Julia Michaels
is 30 years old, and is one of the most recognized songwriters in the music industry today. To date, there are 239 songs written by her published and she was nominated five times for the Grammy Awards. In addition, her songs managed to reach number one on the
Billboard
charts 25 times .
But even though he already has four albums,
his greatest hits are sung by other artists
.
Justin Bieber
, Dua Lipa,
John Legend
and
Britney Spears
are some of the musicians who have
hits
that the author wrote in her own handwriting.
Critics and judges at award ceremonies instantly recognized that Julia's work as a singer was impeccable.
Issues,
her first single, with which the world heard her voice for the first time, earned her a Grammy nomination.
In 2019,
Republic Records
gave her a vote of confidence thanks to her impeccable reputation as a songwriter and released a song in collaboration with her friend
Selena Gomez
, for whom she also wrote dozens of songs. It's called
Anxiety,
and it was the first cut from Julia's debut album.
Little by little, the song became
a kind of anthem for all those who struggle every day with their mental health
. All of this became more relevant because it was published at the same time that Selena opened up about her anxiety and bipolar diagnosis.
However, Julia's album did not have much impact worldwide. Even so, she managed to open for several of the pop artists of the moment for whom she composed some songs, such as
Shawn Mendes, Niall Horan, Pink
and
Maroon 5
. But it did not help her to gain more recognition or for her songs to explode.
A lifetime of writing
Julia Michaels' career as a songwriter began when she was 17 years old
. Her first job was on
Austin and Ally
, the hit 2011 Disney Channel series starring
Ross Lynch
. She was in charge of writing three songs for the series' soundtrack, including the opening musical curtain that to this day plays at some of the concerts of The Driver Era, the band Ross has with her brother.
Thanks to her time at the children's television network studios, Julia was able to have her first formal job as a singer in the company. In 2012 she recorded the chorus of
Let it go
(in Spanish
Libre soy
), the renowned song from the animated film Frozen. And there the composer who always hid behind the scenes began to flirt with the idea of giving her career a twist and exploiting her vocal abilities.
But it wasn't until 2017 that he wrote
Issues
, the first song that he admitted in several interviews was
so personal that he "couldn't imagine anyone else singing it
. "
All the great artists for whom she wrote to date came out to support her on social networks, and users were intrigued about the identity of this mysterious new artist, who was a friend of all the famous people.
Regardless of the publicity and public support of the artists, their work did not make much noise internationally. She did a small tour of the United States to promote her first album, in which she sang with Selena Gomez live for the first time, but it didn't go much further.
Pandemic success with Evaluna Montaner
During the following years, Julia continued composing, both for herself and for other artists. But in 2020 she teamed up with JP Saxe, another American composer, and together they released a song that was nominated for Song of the Year at the Grammy Awards.
This is
If the World was Ending
,
a ballad that came out just before the pandemic exploded and that talks about how ties would change if the world was about to end
. As soon as it was published, it did not generate much of a stir, but with COVID-19 and the quarantine, people began to identify with the lyrics and it went viral on social networks.
The song reached the ears of
Evaluna Montaner
, who contacted Julia to compose the Spanish version. Thus, the daughter of Ricardo Montaner, the renowned Venezuelan singer, brought Michaels' work to Spanish speakers, who were moved by her talent. However, as often happens on social media, her fame was short-lived and she died in that song.
Julia Michaels' most recent work was on the Disney film
Wish
, where she participated in composing the soundtrack. And although her lyrics continue to move thousands of people around the world, her name is always hidden in the credits and her career as a singer fails to take off.