Chris Malinchak is an American
electronic musician
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History and profile
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,
DJ and
record producer
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best known for his 2013 debut single "
So Good to Me", a hit in the United Kingdom.
Music career
Malinchak has produced several songs since 2012, all of which are available on
YouTube
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. His track "
So Good to Me" was released as his debut single on May 12, 2013 with an accompanying music video. This song entered the
UK Singles Chart
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at number 2, only beaten by
Daft Punk
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's "
Get Lucky". The track sold about 73,000 copies in its debut week and on July 22, 2013 acclaimed silver certification,
selling over 200,000 copies in the UK. On August 22, 2013, Malinchak released "So into You", a remix of "
Don't Disturb this Groove", a 1987 hit by
the System. Malinchak's second single, "
If U Got It" was released January 24, 2014 and peaked at number 23 in the UK. His third single titled "Stranger" was released in February 2014.
Discography
Albums
* ''Night Work'' (2021)
EP
* ''Weird Kid'' EP (2018) (Chris Malinchak & Kiesza)
* ''Wash My Soul'' EP (2019)
* ''Photograph'' EP (2019)
Singles
References
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DJs from New York City
American house musicians
Living people
Electronic dance music DJs
1989 births