Best known as one half of the country duo Dan + Shay, he rose to fame with the 2013 release of his band's United States Country Music Chart #7-ranked hit "19 You + Me." His group's debut album, Where It All Began, was released in 2014. Before pursuing a music career, he studied finance at Carnegie Mellon University. Dan Smyers was raised in Wexford, Pennsylvania, where he attended North Allegheny Senior High School. He attended Carnegie Mellon University to study finance. Smyers has been in a relationship with Abby Law for a few years. Smyers and Law became engaged in 2016.