This is a musical duo formed in the USA, Ohio. The group appeared in 2009. Its members have recorded five albums, the last of which was created in 2018. Most famous compositions duet are: “Stressed Out”, “Ride”, “Heathens”. Videos for these songs were posted on YouTube, where they collected several hundred million views. In 2017, the duo received a Grammy in the category “Best Pop Duo” for the song “Stressed Out.”

Tyler Joseph

Born on December 1, 1988 in Columbus, Ohio, USA. He has two brothers and a sister. The musician's mother is a math teacher, and his father is a coach and leader in a Christian high school. Tyler's height is 175 cm, weight 65 kg. He is cheerful, sociable in character, loves spending time with his family.

Childhood

Tyler has enjoyed playing basketball since childhood. He competed as a member of the basketball team and devoted a lot of time to it. He was offered a basketball scholarship by Otterbein University, but Tyler turned it down, preferring music. He wanted to create music, sing. Tyler began to seriously study music when he found a musical keyboard in the closet, which his mother had given him long before.

Career

Musical career began when the group was created Twenty One Pilots, namely in 2009. The idea of ​​creating the group belonged to Tyler, the group also included him school friends. At the end of December 2009, the guys had already recorded their first album and began touring their home state of Ohio.

In 2011, his friends left the group because their schedules were too busy. Joined by Tyler Josh Dun- Former drummer for the band House of Heroes. Together they began to work further on creating music. Year after year others began to appear music albums. For 2018 Twenty One Pilots is one of the most successful groups. The guys have won a Grammy Award, tour all over the world, and write songs.

Family

Tyler did not talk about his personal life for a long time. He preferred to keep silent about information regarding his novels.

In 2015, it became known that the musician married Jenna Black. The guys dated for a long time, their relationship became more and more serious. The guys are very happy in their marriage. There are no children in the marriage yet. The musician has been asked more than once about children, when he wants to have them, but he prefers to keep personal information secret.

Josh Dun

Born on June 18, 1988. His hometown is Columbus, Ohio, USA. The musician has two sisters and a brother. Josh is 178 cm tall and weighs 72 kg. The musician is a cheerful character, has an excellent sense of humor, and happily communicates with fans.

Childhood

From the very beginning, the boy loved music very much and showed interest in it, but his hobby was not very encouraged in the family, so he secretly visited music stores. It was there that he communicated with other musicians and received various advice from them. Later, Josh gets a job in this store and works there for three years.

Career

Starts in March 2010 music career Josh. He replaced a drummer named Colin Rigsby in the band House of Heroes. Colin was taking a break and spending time with his family. Josh was just filling in for him. In October, Colin returned to the band, and Josh gave him the position of drummer.

In 2011, Josh attended a performance group Twenty One Pilots. He was delighted with the performance of this group and met Tyler, a member of the group. The guys began to communicate, they turned out to have similar musical preferences.

When several members of the group decided to leave, Josh wanted to join. He only played one song at the concert when the police canceled it. From that very day, Josh decided not to leave the Twenty One Pilots group and became a member of it.

The guys worked hard to create new compositions, released albums, and won a Grammy award. Now they tour all over the world, and drummer Josh is world famous. He has many fans all over the planet.

Relationship

The musician does not like to talk about his personal life. It is known that in 2013 he met with American actress Debby Ryan. The romance did not last long; the guys broke up in 2014. In 2015, rumors began to appear that Josh was dating Ashley Frangipane, known under the pseudonym Halsey, but the musician himself did not comment on this news. Nothing is known about Josh's other novels.

He is currently single and has no children. Josh does not comment on his personal life, so it is unknown whether his heart is free.

Josh continues to work on creating new music. Together with another member of the group, Tyler, he records albums and tours with concerts.

Maria, 29 years old

I hardly listened to the “pilots” until I ended up in the hospital with a double knee fracture and torn ligaments. I am a single mother, there was no one to support me. I cried in pain, looked at the hospital ceiling, and only the “pilots” music played on repeat on my iPad. In the end, I began to wonder who was hurting so much in soul with me.

Tyler is the epitome of creative support. How hard it was for him to believe that people needed him. How difficult it was for Josh to support this difficult person in difficult moments. What they do is highest degree emotional help.

That same day I got on crutches. Three days later I was discharged and returned home to my daughter. Then the rehabilitation hell began: daily training to develop the leg that had lost mobility. Sometimes I turned on the pilot speakers at full volume so that no one could hear my moans. After a month and a half, I started walking again. After two months, I had the same results that regular surgery patients get after six months. And every day, Tyler's words kept me going.

I'm looking forward to going to their concert - I have no doubt that I'll be shouting "thank you" to Josh and Tyler from the audience throughout the entire concert.

The “Stressed Out” video didn’t take off right away: it appeared in April 2015 and enjoyed moderate success until it suddenly broke into the top ten of the American chart in January 2016. Now it has over 600 million views on YouTube - after that there is hardly any need to explain anything else about the popularity of Twenty One Pilots. The hero of the video recalls that he once dreamed of space. “Wake up, you have to earn money,” their parents and relatives who appeared in the video admonish the band members.

Dasha, 14 years old

In general, I really like Elvis Presley. One day I wanted to record a cover of his “Canʼt Help Falling in Love” and decided to search on YouTube, as others do. Among many videos, I saw one where in the preview there was a guy with a ukulele. I fell in love with his voice, soft but husky and enchanting. Since under the video it was written that this was Tyler Joseph from the group Twenty One Pilots, I decided to find out more about them. I found out that the nameless song that was always stuck in my head (which turned out to be “Stressed Out”) was performed by them. So I started listening to their first album - with the previous lineup.

The music of Twenty One Pilots is something I can no longer imagine my life without. There is something in their songs that cannot be explained, but can be felt. I'm incredibly glad that the Russian clique (the Twenty One Pilots fan base calls itself Skeleton Clique. - Note ed.) will see the band live after a long wait. Unfortunately, I am not going to the concert, but I share all my love and joy with those who go to the show.

The group was founded in 2009 by Tyler Joseph in Ohio, USA. Josh Dun joined the team two years later. Twenty One Pilots released two albums on their own, then they were signed by the Fueled by Ramen label, which releases Panic! At the Disco, Fall Out Boy and Paramore. In 2016, their song "Heathens" was made main theme The Suicide Squad soundtrack is filled with youth hits, which eloquently characterizes their current status

Sergey, 19 years old

I specifically remember hearing Twenty One Pilots for the first time on April 19, 2013, the day their “Car Radio” video came out. I decided to find thematic group or the VKontakte public page, but there were none. I went to follow the news on Reddit, where . Then a group about Twenty One Pilots finally appeared on VKontakte, but it was so bad that I decided to create.

Before the release of the album “Blurryface” and the hit “Stressed Out”, few people in Russia had heard of the group. But after that, our public began to grow by leaps and bounds. This was good news and meant that Twenty One Pilots could very well come to us with a concert.

We are really looking forward to them, because this will be the first visit of Twenty One Pilots to Russia. We have a script for what the clique will do during a particular song. For example, in the song “Guns for Hands” there is a line “Let's go outside and all join hands” - it is at this moment that the whole clique will join hands. There will also be a bunch of gifts for the group.

The group released its first two albums on its own, and its members even delivered concert tickets to buyers themselves. For a long time they did not consider contract proposals at all. The turning point came in 2012, when they sold all 1,700 tickets at a concert in their native Columbus - not every big band that came there on tour succeeded in doing this.

Stanislav, 17 years old

I first heard the song TØP in one of the games Team Fortress 2. Then I started looking for other songs, and over time, albums. I saw problems and situations close to me in the lyrics. Loneliness, family difficulties, thoughts about death, the city and people and much more - all these problems are very personal, not everyone can tell about them and not everyone will understand. But the thought that someone is going through the same problems as you is reassuring. Tyler let me know that I was not alone, that this was all temporary and that it was worth living on, for which I thanked him, Josh and former participants group is eternally grateful.

Unfortunately, I won't be able to come to the concert. I don’t have time because of university, and going that far alone doesn’t appeal to me. I will wait for the “pilots” in Kyiv.

Tyler came up with the band's name after reading Arthur Miller's play All My Sons. The story was about a manufacturer who supplied defective aircraft engines to the front during World War II, resulting in the death of twenty-one pilots.

Katya, 13 years old

In the summer of 2015, the game Until Dawn was released, I literally prayed for it. I watched a lot of videos with walkthroughs, joined groups about it, and so on. The administrators of one of these groups did music selections to the game characters. My favorite character was Chris - Twenty One Pilots picked him up. This is where it all started. Now I simply cannot live without them.

I felt really bad, but Tyler and Josh saved me from bad thoughts. They showed me that I need to live and go towards my goal. No band has influenced me as much as this one. On September 8th it will be a year since I listened to them, and I think that this is the most significant stage in my life.

Unfortunately, I won't be able to attend their concert. But the people who will be there will definitely record at least some fragment of the concert. I'm very happy for the Russian clique who got the chance to see TØP in real life. I know for sure that someday it will fall to me too.

The group's concerts are planned more than six months in advance - until April 2017; TØP is invited to Europe, the USA and Australia, and their tour schedule includes 85 stops

Twenty One Pilots are an American duo from Columbus, Ohio, USA. Common spellings of the band's name include Twenty Øne Piløts and TØP. There is also an option that the team does not like (which they have repeatedly said) - 21 Pilots.

On at the moment The group has two members - Tyler Robert Joseph and Joshua William Dun.

2009. Creation of the group

The group was formed in 2009 in Columbus, hometown all participants. The original lineup included college friends Tyler Joseph, Nick Thomas and Chris Salih. came to Tyler after reading Arthur Miller's play All My Sons. The moral dilemma described in the work is very close to the founder of the group and greatly influenced his work and life position.

On December 29, 2009, the group recorded their debut album of the same name and went on their first tour across Ohio.

2011. Formation of the final composition

In 2011, Nick and Chris left the group, citing too busy performance schedules that interfered with their studies and personal lives. At the same time, Josh Dun joined the group, who had been following the work of Twenty One Pilots with interest for almost a year.

The first performance of the group, with the updated lineup, took place at a private party, and was quite comical - the guys managed to perform only one song, after which the concert was interrupted by the police.

On July 8, 2011, the guys released their second album, “Regional at Best.” In support of the album, Twenty One Pilots gave a free concert at New Albany High School.

In November 2011, the group performed to a sold-out crowd at Columbus Newport Music Hall. Twenty One Pilots has been focused on great attention working with fans, and by the end of 2011 they already had an impressive fan club. All 1,700 tickets for the concert were sold out, which was surprising for this venue, and attracted close attention from music labels to the young group. That same year, they signed a contract with Atlantic Records (a subsidiary of Fueled by Ramen).

As a sign of gratitude, the guys recorded two tracks - “House of Gold” and “Two”, and distributed them to their fans via email.

2012. Debut EP - “Three Songs”

On July 17, 2012, Twenty One Pilots released their debut studio album (EP) “Three Songs”, and already in August they went on tour with the groups “Neon Trees” and “Walk the Moon”.

On November 12, 2012, a video for the song “Holding On To You” appeared on the band’s official YouTube channel.

2013. First studio album “Vessel”

On January 8, 2013, the group's first full-length studio album, Vessel, was released. The cover of the record featured Tyler and Josh's grandfathers (according to legend, at the time of their first meeting). The album peaked at number 58 on the Billboard 200, number 42 on the Digital Albums chart, number 17 on the Internet Albums chart, number 15 on the Rock Albums Chart and number 10 on the Alternative Albums Chart. The album's track "Holding On To You" peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart, while the singles "Guns For Hands" and "Lovely" peaked at numbers 21 and 67, respectively, on the Japan Hot 100.

The band’s video clips for songs from the released album, “Guns For Hands”, “Car Radio”, “House of Gold” and “Truce”, appear online one after another.

2014. Touring year

Twenty One Pilots spent 2014 on tour. The group performed at most of the ongoing festivals, and at the end of the year they went on their own “Quiet Is Violent World Tour” to the cities where their fans gather.

2015. Second studio album “Blurryface”

Having traveled around the country, the guys sat down to record their second album. In March, the first video for the song from the future album “Fairly Local” appeared on the band’s official YouTube channel, followed by “Tear In My Heart”, “” and “Lane Boy”.

On May 19, 2015, the fourth (second studio) album of the group “Blurryface” was released. The album was well received by both fans and critics. Blurryface debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, and the band embarked on a tour to support the album, “Blurryface World Tour”, performing 48 concerts by the end of the year.

2016. Tour EMØTIØNAL RØADSHØW WØRLD TØUR

In May 2016, Twenty One Pilots embarked on a grandiose (in scale and concept) tour “EMØTIØNAL RØADSHØW WØRLD TØUR”, during which more than 100 concerts are planned. In October 2016, the group comes to Russia and gives two concerts, in Moscow and St. Petersburg.

On August 4, 2016, the film “Suicide Squad” was released, one of the tracks for which, “Heathens,” was written and performed by Twenty One Pilots.

2017. Grammy Award

We can only guess what other surprises Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun will give us next time.

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Twenty One Pilots are an American duo from Columbus, Ohio, formed in 2009. The group consists of only two people - Tyler Joseph (responsible primarily for vocals and ukulele) and Josh Dun (drums).

The group’s style is difficult to attribute to any one direction, and in general, labeling will very soon become a thing of the past, because now everyone understands the term “electro-pop-rap” or “indie rock” to mean something different. The guys boldly use the rhythms of reggae, rap, dubstep, pop, rock, electronic music and they don’t really worry about classifying their own creativity.

The turning point in the fate of the guys was the release of the “Stressed Out” video. In literature this is called “the next day they woke up famous.” Both the song and the video had all the signs of being a “hit,” so it was only a matter of time before the track conquered the charts. I don't believe anyone hasn't heard this hit yet, but if there are any, here it is:

The guys take their creativity seriously and do not try to “take it in quantity”, i.e. do not fill the airwaves with dozens of monotonous slag in the style of “I loved you, but you left... and my heart is broken forever...”. All songs were written by Tyler Joseph and each one has a pretty deep meaning.

The name of the group is also full of meaning. This is a reference to Arthur Miller's play All My Sons, which is about a man faced with a serious moral choice. The action of the play takes place in the harsh conditions of the Second World War and the hero of the work must choose between “ the easy way" and "the right way." He leaned towards the “easy way” and as a result managed to provide food for his family during a difficult period, but reverse side his choice (possibly) was the death of twenty-one pilots, among whom (possibly) could have been his own son... Tyler was struck by the relevance of the work and took the term from the play as the name for his group.

Tyler and Josh actively involve their relatives in their creativity. So in the above-mentioned “Stressed Out” video, everything acting characters- these are the children’s real parents, brothers and sisters, and the action of the video takes place in their real homes. Moreover, on the cover they debut album Vessel depicts their grandfathers (according to legend, at the moment of their first acquaintance).

Tyler came up with a character named Blurryface (a man with a blurry face), references to which constantly appear in one song or another, and is present throughout the group's work. This is Tyler's alter ego, in other words, a character who has a set of characteristics that Tyler himself tries to suppress in himself. One of these qualities is “listening to other people’s opinions,” which, according to Tyler, forces millions of people to live other people’s lives, and putting aside their own dreams and desires, to turn into those who our relatives, friends, colleagues, and other “well-wishers” want us to be. "

Tyler's painted arms and neck indicate constant internal struggle with this “my demon”. Since the musician and singer creates with his hands and voice (throat), Blurryface tries in every possible way to master these “tools” of Tyler and periodically he succeeds. In songs, this can be heard by the change in the timbre of the singer’s voice (when he sings on behalf of Blurryface), in other areas it is not so noticeable, however, ardent fans have learned to determine that, for example, text written on behalf of Blurryface does not contain the letter “G” ( it was simply missed) etc...

Twenty One Pilots' live performances are something every fan of their work should see at least once. The guys boldly jump into the hall to meet the fans (which won’t surprise us, experienced visitors to dance stalls), but Josh does it together with his drum kit, which breaks all sorts of patterns!

At the moment, they have released four full-length albums: Twenty One Pilots (2009), Regional at Best (2011), Vessel (2013), Blurryface (2015) and all of them are filled with hits.

Interest in the group received a new surge after the release of the track (and video) Heathens as a soundtrack to the film Suicide Squad. You can evaluate the merits of the film in different ways, but the speed at which new song got to the top of all the charts makes, at least, be surprised.

It is also captivating that the guys do not stop there and do not turn their creativity into making money, but constantly, with enviable frequency, delight us with new masterpieces, each of which turns out to be better than the previous ones.

We have collected answers to the most popular questions about the duet!

Most likely, you've already heard their single " ", now it's time to get to know the duo from Ohio better.

How come you haven't heard of them?! Have you been in a tank for the last six months? Okay, then we'll recap what you missed about the hottest duo on the music charts.

Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun formed the group in 2009 and achieved great success with his debut studio album"Vessel" and subsequent ones.

But it sounds like you have a lot of other questions about the duo that you want answered. For example, why does Tyler have black arms and neck? Let's get to them...

When is each member of Twenty One Pilots' birthday?

Drummer Josh Dun's birthday was June 18, 1988. Vocalist Tyler Joseph's birthday was December 1, 1988.

Is it true that they are brothers?

The short answer is NO. In fact, Tyler has two brothers and a sister, while Josh only has a sister!

Who are the members of Twenty One Pilots dating?

Dates?! Dear fans, you are late, Tyler is already married. He married his girlfriend Jenna Black on March 28, 2015, and here she is...

What genre is Twenty One Pilots' music?

Is it really that important? Most likely, the members would answer the same as we did: the duo mixed a LOT of different genres: rock, reggae, rap, hip-hop... name any genre and you will find echoes of it in their songs.

Why are Tyler's hands painted black in the "Stressed Out" video?

During an interview on MTV about the release of Blurryface, Tyler told reporters that black hands and a black neck indicate "insecurity."

How old are they?

Well, at the time of writing (April 2017), Tyler is 28 years old, the same as Josh.

Are they a Christian group?

Although Josh and Tyler are Christians, Twenty One Pilots are not technically considered a "Christian" band. Even though their record label "Fueled By Ramen" is kind of known as a "Christian Rock Label", but in reality, only the music is important, and the guys' music is unrealistically COOL!