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Chromeo is a Canadian duo from , formed in 2002 by musicians David "Dave 1" Macklovitch and Patrick "P-Thugg" Gemayel. Their sound draws from , , , , and .

As of 2024, the band has released six studio albums, with three of them hitting the Billboard 200 charts. In 2018, Chromeo received their first nomination for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical for their album Head over Heels.


History
The duo met in the mid-1990s at Collège Stanislas in Montreal. Speaking on their different ethnic backgrounds, the two jokingly describe themselves as "the only successful / partnership since the dawn of human culture."

Around the time when they were both 15, Macklovitch joined Gemayel's band. During this time, Macklovitch's younger brother (of ) started winning the Disco Mix Club Championships, becoming World Champion in 1997. After the band, Dave 1 and P-Thugg started to produce hip hop music together. Also at this time, Tiga was working with Dave 1 at a record store and asked Dave 1 to work on a project for his label, Turbo. Dave 1 and P-Thugg signed as Chromeo and started creating music together.

Reviews of their 2004 debut album, She's in Control, were mostly favorable. Critics compared the sound to 1980s groups Hall & Oates, Zapp, Prince, and Sylvester. "Needy Girl" became a worldwide club hit. According to Dave 1, " She's in Control didn't blow up. But we had "Needy Girl", and "Needy Girl" was like a musical passport. That song went all around the world and DJs played it everywhere". The song "You're So Gangsta" was featured as the theme tune for the PC game Space Colony.

In 2005, Chromeo released a mix CD of funky dance tracks on Eskimo Belgium records entitled Un Joli Mix Pour Toi ( for: A Nice Mix for You). In 2006, the group was featured in 's song "I Am Somebody". During early 2007, Chromeo supported indie rock group on their British tour. After a three-year break, they released a second album, , which also received positive reviews. In 2008, Chromeo performed with as a part of his online series Live from Daryl's House. They also performed with Hall at the 2010 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, TN. On a 2009 episode of Yo Gabba Gabba!, Chromeo appeared performing original song "Nice 'N Clean".

Chromeo released their third studio album, Business Casual Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXP0KbHaw34 Chromeo YouTube Channel As of 2025, the music video for the album's single "Night by Night" had received over 6.1 million views on . The band has appeared on 's Morning Becomes Eclectic, been on the cover of Future Magazine, and sold out The Forum in London.

At the beginning of March 2011, Chromeo sent out notice that they had recorded the "world's smallest album", entitled Drive Time, which consists of 55 songs in only 183 seconds. About a week later, it was revealed that Drive Time is actually a free musical Own Voice satellite navigation pack for , made for usage with Nokia's compatible cell phones. A red vinyl 5" single consisting of regular, and versions of "Turn Left" and "Follow" was released to promote it, with a sticker on the shrink wrap saying that it was a numbered limited edition of 40 copies.

In September 2013, the group announced their fourth studio album White Women with a trailer video featuring the track "Over Your Shoulder". It was released May 9, 2014, in Ireland and May 12 elsewhere.

Chromeo performed at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in April 2014.

On November 2, 2017, Chromeo announced a new album called Head Over Heels. The first single "Juice" was released on November 7, 2017. In December of 2018, Chromeo received their first Grammy nomination for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical in the 61st Grammy Awards for the album.

On May 4, 2020, Chromeo announced the launch of its own record label, "Juliet Records" via Facebook.

On June 12, 2020, the band released "Quarantine Casanova," an EP of five new tracks written and recorded under lockdown during the Covid-19 pandemic. 100% of the proceeds from digital downloads, physical sales, and merch will be donated to Colin Kaepernick’s Know Your Rights Camp COVID-19 Relief Fund.

On June 12, 2021, the was announced for release on June 25, alongside the release of the single "Don’t Sleep (Live in Washington D.C.)". Tracks were recorded during a 2019 North America concert tour, where Chromeo performed live with a full band for the first time.

Chromeo performed at the 22nd Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in April 2023.


Members
  • Dave 1 (real name David Macklovitch, born June 7, 1978) on and . Macklovitch was a Ph.D. candidate in French literature at Columbia University in New York and taught French at , but suspended his studies due to the success of the band.

  • P-Thugg (real name Patrick Gemayel, born in on July 31, 1977) on keyboards, , bass guitar, and . He moved to Canada at the age of eight.


Discography
  • She's in Control (2004)
  • (2007)
  • Business Casual (2010)
  • White Women (2014)
  • Head over Heels (2018)
  • Quarantine Casanova (2020)
  • Adult Contemporary (2024)


Awards and nominations
2007Best Sweatin' to the Indies Workout Song"Fancy Footwork"
2008Left Field Woodie
Juno AwardDance Recording of the YearFancy Footwork
2011Business Casual
MTV Video Music AwardBest Special Effects"Don't Turn the Lights On"
2019Grammy AwardsBest Engineered Album, Non-ClassicalHead Over Heels
2022Juno AwardsProducer of the YearOn My Mind" (Anomalie & Chromeo), "Tango" (Onyx Collective)


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