Ava Max is an American singer and songwriter who rose to fame after her breakout single, “Sweet but Ps#cho,” in August 2018.

That song became such a massive success, reaching the #1 spot in the music charts of Norway, Finland, and Sweden. Ava released that track under the record label Atlantic Records, with whom she signed in 2016.

Ava Max Biography

Early Life

Amanda Ava Koci was (born on February 16, 1994), in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Her parents, Pavllo and Andromaqi, were Albanian immigrants who fled their homeland after the fall of communism. Her mother was a trained opera singer, and her father played the piano successfully.

They spent a year living in Paris’s Red Cross-supported church. There, Pavllo and Andromaqi met a woman they befriended and offered them passports for immigration to the US. When they arrived in America, they had no money and didn’t even know the language.

Although that made their life hard, it didn’t stop Ava from learning a lot from her parents, who were both musically gifted. By the time Ava was 8, the family had moved to Virginia, where they lived in Hampton Roads. As a young kid, Ava was a huge Britney Spears fanatic.

Regarding education, Ava attended Lexington High School, where she would get bullied. She later attended a high school in South Carolina for a year. Then, she was homeschooled.

Career

During her years in Virginia, her passion for music began to take hold. She started by competing in singing competitions like Radio Disney at a “Mall in Chesapeake.”

She then made her stage debut at age 10 as an opening act, performing Whitney Houston’s song, “I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me).”

Ava often traveled to Florida to perform in singing competitions and began releasing music under the nickname “Amanda K.” At 13, she came up with the name “Ava” for herself, replacing the name her parents gave her.

After that, she participated in the “Talent Rock” competition, which took place in Florida. She competed against 3,000 other kids and placed in the top 3. Her parents recognized their daughter’s talent and dedication. The family packed their belongings and moved to Los Angeles for Ava’s music career when she was 14.

She then relocated to South Carolina a year later and began writing songs. At 17, she and her older brother moved back to LA, hoping to ignite her career. Eventually, Ava hooked up with one of her friends, a producer named Cirkut.

At Cirkut’s birthday party, Ava performed “Happy Birthday” for him. After hearing her voice, Cirkut knew he just had to work with her. The two hit the music studio and began recording tracks. The turning point of her career came when Ava and Cirkut uploaded the song “Anyone But You” on SoundCloud.

Before long, record labels were taking notice, and in 2016, Ava was teaming up with Atlantic Records. After signing her new deal, she came up with the last name of Max for herself. At that time, Ava was making headlines due to how she looked.

Ava’s hit single, “Sweet but Ps#cho,” was released in August 2018 and became her big breakthrough immediately. It was a number-one hit in more than 20 countries worldwide, including the UK, where it remained number one for a month.

By March 2019, Ava was releasing her follow-up single, “So Am I,” which also found a whole ton of success around the world. Over the following months, she dropped more and more tracks on her way to releasing her debut album.

In September 2022, Ava released her debut studio album, “Heaven & Hell.” That project went on to peek at the number 2 spot on the UK Albums chart and #27 on the Billboard 200. In 2021, she released “Every Time I Cry,” which she dubbed the continuation of her prior studio album.

Ava followed up with collab songs, including “The Motto” with Tiësto. During an interview in March 2022, she acknowledged that her second studio album was written the previous year during a personally difficult time.

The album’s lead single, “Maybe You Are the Problem,” came out in April 2022. In June that year, Ava announced her second studio album, “Diamonds & Dancefloors.” The album is scheduled for release on January 27th, 2023.

She has already released three more singles from the album, including “Million Dollar Baby, “Weapons, and “Dancing’s Done.” Ava often collabs with some high-profile artists such as Alan Walker on the track “Alone, Pt. II” and many others.

In September 2018, the popular singer David Guetta released his album, “7,” Ava was featured in one of his album’s singles, “Let It Be Me.”

Car Collection

• Range Rover Sport
• Mercedes CLS

Career Highlights

Here are some of the career highlights of Ava Max’s Career:

• Sweet but Ps#cho, (Single, 2018)
• Heaven & Hell, (Debut Album, 2020)
• Diamonds & Dancefloors, (Second Album, 2023)
• Million Dollar Baby (Song, 2022)
• Being named in Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list of musicians
• 2019 Attitude Awards, Breakthrough Award, _ Won
• 2019 MTV Europe Music Awards, Best Push Act, _ Won
• 2021 Top Hit Music Awards, Best Female Artist Song, _ Won

Ava Max Net Worth

Ava Max is an American singer and songwriter with a net worth of $10 Million. Ava rose to fame after the release of her breakout single, “Sweet but Ps#cho,” in August 2018.

Ava mainly earns from music sales, live concerts, albums, collaborations with other artists, and YouTube. She has more than 6 million subscribers on her self-titled YouTube channel. Some of her music videos even earned over 100 million views.

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