Imagine Dragons

Imagine Dragons is an American pop rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada in 2008. The band was formed by lead singer Dan Reynolds and drummer Andrew Tolman. The current lineup for the band is Reynolds, guitarist Wayne Sermon, and bassist Ben McKee. The band is very successful, selling over 74 million albums worldwide.

Career
The band was formed in 2008 under the name Imagine Dragons by Brigham Youth University students Dan Reynolds and Andrew Tolman. The band has said that the meaning of their name is an anagram. However, the meaning is unknown to anybody outside of members of the band. Andrew Beck, Dave Lemke, and Aurora Florence would later join the band shortly after it was formed.

The band released their first studio album Night Visions on September 4, 2012. The album was successful and would debut at #2 on the Billboard 200, selling 83,000 album-equivalent units. It became the highest debut rock album to chart since 2006. The album featured the singles "It's Time", "Radioactive", "Hear Me", "Demons", and "On Top of the World"

The band's single "Radioactive" would be nominated for Record of the Year and would win Best Rock Performance at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards on January 26, 2014.

 Band members 
Current
Dan Reynolds – lead vocals, guitars, piano, keyboards, percussion (2008–present), drums (studio; 2023–present)
Wayne Sermon – guitars, backing vocals, mandolin, synthesizers, violin (2009–present)
Ben McKee – bass, keyboards, backing vocals (2009–present)

Former
 Andrew Tolman – drums, percussion, backing vocals (2008–2011; touring 2023–present) 
 Andrew Beck – guitars, backing vocals (2008–2009)
 Aurora Florence – keyboards, backing vocals (2008–2009)
 Dave Lemke – bass, backing vocals (2008–2009)
 Brittany Tolman – keyboards, backing vocals (2009–2011)
 Theresa Flaminio – keyboards, backing vocals (2011)
 Daniel Platzman – drums, percussion, backing vocals, viola (2011–2023)

 Discography 
Studio albums
 Night Visions (2012)
 Smoke + Mirrors (2015)
 Evolve (2017)
 Origins (2018)
 Mercury – Acts 1 & 2 (2022)
 Loom (2024)

References

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