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Darren Criss

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Darren Criss is a Pop act. Their sound grew out of No Scrubs, Capital Cities, Genie in a Bottle, Young the Giant and American Boy. Those roots explain a lot about how Darren Criss arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Lea Michele, Kris Allen, Anaïs Mitchell, Ingrid Michaelson and Duncan Sheik, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Brandy, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 31 connections around Darren Criss, reaching back through No Scrubs and forward to Brandy. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Darren CrissNo ScrubsCapital CitiesGenie in a BottleYoung the GiantAmerican BoyKaty PerryBrandyLea MicheleKris AllenAnaïs MitchellIngrid MichaelsonDuncan SheikJason MrazSara BareillesShawn Mendes

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Darren Criss connections

Darren Criss grew out of No Scrubs, Capital Cities, Genie in a Bottle and Young the Giant, shares an orbit with Lea Michele, Kris Allen, Anaïs Mitchell and Ingrid Michaelson, went on to shape Brandy. 31 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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