Classical Crossover
Croatia
2CELLOS
About 2CELLOS
Hometown
Zagreb, Croatia
Formed
2011
Genre
Classical Crossover
Instrumental duo 2CELLOSâthe classically trained Croatian cellists Luka Ĺ uliÄ and Stjepan Hauserâwent viral in 2011 with their cover of Michael Jacksonâs âSmooth Criminal.â
â For their self-titled debut, they recorded classical-crossover versions of hits by U2, Kings of Leon, Nine Inch Nails, Guns Nâ Roses, and Nirvana.
â Celloverse, their third album, debuted at No. 1 on Billboardâs Classical and Classical Crossover charts and also made the Billboard Top 200.
â Elton John invited 2CELLOS to open for him on tour and said, âI canât remember seeing anything as exciting as them since I saw Jimi Hendrix live back in the â60s.â
â A new audience discovered their genre-blending music when they appeared in a Michael Jackson-themed episode of the TV series Glee in 2012.
â âGame of Thrones Medley,â recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra, became their third No. 1 hit on the Classical chart.
â The duoâs rendition of AC/DCâs âThunderstruckâ 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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