In August 2018, she released "Not Your Barbie Girl" as a promotional single. A month later, " Salt" appeared on SoundCloud. In June 2018, she featured on "Into Your Arms" by American rapper Witt Lowry. In May 2018, "Slippin", a collaboration with Gashi, was released. In April 2018, "My Way" was released, which reached a peak of 38 on the Romanian Airplay 100 chart. 2018–present: Breakthrough File:Ava Max at the Rix FM Festival in Gothenburg (48534754301) (cropped).jpgĪva Max performing at the Gothenburg Rix FM Festival in 2019 It consists of the right side of her hair chopped as a bob cut, with the left side long and loose. I wanted something with the feminine that Ava has, and Max has masculinity, so I added those two together.ĭuring 2017, Max adopted her signature hair style, dubbed the "Max Cut", which can be seen in her logo. Max came about because it felt very masculine, and I feel a little masculine sometimes, like 50/50, like my hair. In an interview with Vanity Fair, Max described how she formulated her stage name: Īfter signing the deal, she began searching for a last name to use as her stage name. The song gained traction and attracted the attention of various record labels that contacted her through email, ultimately leading her to sign a record deal with Atlantic Records. According to Max, they "opened up a lot of doors" together, and in July 2016, she released "Anyone but You", one of many songs she worked on with Cirkut, on SoundCloud. After years of having demos rejected from record producers and songwriters, she met record producer Cirkut at a dinner party in 2014 in LA where she sang " Happy Birthday" to him. Under the stage name Ava, her debut song "Take Away the Pain" was published in May 2013, and in July 2015, the Canadian DJ and producer duo Project 46 released a remixed version of the song. At age 17, she moved back to Los Angeles. She stated that she was grateful for the return because it allowed for “a normal childhood”. When she was 13, she came up with the middle name "Ava", which she adopted as her first name, claiming that “I never felt like an Amanda.” At age 14, she moved with her mother to Los Angeles, in pursuit of a career in music. She competed in numerous singing competitions before she entered high school. She has described herself as "100% Albanian" and stated that she "definitely wants to give back to the Albanian community when can." At age 8, she moved with her family to Virginia. Amanda Ava Koci was born Amanda Koci on February 16, 1994, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Albanian parents from Tirana and Sarandë.
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