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Djo
American actor and musician (born 1992)
Joseph David Keery, also known by his musical stage name Djo, is an American actor, singer, musician, and songwriter. He rose to international prominence for his role as Steve Harrington in the sci-fi horror series Stranger Things (2016–2025).
He has also starred in films such as Spree (2020) and Free Guy (2021) and the fifth season of the crime drama series Fargo (2023–2024).
Joseph David Keery was born in April 1992, in Newburyport, Massachusetts, the second of five children. He attended Newburyport High School. When he was younger, he participated in Theater in the Open, a performing arts camp at Maudslay State Park. He acted during high school at his older sister's insistence. He joined The Theatre School at DePaul University in Chicago, graduating in 2014 with a BFA in acting.
Djo is the musical moniker of American actor/musician Joe Keery, known for his role of Steve Harrington in the hit Netflix show Stranger Things, as well as being a former member of Chicago psychedelic rock band Post Animal. On September 13th 2019, he released his debut album 'Twenty Twenty', which was supported by the singles "Roddy", released July 19, 2019, "Chateau (Feel Alright)," August 9, 2019, and "Mortal Projections," August 30, 2019.
DECIDE is the second studio album from Djo and is the follow-up to his 2019 album “Twenty Twenty”. The album’s first single “Change” was released June 22, 2022, its second single “Gloom” was released on July 25, 2022, along with its third single "Figure You Out," released August 26, 2022, and lastly "Half Life" was released September 9, 2022, before DECIDE was released on September 16, 2022.
As the follow-up to his previous album DECIDE, Keery produced The Crux with his frequent collaborators Adam Thein and Wesley Toledo at Electric Lady Studios in New York City. Three singles—" Basic Being Basic", released on January 24, 2025, "Delete Ya", February 27, 2025, and "Potion", April 2nd 2025 —preceded the album. To promote The Crux, Djo is embark
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Liner notes
Djo, the records, oldest first
Twenty Twenty
2019 album
DECIDE
2022 album
wanted
D‐SIDES
2023 ep
The Crux
2025 album
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"End of Beginning" is a song by the American actor and musician Joe Keery, under his stage name Djo. It was first made available by AWAL on September 16, 2022, as the sixth track from his second studio album, Decide.
The song began to gain popularity on TikTok in 2024; as a result, it was issued as a single on March 1, 2024.
Background and composition
“End of Beginning” was premiered for the first time during a show in Birmingham, Alabama on April 28, 2022. Having been released as part of Keery's second studio album, Decide (2022), the song did not garner attention until 2024 when TikTok users picked up a lyric of the track to underline clips of their hometowns. As a result, it entered charts in various countries by late February 2024, including the Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart.
