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Amanda Ava Koci (born Amanda Koci; February 16, 1994), known professionally as Ava Max, is an American singer and songwriter. After moving across several states to pursue a music career in her *********, Max signed with Atlantic Records in 2016, where she released the song "Sweet but Psycho" in August 2018. It became her breakthrough single after peaking at number one in 22 countries, including the United Kingdom, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, and New Zealand. The song also peaked at number two in Australia, and number 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Max released her debut studio album Heaven & Hell on September 18, 2020.
Early life
Amanda Ava Koci was born Amanda Koci, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on February 16, 1994.[1][2] She was born to Albanian parents from Tirana and Sarandë,[3] and has an older *******.[4] In 1991, her parents fled Albania due to the country's fall of communism, and lived in a church in Paris for a year. While in Paris, they encountered a woman from Wisconsin and were given passports by her before immigrating to the United States to reside in Wisconsin, where Max was born.[5] During her *********, Max often saw her parents struggle to earn an income, as they each worked three jobs without speaking English.[6] Her ****** Andrea was a trained opera singer who belted arias in the house, while her ****** Paul played the piano.[5]
Max moved with her ****** to Virginia when she was 8 years old, where she competed in numerous Radio Disney singing competitions in malls before entering high school.[7][8][9] At the age of 13, she came up with the middle name Ava, which she adopted as her first name, claiming that "I never felt like an Amanda".[10] When she was 14 years old, Max moved with her ****** to Los Angeles in pursuit of a music career, but was constantly rejected for being ********.[7][11] She went to South Carolina a year later, where she began writing songs about relationships she had observed, including those of her *******.[9] Max stated that she was grateful because it allowed for a normal *********.[4] She eventually returned to Los Angeles when she was 17 years old with her *******.[7][12]
Amanda Ava Koci (born Amanda Koci; February 16, 1994), known professionally as Ava Max, is an American singer and songwriter. After moving across several states to pursue a music career in her *********, Max signed with Atlantic Records in 2016, where she released the song "Sweet but Psycho" in August 2018. It became her breakthrough single after peaking at number one in 22 countries, including the United Kingdom, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, and New Zealand. The song also peaked at number two in Australia, and number 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Max released her debut studio album Heaven & Hell on September 18, 2020.
Early life
Amanda Ava Koci was born Amanda Koci, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on February 16, 1994.[1][2] She was born to Albanian parents from Tirana and Sarandë,[3] and has an older *******.[4] In 1991, her parents fled Albania due to the country's fall of communism, and lived in a church in Paris for a year. While in Paris, they encountered a woman from Wisconsin and were given passports by her before immigrating to the United States to reside in Wisconsin, where Max was born.[5] During her *********, Max often saw her parents struggle to earn an income, as they each worked three jobs without speaking English.[6] Her ****** Andrea was a trained opera singer who belted arias in the house, while her ****** Paul played the piano.[5]
Max moved with her ****** to Virginia when she was 8 years old, where she competed in numerous Radio Disney singing competitions in malls before entering high school.[7][8][9] At the age of 13, she came up with the middle name Ava, which she adopted as her first name, claiming that "I never felt like an Amanda".[10] When she was 14 years old, Max moved with her ****** to Los Angeles in pursuit of a music career, but was constantly rejected for being ********.[7][11] She went to South Carolina a year later, where she began writing songs about relationships she had observed, including those of her *******.[9] Max stated that she was grateful because it allowed for a normal *********.[4] She eventually returned to Los Angeles when she was 17 years old with her *******.[7][12]
