The popular American actress and singer Alison Michalka became an idol for many viewers. And this is not surprising, because the girl has both an attractive appearance and a whole bunch of talents. Alison Michalka not only acts in films and sings beautifully, she also writes lyrics for songs and masterfully plays the guitar. How old is the artist? How did she move to star Olympus? What does he like and how does he live? How are things in her personal life? Is the young actress married? About this and much more - in the article.
Childhood
Alison Michalka, whose filmography is already quite extensive today, was born in Torrance, California, on March 25, 1989 in the family of Carrie and Mark Michalka. She spent most of her childhood in the state of Washington, in the city of Seattle, where she moved with her parents when she was still very young. Alison Michalka was the first child in the family. When she was two years old, she had a younger sister - Amanda, with whom they now do not spill water. They work together, relax together, rejoice and solve problems together.
From an early age, Alison was fond of playing the piano and in her free time she sang in the church choir with her sister. When the girl was thirteen years old, she first picked up a guitar. Since then, she has been inseparable from this musical instrument. After receiving a certificate of secondary education, Alison went to the acting school to master the basics of the profession of an actress. Soon she began acting in commercials, and later in films.
The beginning of a stellar career
In 2005, Alison and Amanda Michalka became soloists of a group called Aly @ AJ. Their first album, Into The Rush, which was released in 2007, went platinum. The song from this album, “No One,” sounded in one of the films of the world famous Walt Disney movie company. Another song “Do You Believe In Magic” became known to the listener after the release of the film “Now You See It ...” (translated “Believe in a Miracle”), also produced by “Walt Disney”. In addition, in this picture, Alison Michalka (photo) appeared in the image of the main character.
Soon the single of the band's second album, Potential Breakup Song, was released. He became the most successful single in the history of the collective, was sold in the amount of more than one million copies and was awarded the "platinum" from the RIAA. In November 2008, the song was mixed by musician Sugiurumn and a Japanese DJ, and then released on Japanese television.
On July 24, 2005, the first concert of the Michalka sisters was held at the Henry Fonda Theater in Hollywood. And in September of that year, the girls were nominated at the American Music Awards as the best contemporary performers of the year.
First steps to the cinema
Alison Michalka played her first role in her life when she was fourteen. Her heroine Killy Teslow in the youth series “Phil from the Future” was remembered for a long time by the audience.
In 2006, Alison played the role of a girl named Taylor in the film “Cow Belles” and the role of Hope in “Haversham Hall”. Both in the first and in the second film, she starred with her younger sister.
In 2007, the aspiring actress starred in the movie “Super Sweet 16: The Movie” as the daughter of a businessman trying to break the friendship of two good friends. With this role, like with everyone else, Alison coped brilliantly. The premiere of this film took place on the same day with the release of the next album of sisters ("Insomniatic") on June 10, 2007. Young talents have become real stars.
Music career
Many young performers sing well, find their small audience of fans and are content with it. Many, but not Alison Michalka. The growth of the singer in the professional plan is more and more noticeable every year, she develops and always pleases her listeners with something new and unusual. She is not just a performer, Alison herself writes lyrics to almost all of her compositions. In many films where she starred, the girl herself sang all the songs.
In August 2006, the reissued album Into The Rush was released. It featured new versions of songs such as Something More and Collapsed. Sister Michalka recorded the song Chemicals React for The Sims 2 Pets (a popular computer game in the US). A video clip for this song was also shot.
In September 2006, the release of the next album by Alison and Amanda “Acoustic Hearts of Winter” was released. This album includes the traditional songs of the Christmas holidays and the original compositions “Not This Year” and “Greatest Time of Year”.
In 2008, the sisters recorded the song “We're an American Band” for a disc called “Randy Jackson's Music Club”, produced by Randy Jackson.
In June-July 2008, a group of Michalka sisters performed in various US cities in amusement parks.
Group transformation
In early 2009, Amanda and Alison Michalka decided to rename the group “Aly @ AJ” to “78Violet”, and already at the end of February they released a new album. It included fourteen songs, which differed from all previous ones in that the girls in them performed each of their parts, and did not coordinate the voices, as it was before. Now they "shared responsibilities", which made their music even more interesting.
Since the sisters of Michalka are popular among the Japanese audience, this album was also first introduced in the Land of the Rising Sun.
New films with Alison Michalka
In 2009, viewers saw a new film project with the participation of Alison Michalka and the famous actress Vanessa Hudgens. The film was called "Bandslam." To this picture, the talented Alison wrote three compositions - “I Want You to Want Me”, “Amphetamine” and “Someone to Fall Back On”.
In February 2010, the Michalka sisters broke a record deal with Hollywood Records. They decided that they were already able to create their own.
In the summer of 2010, Alison played in the film "Devils" with actress Ashley Tisdale. To him, the singer recorded a song called "Belong Here."
In 2011, viewers saw the movie Roommate, where Alison played Tracy Morgan. She also starred in the role of Savannah in Odnoklassniki-2, appeared in the image of Cook in the film "The Killing of Winston Jones" and in the role of Reilly in the melodrama "Sequoia National Park."
All three films were presented to viewers in 2013. The reviews indicate that they are no less interesting than all the previous ones.
Among other things, Charlotte in the movie "Bandslam" also played Alison Michalka. The filmography of the actress also contains such works as “Beauties in Milk”, “Crime Scene - New York”, “Hacking”, “Crazy Love”, “Infernal Cats”.
One of the most successful recent films with Alison's participation is “Excellent student of easy virtue”, which was presented to the audience in 2010.
New album
In June 2011, the sisters Michalka, Amanda and Alison, informed their fans that they were preparing a new album for release and had already recorded several songs for it, including “8 Hours” and “53rd Floor”. The girls also focused on the fact that the new collection of their songs will not be like all the previous ones and will surely be able to surprise.
In December 2011, Alison and her sister informed the public that they were starting production of the film “Wither” based on the book of the same name as producers.
By October 2012, the sisters completed work on a new album. The release was scheduled for the summer of 2013. It was the first album in five years, which was also released under its own label, which Alison and Amanda called “Violet House Productions”.
In March 2013, Alison and her sisters, “The Next Worst Thing”, “Lovesick”, “Bullet”, “The Edge”, “Walk Alone Tonight” and others, became available for listening on the Internet.
In June 2013, 78Violet performed in Los Angeles at The Roxy Theater, which featured Potential Breakup Song, Hothouse, Take A Picture, Heart, Hole in the Earth, "53rd Floor", "Boy", "8 Hours".
The personal life of the artist
Like many other stars of show business, Alison tries to keep her personal life secret from the public. But the journalists still managed to get some information about the passion of the popular singer and actress. It is known that from 2011 to February 2013, Alison Michalka had a relationship with an actor named Joel David Moore. Now the singer and actress can increasingly be found in the company of her colleague Stephen Ringer, with whom she starred in the movie "Sequoia National Park." The media ascribes a novel to friends. And is it really so - time will tell.