Julia Michaels (born November 13, 1993, Davenport, Iowa, U.S.) is an American pop singer and songwriter. Michaels began her career as a songwriter, she has written songs for famous artists including Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, Britney Spears, and Fifth Harmony.
In 2016, she sang during the closing ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro with DJ Kygo on stage. She released her debut single with Republic Records in 2017, “Issues“, which marked her international breakthrough as a singer.
She has sold more than 63.3 million records in her career, including over 33 million in her home country alone. The most successful publication by Michaels as an interpreter is the Single, “Issues” with over 8.3 million units sold.
Facts About Julia Michaels
| Born | 13 November 1993, Davenport, Iowa, United States |
| Real Name | Julia Carin Cavazos |
| Birthday | 13 November 1993 |
| Age | 27 Years old |
| Height | 5 Feet 1 Inches 1.57 Meter |
| Weight | 53 Kilogram 116 Pound |
| Hair Color | Long Straight Blonde hair |
| Eye Color | Light Blue |
| Zodiac Sign | Scorpio |
| Education | Saugus High School |
| Nationality | American |
| Ethnicity | Mexican-Puerto Rican |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Parents | Juan Manuel Cavazos (Father) Julie Scriven (Mother) |
| Boyfriend | JP Saxe |
| Net Worth | $5.2 Million (As of 2021) |
Julia Michaels Biography
Julia Michaels was born on 13 November 1993, in Davenport, Iowa, U. S. as Julia Carin Cavazos. But later they moved to Santa Clarita, California, about 35 miles northwest of Los Angeles, with her family.
Her father, Juan Manuel Cavazos is Mexican-Puerto Rican descent. She changed her name from Juan Manuel Cavazos to John Michaels to pursue an acting career. Julia Michaels started singing at the age of 12.
As a child, she used to write poems, but musically she was in the shadow of her older sister. When she was 14, she accompanied her to demo recordings, where she met songwriter Joleen Belle, who encouraged her to write songs.
At the age of 16, she wrote the theme song to Austin & Ally and many other songs for TV and movie. She worked as a songwriter for other musicians, often together with Joleen Belle and Lindy Robbins and later with Justin Tranter.
One of her first successes that she was involved in was the song “Miss Movin’ On” by Fifth Harmony, a chart hit in the US. In 2015, she met her songwriting partner Justin Tranter, with whom she often collaborates.
The following year, she recorded the song “Carry Me” with the Norwegian DJ Kygo and performed with him at the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. The song hit the charts in Norway.
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Julia Michaels Relationship
After Collaborating on single, “There’s No Way”, Michaels and co-star Lauv confirmed in October 2018 that they were in a relationship. A few months later, Michaels hinted that they broke up after the publication of the post in Instagram with the caption no more dating with Narcissists.
In July 2019, Michaels began dating Canadian musician and songwriter JP Saxe. Julia Michaels and JP Saxe Are in a relationship after collaborating on the duet, “If the World Was Ending”.
Julia Michaels Career
In January 2017, Michaels released her debut single, “Issues”. After release, she said: “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,”
In April 2017, her new song “How Do We Get Back to Love” appeared on the HBO television series “Girls“. On June 2, 2017, she released her second single “Uh Huh”. At the presentation of the Grammy Awards ceremony in 2018, Michaels was nominated for two awards: Best New Artist and Song of the Year, for “Issues”.
On February 8, 2018, her new song “Heaven” was released and included in the soundtrack for the film “Fifty Shades Freed”.
Michaels has co-written nearly a hundred songs by well-known artists – including the best-selling “Sorry” (Justin Bieber), “Dive” (Ed Sheeran), and “Hands to Myself” (Selena Gomez) – reaching more than eight billion streams worldwide.
In 2020, Michaels takes part in the soundtrack of the TV show “Songland” with the song “Give It To You” and releases the single “Lie Like This”. In 2021 she released the singles “All Your Exes” and “Love Is Weird”. On April 30, 2021, she released her first album “Not in Chronological Order”.
Julia Michaels Net Worth
Julia Michaels net worth is estimated at around $5.2 million as of 2021. She has made most of the wealth through her successful career as a singer and songwriter. She regularly performs at live concerts and world tours. Through selling live concert tickets, she increases her net worth significantly.