Julia Michaels
Julia Carin Michaels (née Cavazos; born November 13, 1993)[2][3] is an American singer and songwriter. She has received five Grammy Award nominations, including twice for Song of the Year and Best New Artist,[4] as well as nominations from MTV Video Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards, and American Music Awards.
Julia Michaels
Born in Iowa and raised in California, Michaels began her career writing for other artists at the age of 16. Following her success as a writer, she signed to Republic Records in 2016[5] and released her debut single as a recording artist: "Issues" the following year, which peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified quintuple-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Her debut major-label extended play, Nervous System was released in 2017 and peaked at number 48 on the Billboard 200 chart. Her debut studio album, Not in Chronological Order was released in 2021 to positive reception despite commercial failure. As a guest performer, she's appeared on JP Saxe's "If the World Was Ending", Clean Bandit's "I Miss You", and Keith Urban's "Coming Home".
As a songwriter, Michaels has written songs for artists including Selena Gomez, Olivia Rodrigo, Demi Lovato, Fifth Harmony, Shawn Mendes, Britney Spears, Justin Bieber, Hailee Steinfeld, and Gwen Stefani. She has earned two Billboard Hot 100 number one songs with Bieber's "Sorry" and Gomez's "Lose You to Love Me". In 2023, she wrote songs for Disney's centennial animated feature, Wish.
Early life[edit]
Julia Michaels was born in Davenport, Iowa, but moved to Santa Clarita, California, about 35 miles northwest of Los Angeles, with her family including her older sister Jaden who is also a songwriter. Her father is of Mexican and Puerto Rican[6][7] descent. He changed his name from Juan Manuel Cavazos to John Michaels to pursue an acting career.[2] Michaels began singing at age 12. When she was 14, she met songwriter Joleen Belle, with whom she wrote the theme song to Austin & 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.[8]
Michaels has said her inspirations include Fiona Apple, Lisa Mitchell, Laura Marling, Missy Higgins, Paramore, Juliet Simms, Sarah Blasko, and The Fray.[9] Michaels had been writing in the Hollywood Pop Circuits since she was 16. By the age of 20, she met her songwriting partner Justin Tranter—with whom she frequently collaborates—[10] and co-wrote songs for mainstream artists including Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, and R5.[11] Together with the Norwegian musician Kygo she performed "Carry Me" at the closing ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[12]
Personal life[edit]
After collaborating on "There's No Way", Michaels and fellow artist Lauv were in a relationship for several months at the end of 2018.[37]
In July 2019, Michaels started dating Canadian musician JP Saxe. This relationship arose from their collaboration on the duet "If the World Was Ending".[38] In September 2022, it was reported that they had broken up.[39]
