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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!'.
