Owl City

Parlaying his bright indietronica and social media acumen into a global success story, Minnesotan Adam Young, who records under the name Owl City, rose to fame in 2009 on the wings of his bubbly, chart-topping single "Fireflies." Mixing warm electronica and earnest, emo-tinged pop, Young's savvy in promoting his songs with the then-dominant MySpace network helped him rise from blue-collar insomniac to mainstream major-label success with 2009's multi-platinum Ocean Eyes. Known for seeking out a variety of collaborators to sing on his records, Young found multi-platinum success ...