Chromeo

Article summary

Chromeo is a Canadian electro-funk duo from Montreal, formed in 2002 by musicians David "Dave 1" Macklovitch and Patrick "P-Thugg" Gemayel. Their sound draws from soul music, dance music, rock, synth-pop, disco and funk. As of 2024, the band has released six studio albums, with three of them hitting the Billboard 200 charts. In 2018, Chromeo received their first Grammy Award nomination for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical for their album Head over Heels.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1978-06-07 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1977-07-31 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of formation: 2002 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. release date: 2010-09-14 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. release date: 2014-05-09 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. release date: 2017-11-07 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of birth is "1978-06-07". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1977-07-31". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of formation is "2002". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the release date is "2010-09-14". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the release date is "2014-05-09". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the release date is "2017-11-07". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
9. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369755233