Andrew Taggart was born on 31 December 1989, in Freeport, Maine USA, andis a musician and DJ, best known for being one half of the musical duo “The Chainsmokers” with Alex Pall – they’ve released numerous hit songs, including “Roses” and “Closer”. All of his efforts have helped put his net worth to where it is today.
How rich is Andrew Taggart? As of early-2018, sources estimate a net worth that is at $12 million, mostly earned through a successful career in the music industry. He’s won numerous awards thanks to his work with The Chainsmokers, including a Grammy Award. As he continues his career, it is expected that his wealth will also continue to increase.
Andrew Taggart Net Worth $12 million
At the age of 15, Andrew became interested in EDM while in Argentina. During his time there, he started to get familiar with music from Daft Punk, David Guetta, and Trentemoller. He then attended Syracuse University, and was also doing an internship at Interscope Records. He was later introduced by manager Adam Alpert to Alex Pall, which led to the re-forming of The Chainsmokers after DJ Rhett Bixler left the duo. Around this time, Andrew was already releasing songs through SoundCloud, and was also interested in DJing. He then moved to New York City, and the duo made remixes of indie bands, before in 2012 collaborating with recording artist Priyanka Chopra for the single “Erase”.
In 2013, their single “#Selfie” was released, and later re-released through Republic Records. The song broke through the charts and elevated Taggart’s popularity as well as his net worth significantly. They soon released other songs, including “Kanye”, and “Let You Go”, before in 2015 signing with Disruptor Records, a joint venture label with Sony Music Entertainment. This led to them releasing their first EP entitled “Bouquet” which included the song “Roses”, and theybegan performing at live events, before releasing the song “Closer” the following year. The single charted at the top of numerous country’s charts, and they started to be considered as two of the top DJs in the world. In 2017, the duo released their next single – “Paris” – which also found a lot of popularity. They then announced that they would be working on their debut album entitled “Memories…Do Not Open”, and released the collaborative single “Something Just Like This” which they worked on with Coldplay. Their album would eventually be released, topping the Billboard 200 and being certified platinum. One of their latest releases is the single entitled “Sick Boy”.
All of these opportunities have increased their net worth significantly.
For their achievements, Andrew and Alex have been rewarded with a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording, two American Music Awards, and five iHeartRadio Music Awards.
In his personal life, it is known that Taggart is in a relationship with actress Haley Rowe. In an interview, he mentioned that his music is something incorporating dance, pop, indie and hip-hop, and that a few of his musical inspirations include Pharrell Williams, deadmau6, Blink-192, and Taylor Swift.
