dreamt I Fell in Love" (with Kylie Minogue) | 2025 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||||||||||

#### As featured artist

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | BRA | Album |
| "Paga de Solteiro Feliz" (Simone & Simaria featuring Alok) | 2018 | 12 | Non-album single |

### Remixes

* 2019: Alok and Harrison — "Tell Me Why" (VIP Mix)
* 2020: Dua Lipa — "Physical" (Alok Remix)
* 2020: The Rolling Stones — "Living in a Ghost Town" (Alok Remix)
* 2021: Masked Wolf — "Astronaut in the Ocean" (Alok Remix)
* 2021: Slander featuring Dylan Matthew — "Love Is Gone" (Alok Remix)
* 2021: Joel Corry and Jax Jones — "Out Out" (featuring Charli XCX and Saweetie) (Alok Remix)

## Awards

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 2016 | International Dance Music Awards | Best Break-Through DJ | Themself | Nominated |
| 2017 | Meus Prêmios Nick | Hit of the Year in Brazil | Hear Me Now | Nominated |
| 2017 | Meus Prêmios Nick | Trendy Cat (Male) | Themself | Nominated |
| 2017 | Prêmio Jovem Brasileiro | Best show | Themself | Nominated |
| 2017 | MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Brazilian Act | Themself | Nominated |
| 2017 | MTV Millennial Awards | Best Dj | Themself | Nominated |
| 2018 | Prêmio Jovem Brasileiro | Hit of the year | Paga de Solteiro Feliz– Simone & Simaria | Nominated |
| 2018 | Meus Prêmios Nick | Trendy Cat (Male) | Themself | Won |
| 2018 | MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Brazilian Act | Themself | Nominated |
| 2018 | MTV Millennial Awards Brasil | Musical Artist | Themself | Nominated |
| 2019 | MTV Millennial Awards Brasil | Musical Artist | Themself | Nominated |
| 2019 | Prêmio Jovem Brasileiro | Best DJ | Themself | Won |
| 2019 | International Dance Music Awards | Best Male Artist (Pop/Electronic) | Themself | Nominated |
| 2020 | International Dance Music Awards | Best Remix | Piece of Your Heart | Won |
| 2020 | MTV Millennial Awards Brasil | DJ lanso a braba | Themself | Nominated |
| 2020 | MTV Millennial Awards Brasil | Live das Lives | Themself | Nominated |

### DJ Magazine Top 100 DJs

| Year | Position | Notes |
| 2015 | 44 | New Entry |
| 2016 | 25 | Up 19 |
| 2017 | 19 | Up 6 |
| 2018 | 13 | Up 6 |
| 2019 | 11 | Up 2 |
| 2020 | 5 | Up 6 |
| 2021 | 4 | Up 1 |
| 2022 | 4 | No Change |
| 2023 | 4 | No Change |
| 2024 | 4 | No Change |