1. Illenium has released five studio albums, his most recent being Illenium, released in April 2023.
30 Facts About Illenium
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Illenium earned his first Grammy nomination following the release of his fourth studio album, Fallen Embers, released in July 2021.
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Illenium was included in the Forbes 30 Under 30 music list in 2020.
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Illenium's music has collectively accumulated over 1 billion streams on various platforms.
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Illenium lived in Seattle and France, eventually settling with his parents in San Francisco, where he would attend St Ignatius College Preparatory.
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Illenium coached lacrosse at Aspen High School and delivered sushi to support himself.
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Illenium released his first self-titled EP in May 2013 on Prep School Recordings.
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Illenium continued releasing remixes, including those for Lana Del Rey's "Flipside" and Odesza's "Always This Late".
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In February 2016, Illenium released his debut studio album, Ashes, as a free download on Seeking Blue Records and his own recently established imprint, Kasaya Records.
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An album of Ashes remixes was released in December 2016, at which time Illenium embarked on the "Ashes Tour" in select cities across the United States.
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Illenium released two notable remixes in 2016: The Chainsmokers' "Don't Let Me Down" and Flume's "Say It".
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In October 2016, Illenium released a collaboration with Said the Sky and Seven Lions entitled "Rush Over Me".
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In February 2017, Illenium released the song "Fractures" featuring Nevve.
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Illenium followed that with the collaborative single, "Feel Good", with Gryffin and featuring Daya in March 2017.
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In July 2017, Illenium collaborated with EDM duo, Zeds Dead, to produce the track "Where The Wild Things Are".
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In September 2017, Illenium released his sophomore album, Awake, on Seeking Blue Records and Kasaya Records.
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Illenium released a remix of Halsey's "Without Me" in November 2018.
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In January 2019, Illenium collaborated with electronic music duo, Bahari, on the track "Crashing".
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Illenium followed that with a March 2019 collaboration with Kameron Alexander on the track "Pray".
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In May 2019, Illenium released a track with Jon Bellion called "Good Things Fall Apart".
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In June 2019, Illenium announced that his upcoming album, Ascend, would be released on August 16 through Astralwerks.
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Illenium announced a 30-city North American tour in support of the album.
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In December 2019, Illenium was named in the Forbes 30 Under 30 2020 Music list.
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On Christmas Day, Illenium released "Hearts On Fire" as part of a collaboration with Dabin.
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On May 14,2021, it was revealed via a tweet from Illenium that Fallen Embers was scheduled to release on July 16,2021.
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In December 2021, Illenium hosted the inaugural Ember Shores Festival in Cancun, Mexico.
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On January 17,2023, Illenium announced his self-titled fifth studio album, Illenium, which was released on April 28 and reached number 42 on the Billboard 200 chart.
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In support of the album, Illenium embarked on the 37-date "ILLENIUM LIVE" tour in May 2023.
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In 2012, Illenium suffered a heroin overdose; which he publicly talked about in 2018 and on his song "Take You Down", released in 2018.
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Illenium proposed to his long-time girlfriend Lara McWhorter on June 3,2022.