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AJ Michalka

AJ Michalka is a singer, songwriter and actor, making music with her sister in Aly & AJ and bringing characters including Catra and Lainey Lewis to life.

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Overview

Full name
Amanda Joy Michalka
Born
April 10, 1991 · Torrance, California
Music
One half of Aly & AJ, alongside her older sister Aly
Instruments
Guitar and piano
Breakout
Into the Rush (2005) and Potential Breakup Song (2007)

Mini bio

How it started.

AJ began performing in church plays as a child and learned piano and guitar. She and her older sister Aly formed Aly & AJ in 2004, then introduced their harmonies to a wider audience with Into the Rush in 2005.

Finding their own sound.

Potential Breakup Song became a defining early hit in 2007. After a period performing as 78violet, the sisters returned as Aly & AJ with the Ten Years EP in 2017. Their independent work has moved through synth-pop, guitar pop and the California rock and folk textures of Silver Deliverer.

On screen and behind the microphone.

AJ played Lainey Lewis in The Goldbergs and its spinoff Schooled. Animation fans know her as Catra in She-Ra and the Princesses of Power and Stevonnie in Steven Universe. Her film work includes the starring role in Grace Unplugged and acting and producing alongside Aly on Weepah Way for Now.

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Quotes

Our number one thing on tour is rest.AJ Michalka, GRAZIA USA

In a 2025 interview about Silver Deliverer, AJ described how the sisters make their tour bus feel like a sanctuary.

Trivia

  1. AJ plays acoustic guitar, electric guitar and piano.
  2. She cites the Beach Boys and Heart as foundations for the sisters’ harmonies and songwriting.
  3. Aly and AJ still do a shortened version of their signature handshake before shows.

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Follow AJ on Instagram, and find her music on Aly & AJ’s shared channels.

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