Chvrches are a Scottish pop band from Glasgow, formed in September 2011.
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20 Facts About Chvrches
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Mostly deriving from the synth-pop genre, Chvrches incorporate indietronica, indie pop, and electronic dance into their sound.
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Two years after their formation, Chvrches released Recover EP in March 2013, which included hits "The Mother We Share" and "Recover".
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Doherty noted how Chvrches began as a studio only project, saying: "There wasn't really any goal other than to put a song out on the internet and see what kind of response we got".
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Chvrches had already recorded eight other songs by the time "Lies" was released, in case listeners wanted to hear more music.
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Two months after signing with Glassnote, Chvrches made its North American debut at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, where the band won a Grulke Prize for best non-American act.
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On 19 June 2013, Chvrches made their US TV debut performing "The Mother We Share" on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.
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In July 2013 Chvrches supported Depeche Mode on four shows from The Delta Machine Tour 2013.
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Chvrches covered Bauhaus' song "'Bela Lugosi's Dead" for the ending credits of the film Vampire Academy.
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On 31 March 2016, Chvrches made their debut at Royal Albert Hall as part of the Albert Sessions in an over two hours concert.
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Chvrches played the song with Game Awards Orchestra at the opening of The Game Awards 2019 ceremony.
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Chvrches started working on their fourth album in February 2020.
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Chvrches started teasing the lead single for their fourth album, given the working title CHV4, on 9 April 2021.
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On 18 April 2021, Chvrches announced "He Said She Said" as the lead single for the album and it premiered on BBC Radio 1 on 19 April 2021.
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Chvrches was the opening act for Discopolis, Chew Lips, School of Seven Bells, Passion Pit, Two Door Cinema Club.
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Some artists that opened for Chvrches were Dan Croll, MØ, Isaac Delusion, Mansionair, Young Fathers, Arthur Beatrice, Conquering Animal Sound, Still Corners, City Calm Down, XXYYXX, Basecamp, Thumpers, Donna Missal, and The Range.
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On 3 December 2015, Chvrches performed Leave a Trace at The Game Awards 2015 in Los Angeles, California, where they announced the nominees for and winner of best indie game.
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On 12 December 2019, Chvrches performed Death Stranding at The Game Awards 2019 in Los Angeles, California.
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On 11 November 2021, Chvrches began their Screen Violence album tour in North America and finished their first leg on 17 December.
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