CALVIN Harris isn’t the DJ’s real name - and the reason he changed it is quite surprising. The 37-year-old was born in Dumfries, Scotland, and was named Adam Richard Wiles by his parents.
But as he launched his music career at the age of 22, Adam decided he wanted a stage name so picked the moniker we all know now.
Explaining his choice, he told Shortlist back in 2009: "My first single was more of a soul track, and I thought Calvin Harris sounded a bit more racially ambiguous. "I thought people might not know if I was black or not.
After that, I was stuck with it." His new name was however just for when he was in music mode - and he has always insisted friends and family call him Adam.
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