The Chainsmoker

The Chainsmokers are an American DJ duo consisting of Drew Taggart and Alex Pall.

The 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 Billboard Hot 100. "Don't Let Me Down" became their first top 5 single and won the Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording at the 59th Grammy Awards, while "Closer", featuring vocals from Halsey, became their first number-one single on the chart.

Members

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.

Drew Taggart

Andrew "Drew" Taggart born on December 31, 1989 (age 27) is of Scottish descent and was raised in Freeport, Maine. His mother is a teacher and his father sold prosthetics. He was turned onto to EDM at the age of 15 while abroad inArgentina, 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." The pair have cited Pharrell Williams and Deadmau5 as musical influences.