Julia Michaels

Julia Michaels
Michaels in 2017
Background information
Birth name	Julia Carin Cavazos
Born	(1993-11-13) November 13, 1993 (age 30) Davenport, Iowa, U.S.
Origin	Santa Clarita, California, U.S.
Genres	Pop EDM R&B[1]
Occupation(s)	Singer songwriter
Years active	2010–present
Labels	Republic
Website	juliamichaelsofficial.com

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.

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.