Classical Crossover
Croatia
2CELLOS
![Listen to Smooth Criminal (Glee Cast Version) [feat. 2CELLOS] by Glee Cast, see lyrics, music video & more!](/mkimage/image/thumb/Music125/v4/04/26/a3/0426a3a1-3d0a-9c4f-a7be-3cc52db56711/886443620544.jpg/375x375bb.webp "Listen to Smooth Criminal (Glee Cast Version) [feat. 2CELLOS] by Glee Cast, see lyrics, music video & more!")
About 2CELLOS
Hometown
Zagreb, Croatia
Formed
2011
Genre
Classical Crossover
Instrumental duo 2CELLOS—the classically trained Croatian cellists Luka Šulić and Stjepan Hauser—went viral in 2011 with their cover of Michael Jackson’s “Smooth Criminal.”
∙ For their self-titled debut, they recorded classical-crossover versions of hits by U2, Kings of Leon, Nine Inch Nails, Guns N’ Roses, and Nirvana.
∙ Celloverse, their third album, debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Classical and Classical Crossover charts and also made the Billboard Top 200.
∙ Elton John invited 2CELLOS to open for him on tour and said, “I can’t remember seeing anything as exciting as them since I saw Jimi Hendrix live back in the ’60s.”
∙ A new audience discovered their genre-blending music when they appeared in a Michael Jackson-themed episode of the TV series Glee in 2012.
∙ “Game of Thrones Medley,” recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra, became their third No. 1 hit on the Classical chart.
∙ The duo’s rendition of AC/DC’s “Thunderstruck” has racked up 75 million video views to date.
Members of 2CELLOS include, or have included, HAUSER and Luka Sulic.
Influenced by 2CELLOS2CELLOS has influenced the music of B&B Project, Zymphonica, N I M A and more.
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