The duo played instrumental arrangements for cellos of well-known pop and rock songs, as well as classical and film music.

[5] The duo performed internationally and were featured on several American television series including Glee and The Bachelor (Sean and Catherine's Wedding).

Hauser is from Pula, Croatia, and Šulić is from Maribor, Slovenia (born to a Croatian father and Slovenian mother[7]).

The video[12] features Šulić and Hauser facing off alone in a large ballroom littered with chairs, playing Jackson's tune.

[15] Released on 19 July 2011,[16] their eponymous debut album includes covers of songs by U2, Guns N' Roses, Nine Inch Nails, Sting, Coldplay, Nirvana, Muse, and Kings of Leon.

[12][18] Elton John asked the duo to appear with him on his 2011 summer tour,[10] which began in Cardiff, Wales on 8 June.

[9] John personally called Šulić and said that he had watched the "Smooth Criminal" video and wanted 2Cellos to participate in his thirty-city tour.

As a part of their world tour with Elton John, including concerts in North America, Europe and Asia, 2Cellos performed at Madison Square Garden two days in a row, in December 2013.

[28] The album contains a diverse array of renditions including AC/DC's "Thunderstruck", Avicii's "Wake Me Up", Michael Jackson's "They Don't Care About Us", Hans Zimmerʼs "Mombasa" (from Inception), and an original work titled Celloverse, among numerous other covers.

"[29][30] In 2017, Šulić and Hauser released their fourth album, Score, recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra, which included a wide array of television and film music.

Šulić cited focusing on his family as a reason for formally ending his involvement with 2Cellos, while Hauser will continue on with solo work.