The Chainsmokers

ザ・チェインスモーカーズは、アンドリュー・Tとアレックス・ポールからなるアメリカのDJデュオ

The EDM-pop duo achieved a breakthrough with their 2014 song "#Selfie", which was a top twenty single in several countries. Their debut EP, Bouquet was released in October 2015 and featured the single "Roses", which reached the top 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100. "Don't Let Me Down" became their first top 5 single there and won the Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording at the 59th awards ceremony, while "Closer" became their first number-one single on the chart. They have also won an American Music Award and five iHeartRadio Music Awards.

The duo's second EP Collage was released in November 2016, consisting of several previously released singles. Their debut studio album Memories...Do Not Open was released in April 2017.

Members

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Alex Pall

Alexander "Alex" Pall born on May 16, 1985 (age 31) is of French descent and grew up in Westchester County, New York. His mother is a housewife and his father is an art dealer.

Andrew Taggart

Andrew Taggart born on December 31, 1989 (age 27) is of Scottish, Irish and French Canadian descent and was raised in Freeport, Maine. His mother is a teacher and his father sold prosthetics. He was turned onto EDM at the age of 15 while abroad in Argentina, where he was introduced to the music of David Guetta, Daft Punk and Trentemøller.

Musical style

Taggart has described the duo's music as "blurring the lines between indie, pop music, dance music, and hip-hop."[13] The pair have cited Pharrell Williams and deadmau5 as musical influences. In 2016 they were part of the commercialization of the future bass genre. "Roses" represented the first future bass song that reached worldwide success.