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From his beginnings as a social media star, pop singer/songwriter
AJ Mitchell made his move into the spotlight in 2018 at the age of 17 with his debut, Hopeful, a short collection that took cues from the radio-friendly likes of
Justin Bieber,
Conor Maynard, and
Charlie Puth. Over the next few years he offered up a deluge of popular singles including the
Ava Max collaboration "Slow Dance" and the 2021 track "Cameras On."
Born in Belleville, Illinois,
Mitchell grew up in a family of musicians. Inspired by
Bruno Mars,
Coldplay, and even
Lil Wayne, he was most influenced by his father. Learning piano and songwriting, he later balanced high school athletics with student choir and performances at local coffee shops. Building a following on social media, he amassed over a million followers with his posts of covers of songs by
Jon Bellion,
Bebe Rexha, and
Julia Michaels.
Mitchell relocated to Los Angeles in 2016 to pursue music full-time, issuing his debut track, "Used to Be," the next year. He followed with "Girls" and "High Like You," which both landed on his Epic Records debut EP, Hopeful; featuring production by Andy Wells (
5 Seconds of Summer,
Fall Out Boy), it arrived in summer 2018.
Mitchell returned in 2019 with the wistful, largely acoustic single "All My Friends." More singles followed with 2019's "Unstoppable" and 2020's "Burn" and "Spring Break," the latter of which featured
Rich the Kid. Early the following year,
Mitchell released the dramatic "Cameras On." ~ Neil Z. Yeung