Dan + Shay is an American country music duo composed of Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney， The duo is signed to Warner Bros. Records Nashville and has released its debut single "19 You + Me", which has charted on Country Airplay and Hot Country Songs.Dan Smyers (born August 16, 1987) was raised in Wexford, Pennsylvania, where he attended North Allegheny Senior High School， He attended Carnegie Mellon University to study FinanceJames Shay Mooney (born December 27, 1991) was raised in Natural Dam, Arkansas, where he attended Van Buren High School (Van Buren, Arkansas，
Before the duo's foundation, Mooney was a solo artist on T-Pain's Nappy Boy Entertainment label, and Smyers was a member of a group called Bonaventure as well as a previous member of the band Transition on Floodgate Records label，
In December 2011, Mooney began dating singer Veronica Ballestrini. The couple wrote and sang songs together and formed a duo. They posted original and cover songs to YouTube throughout their relationship. The couple broke up in 2013. Mooney is subject to Ballestrini's song "Death of Me" and sings background vocals on it.