Aly & AJ
Aly & AJ are a teen pop duo consisting of sisters Alyson Renae "Aly" Michalka and Amanda Joy "AJ" Michalka. They were born in Torrance, California, but spent part of their childhood in Seattle, Washington. Both of them are actresses, singer-songwriters, and guitarists.
Aly was born March 25, 1989 and AJ on April 10, 1991.
Aly and AJ have had a passion for music since they were very young. "I think it started when we were three and five. Just singing in church together and in school plays", Aly said.[2] That later moved onto just AJ as Aly started to act very early, when AJ was nine years old (2000). Today, the two sisters consider themselves "the first set of twins to be born two years apart". The sisters both live in a gated community in Calabasas, California with their parents. Their mother, Carrie Michalka, used to sing in a Christian group called "J.C. Band". Alyson also had starring roles in Phil of the Future on the Disney Channel alongside Ricky Ullman.
Aly and AJ have released many songs for different films as part of their contract with Disney. "No One" was a song that was featured in the Disney motion picture Ice Princess. The song "Do You Believe in Magic" written and originally recorded by The Lovin' Spoonful, added a rock edge. This cover was used in the soundtrack of the made-for-tv Disney Channel original movie Now You See It, in which Alyson held the starring role of Allison. Also, their cover of Katrina and the Waves' "Walking on Sunshine" was used in the Disney motion picture Herbie: Fully Loaded. They have been involved in various Walt Disney Records projects, some of which are covers. These include soundtracks and compilations and are primarily marketed at pre-teens. "Into The Rush" was also featured on Movietunes.
The "Aly & AJ Concert" took place on July 24, 2005 at the Henry Fonda theater located in Hollywood, California. The aired concert was cut to five songs and interviews (filmed October 15 and October 16, 2005). The concert included songs from Into the Rush. Aly and AJ opened for The Cheetah Girls in December 2005 on the girls' "Cheetah-licious Christmas Tour".
On September 19, 2006, Aly and AJ were nominated for Contemporary Inspirational Artist of the Year (also known as Christian Artist of the Year) for the 2006 American Music Awards, which were held on November 21, 2006. They did not take home the award. Christian R&B artist Kirk Franklin took the award for his first time instead. Besides being nominated for an award, they introduced Nelly Furtado's performance of her new song along with 2006's Dancing With the Stars runner-up Mario Lopez.
On September 26, 2006, their new album, Acoustic Hearts of Winter was released. On this album, Aly and AJ perform traditional Christmas songs including "Joy to the World" and "Silent Night" as well as the original songs, "Greatest Time of Year" and "Not This Year".
In a recent interview with Aly & AJ they said that they were writing for their next album which will be recorded in January 2007. They also said their album would seem more grown up and will be heavier music with a little more rock feel to it. The Acoustic Hearts of Winter tour has had a few places postponed because of "an urgent request" for their next album also.
-- wikipedia.org
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