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Alyson Michalka
Alyson Michalka in concert, August 2007.
Background information
Birth name	Alyson Renae Michalka
Also known as	Aly
Born	March 25, 1989 (1989-03-25) (age 20)1
Origin	Torrance, California, U.S.
Genres	Acoustic rock, pop, pop rock, electropop
Occupations	Actress, singer, songwriter, guitarist
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, piano
Years active	2004 — present
Labels	Hollywood (2004–2010)
Website	http://www.alyandaj.com Alyson's signature

Alyson Renae Michalka (born March 25, 1989), often credited as Aly, is an American actress, singer-songwriter, guitarist, and pianist. She is perhaps best known for her roles as Keely Teslow in the Disney Channel Original Series, Phil of the Future, Charlotte Barnes in the feature film Bandslam, and as Taylor Callum in the Disney Channel Original Movie Cow Belles. She is also known as one-half of the musical duo 78violet (formerly Aly & AJ) with her sister Amanda Michalka.

Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 3 Filmography 4 Discography 4.1 Solo 5 References 6 External links

Personal life

Michalka was born in Torrance, California and grew up in Seattle, Washington and Southern California with her sister Amanda Michalka. Her mother, Carrie, is a musician and performed with JC Band, a Christian band.² Michalka has been playing the piano since she was five and started playing the guitar at the age of thirteen. She started acting when she was five years old, mostly in church play productions. She was raised as a Christian and continues to practice the faith.³⁴ She does not believe in evolution.⁵

Career

Michalka's acting debut came when she was cast in the role of Keely Teslow on the Disney Channel Original Series, Phil of the Future. She has also starred in the Disney Channel Original Movies Now You See It..., in which she plays Allyson Miller, an ambitious television producer, and Cow Belles, in which she appears opposite her sister. She announced via her MySpace that she had booked a leading role in the Walden Media film Bandslam, about a group of misfits who form a rock band. She co-starred with Vanessa Hudgens and the movie was released in August 2009. Her sister Amanda is featured in the Peter Jackson film The Lovely Bones.⁶

Michalka and her sister comprise the musical duo 78violet, and released their first album, Into the Rush, on August 16, 2005. The next year, they brought out a holiday album in September, covering 9 tracks, along with two originals, titled Acoustic Hearts of Winter. In July 2007, their album, Insomniatic, hit stores, featuring the American top 20 hit single, "Potential Breakup Song". The two were working on a new album, to be released in the early 2010.⁷ However, they left their label so the release date has been postponed.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2004–2006	Phil of the Future	Keely Teslow	Main role
2005	Now You See It...	Allyson Miller	Made for television (Disney Channel)
2006	Cow Belles	Taylor Callum	Made for television (Disney Channel)
2007	Super Sweet 16: The Movie	Taylor Plimpton (Taylor Tiara)	Made for television (MTV Films)
2009	Bandslam	Charlotte Barnes	Main role
2010	Easy A	Rhiannon	Post-production
2010/ 2011	Hellcats	Marty Berger	In Production, Main role
2011	The Roommate	Tracy	Post-production

Discography

Solo

Year	Title	Album
2009	"Amphetamine"	Bandslam
	"I Want You to Want Me"
	"Someone to Fall Back On"

References

External links

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• Alyson Michalka at the Internet Movie Database
• Alyson Michalka at TV.com
• Aly and AJ Official site
• Aly and AJ at MySpace
• Aly and AJ Official YouTube Channel

v • d • e 78violet Alyson Michalka · Amanda Michalka Albums Into the Rush · Acoustic Hearts of Winter · Insomniatic · 78violet Main singles "Rush"  · "Chemicals React" · "Greatest Time of Year" · "Potential Breakup Song"  · "Like Whoa" · "The Next Worst Thing" Other singles "Do You Believe in Magic" · "No One" · "Walking on Sunshine" · "Never Far Behind" · "On the Ride" · "Shine" · "Something More" Other songs "Not This Year" Filmography Cow Belles · Super Sweet 16: The Movie Related articles Discography · On the Ride · Aly & AJ: Sister Act

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NAME	Michalka, Alyson
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Michalka, Alyson Renae
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Actress, singer, songwriter, guitarist
DATE OF BIRTH	1989-3-25
PLACE OF BIRTH	Torrance, California, USA
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