While Palo Alto High School juniors Remi Wolf and Chloe Zilliac didn’t exactly mean to form a band, they have had a very significant impact on Paly’s student band scene in recent years. With a Facebook page, YouTube channel and one hit single on iTunes, Remi & Chloe are well on their way to fame.
 

“Remi has this soulful, powerful voice and I have a softer more sweet voice,” Zilliac said.
 

Zilliac and Wolf have been friends for more than seven years. Apart from being great friends, they are both extremely talented musicians and have created a singing duo which they simply call “Remi & Chloe”.
 

Wolf and Zilliac’s friendship is evident in the way they interact: laughing at each other’s responses, reminiscing old memories and even finishing each other’s sentences, as if they knew what the other was thinking.
 

Though Remi & Chloe is a relatively new group, their musical journey together began many years ago, when they started a trio group called Citrus in 6th grade.
“We did a completely different style of music,” Zilliac said. “We didn’t play guitar and we had backtracks.”
 

It was a fun start but faded once the two entered their freshman year in high school. With their trio member at Gunn, the group fell apart. After taking a break for about a year, the two began singing and playing the guitar together for fun on weekends and whenever they hung out.
 

“Basically it just started when we were playing for fun,” Zilliac said. “Remi would come over to my house and we would play guitar and do a song.”
 

The two received lots of positive feedback, especially from their parents.
 

“Our parents would say ‘Oh! You should street perform.’ and then it began,” Wolf said.
 

Zilliac and Wolf decided to begin their career street performing at an art and wine festival one day on Castro Street in Mountain View.
 

“Castro Street was the very first time [we played] at an arts fair, Zilliac said. 
 

“This was the very first time we had played together and we made like $180 in 3 hours. It was awesome!”
 

Even though Remi and Chloe got very lucky during their first street performance, performing on the street is unpredictable and can be quite an adventure. They’ve since had less
 

“I think it’s really fun depending on the crowd, where you are and the type of people [listening],” Wolf said. “Sometimes you’re street performing and there’s nobody paying attention.”
 

After a few more tries at street performing, the two began taking their music even more seriously.
 

“We got a lot of positive feedback,  so we decided to continue it and to take lessons together,” Wolf said.
 

There was no initial plan of starting a band, though. The response they received encouraged them to start performing.
 

“We didn’t decide [that] we were going to form a band, we just started playing music together for fun and then we started performing together,” Zilliac said.
 

The girls recently had their first gig at Angelica’s Bistro in Redwood City. The show was sold out two weeks before the performance day. To say they were enthusiastic would be an understatement.
 

“[We were] really, really excited,” Zilliac said. “[It was a] combination of nerves and excitement.”
 

The gig at Angelica’s Bistro was the girls’ first concert, and a big milestone for both their musical careers as well as their lives.
Wolf and Zilliac’s music style is very unique. They take popular songs and put their own spin on them. In one song, they combined “Heart Shaped Box” by Nirvana with Gotye’s “Somebody I Used to Know.”
 

“We’re influenced by different genres, especially by classic rock and contemporary music,” Wolf said.
 

To which Zilliac quickly added:
 

“We often make covers to popular songs, but make it our own. We add more harmony and make it more acoustic-y.”
 

They sang various songs of all different genres. Throughout the performance, it was clear how well both girls worked together. Chloe’s soft angelic voice and attitude complements Remi’s unlimited charisma and joy she displays on stage. Performing appeared to come very naturally for both of them, putting the audience at ease and helping them to relax and enjoy the music.
 

The incredible variety of songs presented by the duo made it easy for everyone to have an enjoyable time. The audience was obviously entertained and happy. A group of three boys in a band called “The Extracts” also performed a few songs with Remi and Chloe. They are all good friends and have a good time coming up with covers and different versions of their favorite songs.      
 

As Remi & Chloe enjoy their newfound fame, they are also looking to the future. The next step for the group is creating an E.P. with five or six songs, though they have several other goals too.
 

“We’ve been thinking recently about maybe taking a gap year and seeing if we want to actually go to LA and move forward professionally,” Wolf said.
 

They both want to continue music later in life, though they are unsure what form that music will take. For now, though, the group will certainly be playing more gigs locally. They also hope to  book a mini tour of sorts, playing outside of the Bay Area.
 

On top of junior year and the normal social standards of a 16 year old girl, these two have gone above and beyond the typical requirements.
 

They have taken the time to create music and do what they love while staying on top of daily academics and other student pressures.
 

“We actually work really well together,” Wolf said.  “We kind of feed off of each other’s energy.”