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In 2005, Polachek and Aaron Pfenning started Chairlift in Boulder, Colorado. Their original goal was to make music for haunted houses.

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THE QUEEN Polachek co-wrote “No Angel,” from Beyoncé’s 2013 album: “A friend of mine texted me saying ‘Congratulations,’ ” she told RS that year. “I was like, ‘Why?’ I had no clue it was coming.”

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She wrote an aria, “Non Voglio Mai Vedere il Sole Tramontare (“I Never Want to See the Sun Go Down”), for the Kurt Cobain-focused opera Last Days.