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Amanda Joy "AJ" Michalka (born April 10, 1991), often credited as AJ, is an American actress, singer-songwriter, and musician. She used to be a model prior to becoming an actress, and was best known as one-half of the duo 78violet (formerly Aly & AJ) with her sister, Alyson Michalka. AJ recently recorded the theme song for the film Secretariat, entitled "It's Who You Are". A video was released along with the single.

Early life

Michalka lived and grew up in Seattle, Washington and Southern California with her sister Aly Michalka. Her father, Mark, owns a contracting company, and her mother, Carrie, is a musician and performed with JC Band, a Christian band. Michalka has been playing the piano since she was four and started playing the guitar in her early teens. She started acting when she was five years old, mostly in church play productions. She was raised as a Christian and continues to practice the faith. Michalka was in a number of musical productions at her school in Milwaukee as a young adult.

Career

She plays a variety of instruments such as acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano, and bongos. She was a model for catalogs. In March 2006, she made her Disney Channel debut in the Disney Channel Original Movie Cow Belles, as "Courtney Callum", along with sister Aly, as "Taylor Callum". She has also made appearances on shows such as Oliver Beene, Six Feet Under, The Guardian, and General Hospital. She has also appeared with her sister, Aly, in the MTV film Super Sweet 16: The Movie.

In 2009, she was featured in the Peter Jackson film The Lovely Bones, released widely on January 15, 2010.

Michalka and her sister perform as the musical duo 78violet (formerly Aly & AJ). They have released two studio albums and a holiday album. The two are working on a new album, to be released in early 2011. She was cast as a recurring character into CW hit series Hellcats starring Ashley Tisdale and along with her sister Alyson Michalka.

Filmography

Discography

Solo

Awards and nominations

References

1. "Family Tree Legends". Family Tree Legends. Retrieved 2010-05-11.
2. Axson, Scooby (2006-07-07). "Article: Pop sisters: Better known for their acting, Aly and AJ leap onto music... | AccessMyLibrary – Promoting library advocacy". AccessMyLibrary. Retrieved 2010-05-11.
3. "Tweenage Riot". Blender Magazine. 2006-05-23. Retrieved 2010-09-24. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
4. "78 Violet, 11/05 – Interviews – Christian Music Today". Christianitytoday.com. Retrieved 2010-05-11.
5. ^ "Tweenage Riot Article on Blender". Blender.com. 2006-05-23. Retrieved 2010-11-10.
6. ^ Grounded in Faith – Today's Christian
8. "Aly & AJ, 11/05 – Interviews – Christian Music Today". Christianitytoday.com. Retrieved 2010-05-11.
9. Aly & AJ Writing New Songs, Plot Films. Billboard. January 10, 2008.

External links

• AJ Michalka at IMDb
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• Aly & AJ Official site
• Aly & AJ at MySpace
• Aly and AJ Official YouTube Channel

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• 1991 births
• Actors from California
• Actors from Washington (state)
• 21st-century actors
• American child actors
• American child singers
• American Christians
• American female guitarists
• American female singers
• American film actors
• American pop singers
• American singer-songwriters
• American television actors
• Hollywood Records artists
• Living people
• Musicians from California
• Musicians from Washington (state)
• People from Seattle, Washington
• People from Torrance, California
• American performers of Christian music