Julia Carin Cavazos (born November 13, 1993), known by her stage name Julia Michaels, is an American singer and songwriter from Davenport, Iowa. She began her career as a pop music songwriter, penning tracks that have been given to Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, Fifth Harmony, Hailee Steinfeld, and Gwen Stefani. Michaels released her debut solo single with Republic Records in 2017, "Issues", which peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, was certified triple-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and garnered her Grammy Award nominations for Song of the Year and Best New Artist. Her major-label debut extended play, Nervous System (2017), peaked at number 48 on the Billboard 200 chart in the United States. She has also received nominations for MTV Music Video, Billboard Music, and American Music Awards.
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Biography
Early life and songwriting
Julia Michaels was born in Davenport, Iowa but moved to Santa Clarita, California, north of Los Angeles, with her family including her older sister Jaden who is also a songwriter. Her father, Juan Manuel Cavazos, is Puerto Rican, and changed his name to John Michaels to pursue an acting career. Michaels began singing at age 12. When she was 14, she met songwriter Joleen Belle, with whom she wrote the theme song to "Austin and Ally" and many other songs for TV and Film. At 19, she met Lindy Robbins, with whom she wrote "Fire Starter" for Demi Lovato and "Miss Movin' On" for Fifth Harmony.
Michaels has said her inspirations include Fiona Apple, Lisa Mitchell, Laura Marling, Missy Higgins, Paramore, Juliet Simms, Sarah Blasko, and The Fray.
Michaels had been writing in the Hollywood Pop Circuits since she was 16. When she was 20, she met her songwriting partner Justin Tranter with whom she frequently collaborates. Together with the Norwegian musician Kygo she performed "Carry Me" at the closing ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro Brazil.
2017-present: Solo singing career
In January 2017, Michaels released her first solo single, "Issues". "It was the first time I'd written a song that sounded so much like myself that I couldn't picture anyone else singing it," Michaels said. According to Michaels, many big name artists fought for the song, but Michaels kept the song for herself. For the song she gained much notoriety and fame, and became a stand out new star of 2017. At the 2018 Grammy Awards she was nominated for 2 awards, Best New Artist and Song of the Year for Issues.
In April 2017, Michaels' new song "How Do We Get Back to Love" was premiered on the HBO series Girls.
Michaels' EP Nervous System was released on July 28, 2017. Her second single "Uh Huh" was released on June 2, 2017.
On August 17, 2017, Justin Bieber and BloodPop® released their single, "Friends", which was co-written by Michaels, along with the song's artists, and Justin Tranter. On October 20, 2017, a remix of "Friends" was released, featuring vocals from Michaels herself.
From November 25 to December 6, 2017, Michaels was the opening act for Shawn Mendes' Illuminate World Tour on the Oceania Leg of the tour.
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Discography
- Extended plays
- Julia Michaels (2010)
- Futuristic (2012)
- Nervous System (2017)
Tours
Headlining
- The Nervous System Tour (2017)
Supporting:
- Shawn Mendes - Illuminate World Tour (2017)
- Niall Horan - Flicker World Tour (2018)
- Maroon 5 - Red Pill Blues Tour (2018)
Awards and nominations
American Music Awards
Created by Dick Clark in 1973, the American Music Awards is an annual music awards ceremony and one of several major annual American music awards shows. Michaels has one pending nomination.
Billboard Music Award
The Billboard Music Awards are held to honor artists for commercial performance in the U.S., based on record charts published by Billboard magazine. Michaels has received one nomination.
Grammy Awards
The Grammy Awards is an annual music awards show held by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences for outstanding achievements in the record industry. Michaels has received two nominations.
MTV Video Music Awards
The MTV Video Music Awards was established in 1984 by MTV to award the music videos of the year. Michaels has one pending nomination.
MTV Europe Music Awards
The MTV Europe Music Awards were established in 1994 by MTV Europe. Michaels has two nominations.
BreakTudo Awards
iHeartRadio Music Awards
References
External links
Source of article : Wikipedia
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