A production duo featuring Andrew Taggart and Alex Pall, the Chainsmokers mix indie, dance, and pop into a chart-topping sound that spawned hits like "Roses," "Closer," and "Don't Let Me Down." Pall and Taggart first made a name for themselves by creating remixes of their favorite indie bands that garnered tens of millions of streams. The duo released its official debut single, "#Selfie," which celebrated and skewered 2010s narcissism, in January 2014. The track's bouncy beats and self-obsessed words hit number one on the Billboard dance chart and sold over ten million copies. Meanwhile, "#Selfie"'s video featured cameos by Snoop Dogg and David Hasselhoff, fueling the song's viral popularity to hundreds of millions of views. More singles, including "Kanye" and "Let You Go," followed.
- Band: The Chainsmokers
- Members: Andrew Taggart, Alex Pall
- Years Active: 2012-present
- Origin: New York City, U.S
- Net Worth: US $8 Million
Origin:
The Chainsmokers (Andrew Taggart, Alex Pall) are an American electronic music duo formed in New York City. They broke onto the music scene in 2014 with the single “#Selfie”. They’ve since released the album, Memories…Do Not Open (2017), and the EPs, Bouquet (2015) and Collage (2016). Their hit single “Closer” peaked at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. They won a Grammy Award for best dance recording for the single “Don’t Let Me Down”.
Personal:
Andrew Taggart was born on December 31, 1989 in Portland, Maine. He stands 5ft 9in tall and he’s of Scottish, Irish and French Canadian descent. His net worth is estimated at $4 million. Taggart attended Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York. He’s a former intern at Interscope Records. Taggart dated Instagram star Haley Rowe in 2016.
Alex Pall was born on May 16, 1985 in Westchester, New York. He’s about 6ft tall and he’s of French descent. His net worth stands around $4 million. Pall studied art history and music business at New York University. He also worked briefly as an art gallery receptionist. Pall began a relationship with Tori Woodward in early 2014.
Career:
The Chainsmokers were formed in New York City in 2012 by Adam Alpert. The original members were Alex Pall and DJ Rhett Bixler. Their music has elements of indie, progressive and pop music. They were influenced by such acts as Pharrell Williams and Deadmau5. After Bixler left, Andrew Taggart moved to New York City to fill his spot. The Chainsmokers’s early work include remixes of popular indie songs. They were featured on Priyanka Chopra’s singles “Erase” and “The Rookie”. The Chainsmokers’s debut single “#Selfie” was released in December 2013. It was re-released by Steve Aoki‘s Dim Mak Records in January 2014. The song rose to the #1 spot on the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart. It sold over a million copies in the U.S.
The Chainsmokers signed with Disruptor Records / Sony Music Entertainment in early 2015. Their debut EP, Bouquet, was released in October 2015. It featured the singles “New York City” and “Roses” featuring pop singer Rozes. The duo’s second EP, Collage (2016), was released a year later. It sold twice as many copies and achieved Platinum certification in the United States. It was led by the Grammy Award-winning single “Don’t Let Me Down” featuring Daya. Other tracks from the EP includes “Inside Out” with Charlee, and “Closer” with Halsey. The latter topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 12 consecutive weeks.
The Chainsmokers won the 2016 American Music Award for Favorite Electronic/Dance Music Artist. By the end of 2016 they were ranked 18th on DJ Magazine’s list of Top 100 DJs. They’ve also won multiple Billboard Music Awards and iHeartRadio Music Awards. The Chainsmokers debut studio album, Memories…Do Not Open, was released in April 2017 by Disruptor and Columbia Records. It debuted atop the Billboard 200. The album was led by the singles “Paris” and “Something Just Like This” featuring Coldplay. The official music video for “Paris” featured fashion model Martha Hunt.
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