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AJ Michalka

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Also known as Amanda Michalka

American singer and actress

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AJ Michalka, born Amanda Joy Michalka on April 10, 1991, in Torrance, California, is an American singer, actor, singer-songwriter, and composer. She is a member of the duo Aly & AJ and has worked with Hollywood Records. Her musical genres include pop music, electropop, and pop rock. Michalka performs on guitar, voice, piano, and acoustic guitar.

She began her professional work period in 2002. In addition to her music career, she has worked in the acting department. Michalka resides in Los Angeles and speaks English. She is a Christian and has five recorded works.

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Film & TV

Acting · Torrance, California, USA

Amanda Joy Michalka (born April 10, 1991) is an American actress, voice actress, singer, and musician. She is best known as one half of the musical duo Aly & AJ (briefly 78violet), alongside her sister Aly Michalka. She has appeared in films such as The Lovely Bones (2008), Secretariat (2010), Super 8 (2011), Grace Unplugged (2013), Weepah Way for Now (2015), and Support the Girls (2018).…

Known for

  • Ray Donovan: The Movie — Young Abby2022
  • Aly & AJ: Live at The Theatre at Ace Hotel — Self2021
  • Joan of Arc on the Dancefloor — AJ2020
  • The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self2019
  • Schooled — Lainey Lewis2019
  • Support the Girls — Krista2018
  • She-Ra and the Princesses of Power — Catra (voice)2018
  • Apple of My Eye — Kai2017
  • The Good Doctor — Nelly Dunn2017
  • Battle of the Network Stars — Self2017

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
United States
Active from
1991

Discography

Member of

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
16,768
Total plays
173,934

Tags

popsinger-songwriterDisneyUSAfemale vocalists

Amanda Joy Michalka (born April 10, 1991), often credited as AJ, is an American actress, singer-songwriter, and instrumentalist. She used to be a model prior to becoming an actress, and is best known as one-half of the duo Aly & AJ (briefly known as 78violet) with her sister, Alyson Michalka. Michalka lived and grew up in Seattle, Washington and Southern California with her sister Alyson Michalka. Her mother, Carrie, is a musician and performed with JC Band. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/

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Key facts

Born
Amanda Joy Michalka , Torrance, California , U.S.
Occupations
Actress musician singer songwriter
Years active
2002–present
Works
Discography songs
Relatives
Aly Michalka (sister)
Genres
Pop pop rock indie pop synth-pop
Labels
Hollywood AWAL
Member of
Aly & AJ

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Encyclopedic overview

AJ Michalka (/miːˈʃɑːkə/ mee-SHAH-kə;) is an American actress, musician and singer-songwriter who is best known as one half of the musical duo Aly & AJ (briefly 78violet), alongside her older sister Aly Michalka.

In addition to her music career, Michalka has appeared in films such as The Lovely Bones (2009), Secretariat (2010), Super 8 (2011), Grace Unplugged (2013), Weepah Way for Now (2015), and Support the Girls (2018). Michalka also starred in the ABC sitcom The Goldbergs (2013–2023) and its spin-off series Schooled (2019–2020), and she voiced a lead role as Catra in the Netflix animated adventure series She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (2018–2020).

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