Amanda Michalka

Birth name        : Amanda Joy Michalka
Also known as   :  AJ, AJ Michalka
Born                   :  April 10, 1991
Genres               :  Acoustic rock, pop,                              
                              pop rock, electropop
Occupations       :  Actress, singer,                                    
                              songwriter, guitarist
Instruments        :  Vocals, guitar, piano

Personal Life

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.

She lived and grew up in Seattle, Washington and Southern California with her sister Aly. 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.