Julia Michaels

Born Julia Carin Cavazos in Davenport, Iowa on November 13, 1993, she moved to Santa Clarita, California as a child, beginning songwriting at age twelve. Alongside songwriting partner Justin Tranter, Michaels became one of the most prolific, commercially dominant hitmakers in modern pop music history. Together, they penned multi-platinum global smashes that reshaped contemporary pop, including Justin Bieber's worldwide #1 hit "Sorry" (2015), Selena Gomez's "Hands to Myself" and #1 hit "Lose You to Love Me" (2019), Dua Lipa's "Pretty Please," Hailee Steinfeld's "Love Myself," and hits for Britney Spears, Shawn Mendes, and Gwen Stefani. In 2017, Michaels stepped into the spotlight as a solo artist with her debut single "Issues." Characterized by its idiosyncratic plucked-string arrangement, raw vocal vulnerability, and brutally honest lyrics confronting personal anxiety and relationship jealousy, "Issues" became a multi-platinum global smash, earning Grammy Award nominations for Song of the Year and Best New Artist. She released acclaimed EPs including "Nervous System" (2017) and "Inner Monologue Parts 1 & 2" (2019), followed by her debut studio album "Not in Chronological Order" (2021). In 2023, Michaels composed and performed original songs for Walt Disney Animation Studios' centennial musical feature film "Wish." Renowned for her conversational, emotionally exposed lyricism and rhythmic vocal phrasing, Julia Michaels is one of her generation's most influential pop songwriters.