Julia Michaels facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Julia Michaels
Michaels in 2017
Background information
Birth name	Julia Carin Cavazos
Born	(1993-11-13) November 13, 1993 (age 31) Davenport, Iowa, U.S.
Origin	Santa Clarita, California, U.S.
Genres	Pop EDM
Occupation(s)	Singer songwriter
Years active	2010–present
Labels	Republic (2016–2023) GFY (2024–present)
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Julia Carin Michaels, born on November 13, 1993, is a talented American singer and songwriter. She is known for writing many hit songs for other famous artists. Julia has also released her own music. She has been nominated for six Grammy Awards, which are very important music awards. These nominations include awards for Song of the Year and Best New Artist. She has also received nominations from the MTV Video Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards, and American Music Awards.

Julia was born in Iowa and grew up in California. She started writing songs for other artists when she was just 16 years old. Because of her success as a songwriter, she signed with Republic Records to become a recording artist herself. In 2017, she released her first song, "Issues". This song became very popular, reaching number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It also sold millions of copies, earning a special "quintuple platinum" award. After "Issues," she released her third collection of songs called an extended play (EP), Nervous System (2017). Her next EP, Inner Monologue Part 1 (2019), also did well on the Billboard 200 chart. Her first full album, Not in Chronological Order (2021), was praised by critics.

As a songwriter, Julia Michaels has written songs for many big names in music. These include Selena Gomez, Olivia Rodrigo, Demi Lovato, Sabrina Carpenter, Fifth Harmony, Shawn Mendes, Britney Spears, Justin Bieber, Hailee Steinfeld, and Gwen Stefani. She has written two songs that reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart: Justin Bieber's "Sorry" and Selena Gomez's "Lose You to Love Me". Julia has also sung on other artists' songs, like "If the World Was Ending" with JP Saxe, "I Miss You" with Clean Bandit, and "Coming Home" with Keith Urban. In 2023, she helped write songs for Disney's animated movie, Wish.

Early Life and Musical Beginnings

Julia Michaels was born in Davenport, Iowa. She later moved to Santa Clarita, California, which is near Los Angeles, with her family. Her older sister, Jaden, is also a songwriter. Julia's father is of Mexican and Puerto Rican descent. He changed his name to John Michaels to become an actor.

Julia started singing when she was 12 years old. When she was 14, she met a songwriter named Joleen Belle. Together, they wrote the theme song for the Disney Channel show Austin & Ally. They also wrote many other songs for TV shows and movies. At 19, Julia met Lindy Robbins. They wrote "Fire Starter" for Demi Lovato and "Miss Movin' On" for Fifth Harmony.

Julia has mentioned that she gets inspiration from artists like Fiona Apple, Lisa Mitchell, Laura Marling, Missy Higgins, Paramore, Juliet Simms, Sarah Blasko, and The Fray. She had been writing songs for the Hollywood music scene since she was 16. By the time she was 20, she met her songwriting partner, Justin Tranter. They often work together and have co-written songs for popular artists like Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, and R5. Julia also performed the song "Carry Me" with Norwegian musician Kygo at the closing ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Music Career Highlights

When Julia was 17, her first professional job was writing the theme song for the Disney Channel show Austin & Ally in 2010. In 2012, she also sang background vocals for the song "Let It Go" from the movie Frozen.

In January 2017, Julia Michaels released her first song as a solo artist, "Issues". She said that many famous artists wanted to sing this song, but she decided to keep it for herself. She felt it was the first song she wrote that truly sounded like her. In April 2017, her new song "How Do We Get Back to Love" was first heard on the TV show Girls. Julia's EP Nervous System was released on July 28, 2017. Her second song from the EP, "Uh Huh", came out on June 2, 2017. From November 25 to December 6, 2017, Julia opened for Shawn Mendes on his Illuminate World Tour in Australia and New Zealand.

Michaels performing in 2018

At the 2018 Grammy Awards, Julia was nominated for two awards: Best New Artist and Song of the Year for "Issues". On February 8, 2018, her song "Heaven" was released. It was part of the soundtrack for a film. On May 4, 2018, she released "Jump" which featured Trippie Redd. From March 12 to May 12, 2018, Julia was the opening act for Niall Horan's Flicker World Tour in Europe.

From May 30 to October 15, 2018, Julia Michaels opened for Maroon 5's Red Pill Blues Tour in North America. She worked with Lauv on the song "There's No Way", which was released on September 27, 2018. In November 2018, she appeared on the soundtrack for the Disney movie Ralph Breaks the Internet. She sang "In This Place," a pop version of a song from the film.

On December 21, 2018, Julia Michaels was featured on 5 Seconds of Summer's song, "Lie to Me". This song was popular in many countries and received awards for its sales.

From January 23 to February 5, 2019, Julia opened for Keith Urban on the Australian part of his Graffiti U World Tour. On January 24, 2019, Julia Michaels released her EP, Inner Monologue Part 1. In June 2019, she started giving hints about songs from Inner Monologue Part 2, including "17" and "Falling for Boys".

On May 11, 2020, Julia Michaels appeared on the TV show Songland and released the song "Give It to You".

On October 1, 2020, Julia Michaels released the song "Lie Like This". This was the first song from her first full album. On March 26, 2021, "All Your Exes" was released. On April 14, Julia announced that her album would be called Not in Chronological Order, and it was released on April 30, 2021.

In 2023, she helped write songs for the Disney animated movie, Wish. Julia was also featured on NF's song "Gone" from his 2023 album Hope. In 2024, she was featured on the song "Want This Beer" by Josh Ross.

In August 2024, Julia Michaels shared on Instagram that she is now an independent artist. This means she is not signed to a major record label anymore.

Personal Life

Julia Michaels was in a three-year relationship with music producer Sir Nolan. She wrote Clean Bandit's song "I Miss You" about him.

After working together on the song "There's No Way", Julia and fellow artist Lauv were in a relationship for several months in late 2018.

In July 2019, Julia started dating Canadian musician JP Saxe. Their relationship began after they worked together on the duet "If the World Was Ending". In September 2022, it was reported that they had broken up.

Since July 2022, Julia Michaels has been in a relationship with tattoo artist Mat Rule. They announced their engagement in April 2025.

Film and TV Appearances

Discography

• Not in Chronological Order (2021)

Tours

Headlining

• Inner Monologue Tour (2019)

Opening act

• Shawn Mendes – Illuminate World Tour (2017)
• Niall Horan – Flicker World Tour (2018)
• Maroon 5 – Red Pill Blues Tour (2018)
• Keith Urban – Graffiti U World Tour (2019)
• Pink – Beautiful Trauma World Tour (2018)

Awards and Nominations

See also

In Spanish: Julia Michaels para niños