Who Are The Chainsmokers? Get To Know The No.1 New York Duo A Little Better

There is a lot more to the two DJs behind the Vodafone Big Top 40 No.1 smash 'Closer' than you first thought!

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   1. These two handsome fellas are The Chainsmokers.

   A.k.a Drew Taggart and Alex Pall!

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   2. Their single 'Closer' is a Vodafone Big Top 40 No.1 tune!

   The Halsey collaboration spent an incredible 3 weeks at the top (even knocking Justin Bieber & DJ Snake off of pole position).

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   3. How old are The Chainsmokers?

   As of 2016, Alex is 31 (born on May 16th 1985) and Drew is 26 (born on 31st December 1989).

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   4. They are from the BIG APPLE: New York City.

   Oh yes, it makes sense that one of the hottest DJ duos hail from the coolest city in the world right.

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   5. They are going to bring the party to 'Capital's Monster Mash Up' in 2016!

   And it is going to go OFF!

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   6. They were into a LOT of different types of music when they were younger.

   They may be DJs but they were way into hardcore, punk and indie (especially Blink 182 natch).

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   7. One of Drew's biggest hobbies is skateboarding...btw Drew is the one getting his jump on.

   He does admit however he's not exactly the best at it.

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   8. Their single #Selfie started off as a joke song however it took off in a BIG way.

   The song now has almost half a BILLION views on YouTube..WHAT?!

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    9. The pair actually performed 'Selfie' on American Idol.

    However they described it as 'not a good idea' and that they didn't really know who they were as artists at that point.

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    10. BOTH members of The Chainsmokers' favourite drink is a 'Fireball'

    We're talking cinnamon whisky people!

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    11. Drew has revealed that he prefers Kanye West over Justin Bieber...

    and his favourite Yeezy song is 'Runaway',

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    12. Matt on the other hand has admitted he is more a fan of Justin Bieber.

    And of course his favourite track is...'Sorry!'.

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