Chet Faker is one of the most popular and richest DJ who was born on June 23, 1988 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Popular for the chart-topping electronica release Built on Glass, this Australian artist has also released an critically well-received 2012 EP entitled Thinking in Textures. The equally popular 2013 track, “Drop the Game,” was a top-ranked hit on the Australian indie charts.
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Nicholas James Murphy (born 23 June 1988), previously known by his stage name, Chet Faker, is an Australian singer and songwriter. In 2012, he issued an extended play, Thinking in Textures, and signed to Downtown Records in the United States. In October 2012, he won Breakthrough Artist of the Year and Thinking in Textures won Best Independent Single/EP at the Australian Independent Records Awards. In January 2013, the work won Best Independent Release at the Rolling Stone Australia Awards for 2012.
He first rose to prominence after his cover of Blackstreet’s “No Diggity” went viral online, reaching number one on the Hypemachine chart in May 2011. He released his first extended play, Thinking in Textures, on 22 March 2012 to positive reviews, being described as “wonderfully loungey” and praised for its ability to “mix subtlety with impressive beauty”. The EP was also popular with fans, with its second single, “I’m Into You”, landing at number 24 on Triple J’s Hottest 100 of 2012.
He was born Nicholas James Murphy, he was raised living in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
