Chris Malinchak

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Chris Malinchak
Birth nameChris Malinchak
Born (1989-12-24) 24 December 1989 (age 33)
Origin Brooklyn, New York City, United States
Genres House, deep house
Occupation(s) Electronic musician, DJ, record producer
Website www.chrismalinchak.com

Chris Malinchak is an American electronic musician, DJ and record producer best known for his 2013 debut single "So Good to Me", a hit in the United Kingdom. [1]

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Music career

Malinchak has produced several songs since 2012, all of which are available on YouTube. 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 at number 2, only beaten by Daft Punk's "Get Lucky". The track sold about 73,000 copies in its debut week [2] and on July 22, 2013 acclaimed silver certification, [3] 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

EP

Singles

YearTitlePeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
[4]
UK Dance
[5]
BEL
[6]
GER
[7]
IRE
[8]
NL
[9]
SCO
[10]
SWI
[11]
2013"So Good to Me"22126546433Non-album singles
2014"If U Got It"2377133
"Stranger"
(featuring Mikky Ekko)
4556
2015"Dragonfly"
(featuring Max Schneider)
2018"Mother" [12]
(vs. Kiesza)
"Crash"
2020"Somebody"Night Work
"When The World Stops Turning"
"Happiness (Eternal Moment Mix)"
"Pick You Up"
2021"Cellophane"
"The Wah Wah Song"

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