CHAINSMOKERS musician Drew Taggart has become a breakout star along with bandmate Alex Pall.
But who is the man behind the fame? Here's what we know.
Who is Drew Taggart?
The famous DJ fell in love with electronic dance music (EDM) while abroad in Argentina aged 15 after being introduced to the music of David Guetta and Daft Punk.
Born Andrew Taggart in Freeport, Maine, on December 31, 1989, he rose to fame after joining The Chainsmokers in 2012.
The band was founded earlier that year by Alex Pall and Rhett Bixler and was being managed by Adam Alpert in New York City.
Taggart was studying music business at Syracuse University when Bixler left the band and someone working for Alpert informed him of the opening.
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He moved from Maine to New York full-time to pursue a career in music and the band released their breakout single #Selfie in 2014.
What is Drew Taggart's net worth?
Taggart has an estimate net worth of $80-85million thanks to his musical success.
In February 2021, he listed his mansion in Laurel Canyon, California, for $14.45million.
The Chainsmokers' debut studio album, Memories, reached #1 in the US and Canada after its 2017 release.
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Since then they have released Sick Boy in 2018, and World War Joy in 2019.
The duo are still highly active and released their fourth studio album, So Far So Good, in 2022.
Their highest charting single was Closer in 2016, which reached No1 in the Billboard Hot 100 as well as around in the world including the UK, Australia and Canada.
In 2015, Roses and Don't Let Me Down also featured in the top 10, and their collaboration with Coldplay in 2017 on Something Just Like This reached No3 on the Billboard.
Who has Drew Taggart dated?
Taggart dated Instagram personality Haley Rowe from 2016 to 2017, social media star Christine Burke in 2018 and fellow DJ Chantel Jeffries in 2020.
He has also been romantically linked to TikTok creator ana1princ3ss.
In 2023, reports suggested that he was dating Selena Gomez.
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