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Artist
AJ Mitchell
12+ albums
teen poppopbest new artist2019Male Singers
about
Teenage singer-songwriter AJ Mitchell gained attention for his signature pop/R&B sound on Instagram, where he’s attained 1.5 million followers, after posting covers and original material. At four years old the Bellville, Illinois-native started taking piano lessons to be like his musical dad, and by the age of six, he’d written his first song. At 13 years old, he took to social media to share clips of himself singing, starting with his rendition of Jason Derulo’s “Marry Me.” The next year he began posting performances of his tracks, and before he knew it, he had a fan base of over 80k followers. AJ initially posted videos because “I needed to hear feedback from someone other than my parents,” he says with a laugh and nod to their devotion. “We were always singing at home, but when I saw how people were getting famous on social, I thought, ‘I want to do that.’’’ Only AJ hoped to get noticed for songwriting. “I wasn’t thinking other people would perform my songs until I started seeing how positively people were reacting to my singing,” he says. Then it was all about honing his vocal talent. “I started practicing my runs to make sure I had them down,” says the 17-year-old, whose multifaceted range was highlighted early on in one of his first singles, “Used to Be,” a bittersweet pop/R&B track about a failing relationship he’d penned at the age of 13. The song, which showcases his silky, high tenor, became a crowd favorite during his premier showcase tour, which took him from Ne
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