Ava Max
Ava Max was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States on February 16th, 1994 and is the Pop Singer. At the age of 30, Ava Max biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, songs, and networth are available.
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Amanda Ava Koci (born Amanda Koci; February 16, 1994), also known as Ava Max, is an American singer and songwriter.
"Sweet but Psycho" became her breakthrough song on the charts in 26 countries, including the United Kingdom, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, and New Zealand, as well as Australia's top ten on the Billboard Hot 100 and Australia.
In 2019, the follow-up singles "So Am I" and "Torn" were released.
Ava Max is also known for her signature hairstyle, dubbed the "Max Cut."
Early life
Amanda Koçi was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on February 16, 1994. Max's parents are from Albania; her father, Paul, is from Qeparo, and her mother, Andrea is from Sarand. Max also has a brother who is seven years older than her. Following the country's communism crisis, her parents left Albania in 1991 and spent a year at a Red Cross-sponsored cathedral in Paris. While in Paris, the couple ran into a woman from Wisconsin and were given passports by her before emigrating to the United States in the state where Max was born. Max found her parents struggling to earn a living as they each had three children who did not speak English during their childhood. Her mother was a classically trained opera singer, while her father was a pianist.
When she was 8 years old, Max and her family migrated to Virginia, where she was raised in Hampton Roads. While living in Virginia, she competed in numerous Radio Disney singing competitions at Greenbrier Mall in Chesapeake and appeared in several Radio Disney singing competitions, including Whitney Houston's 1987 hit "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" where she appeared at the NorVa in Norfolk. Max used to fly to Florida in order to compete in singing competitions, and he began releasing music under the moniker Amanda Kay. Max, 13, came up with the middle name Ava and adopted it as her first name after saying that she did not like being called Amanda when growing up.
Max, adolescent, adopted Ava at the age of 14, and moved to Los Angeles in search of a music career at the request of her mother, but was continually refused because she was underage. A year later, Max moved to South Carolina, where she began writing songs about her experiences, including those of her brother. Later, she expressed gratitude for the move, because it enabled her to have a normal childhood. Max attended Lexington High School for a year after being homeschooled, and she recalls being constantly bullied there. Max returned from Los Angeles with her brother, who served as her boss, after she turned 17. The partnership "did not work out" due to differences and getting orders from her brother, as well as the fact that no one was aware of her presence in the area. Max's struggle alone in looking for writers and songwriters prompted her to spiral "down a dangerous road" that culminated in her to drink alcohol at an early age and then having to survive on 20 dollars a week.
Personal life
Max has referred to herself as "100 percent Albanian" and has pledged to the families she has referred to. She is able to speak the language but she is unable to read it. Max is outspoken about female liberation, which is reflected in her music.
Career
Max released "Take Away the Pain" in 2013, which was remixed by the Canadian duo Project 46 in July 2015. For several years, her demos were rejected and not returned by record producers and songwriters. She also faced several incidents of sexual harassment. In 2014, Max had her first meeting with Canadian record producer Cirkut at a dinner party in the Chateau Marmont. Cirkut was also an acquaintance of her brother. Max sang "Happy Birthday" to him, which led both musicians to work together, writing hundreds of songs and releasing "Anyone but You" on SoundCloud in July 2016. The song gained traction and attracted the attention of various record labels that contacted Max through email, ultimately leading her to sign a record deal with Atlantic Records in 2016. Max acknowledged that working with Cirkut changed her life, as she considered leaving the music industry after being creatively stifled.
After signing the deal at the age of 22, she began searching for a last name to use as her stage name, eventually deciding on Max. The name was chosen since it combined elements of being masculine and feminine. From 2016 to 2017, Max adopted her signature hairstyle titled the 'Max Cut', which is seen in her logo as a substitute for the 'A' in Max. On August 4, 2017, Max was featured on the Le Youth song "Clap Your Hands", where she sang two different melodies.
Max released the song "My Way" on April 20, 2018, which peaked at number 38 on the Romanian Airplay 100 chart. On May 11, 2018, "Slippin", a collaboration with Albanian-American musician Gashi, was released. On June 8, 2018, Max was featured on the song "Into Your Arms" by American rapper Witt Lowry. A month later, "Salt" was sent to SoundCloud. On August 13, 2018, she released "Not Your Barbie Girl" as a promotional single. "Sweet but Psycho" was released on August 17, 2018. The song became Max's commercial breakthrough, reaching number one in more than 22 countries including Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Norway, Sweden, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, where it stayed at number one for four consecutive weeks. In January 2019, the song reached the top of the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart, and later peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. Max was also featured on the Vice and Jason Derulo song "Make Up" on October 23, 2018, and made an appearance on David Guetta's 2018 studio album 7 on the track "Let It Be Me".
On March 7, 2019, she released the follow-up single "So Am I", which reached the top 10 in Poland, Norway, and Finland. A remix of the song was released on July 3, 2019, which featured South Korean boy band NCT 127. The songs "Blood, Sweat & Tears" and "Freaking Me Out" were released as promotional singles in July 2019. On August 7, 2019, Max was featured on the song "Slow Dance" by American singer-songwriter AJ Mitchell, and released "Torn" as a single on August 19, 2019. On September 4, 2019, she entered a joint co-publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music and Artist Publishing Group. On October 31, 2019, she released a music video for "Freaking Me Out" as a Halloween special. Max won Best Push Act at the 2019 MTV Europe Music Awards. On November 6, 2019, a duet called "Tabú" between Max and Pablo Alborán was released. The previously released song "Salt" was sent to digital streaming platforms on December 12, 2019. She collaborated with British-Norwegian disc jockey and record producer Alan Walker on the song "Alone, Pt. II", which was released on December 27, 2019. "On Somebody" was released as a promotional single on December 30, 2019.
On March 12, 2020, Max released "Kings & Queens" as the fifth single from her then-unreleased debut studio album Heaven & Hell (2020). The song topped the Billboard Adult Top 40 on the chart dated December 12, 2020. She also appeared as a featured artist on the country song "On Me" with Thomas Rhett and Kane Brown. It was included on the soundtrack of the 2020 film Scoob! on May 15, 2020, accompanied with a music video. Max released "Who's Laughing Now" on July 30, 2020, and "OMG What's Happening" on September 3, 2020, as singles from the album. Heaven & Hell was released on September 18, 2020, alongside a music video for the song "Naked". The album peaked at number two on the UK Albums Chart and at number 27 on the Billboard 200. On November 13, 2020, Max was featured on "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" as part of the BBC Radio 2 Allstars Children in Need charity single, which peaked at number seven on the UK Singles Chart. "My Head & My Heart" was released on November 19, 2020, which served as a bonus track from the digital re-issue of Heaven & Hell. On June 8, 2021, Max released "EveryTime I Cry", which she stated was a "continuation" of her aforementioned studio album. She appeared on the R3hab and Jonas Blue song "Sad Boy" as a featured artist with Kylie Cantrall on September 10, 2021, in addition to Tiësto's song "The Motto" on November 4, 2021.
In February 2022, Max hinted at a new project by replacing her 'Max Cut' hairstyle with cherry-red shoulder-length hair and emphasizing a red and pink appearance on her social media accounts. While interviewed at the Billboard Women in Music event in March 2022, she acknowledged that her second studio album was written the previous year during a personally difficult time. The album's lead single "Maybe You're the Problem" was released on April 28, 2022. Max announced her second studio album Diamonds & Dancefloors on June 1, 2022, which is scheduled to be released on January 27, 2023. She released "Million Dollar Baby" on September 1, 2022.