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Straight No Chaser is the name of the male a cappella singing group comprised of undergraduate students of Indiana University as well as the group which had once been members of the collegiate group but had turned into professional musicians. These 2 groups are related yet are separate entities. They share the same website homepage but have separate links into their own webpage.
The professional Straight No Chaser group began as a collegiate group who, after a live Christmas production, uploaded their version of the ì12 Days of Christmasî to YouTube. The version quickly became viral ñ in fact, this video has been viewed more than 10 million times. The video was viewed by the CEO of Atlantic Records who offered a 5-album deal to the group.
Several of the groupís performances became eligible for prestigious awards such as the Grammys and Emmys. As of 2010, these 2 groups have released several albums ñ 9 by the collegiate group and 4 by the reunited (professional) group.