Austin Mahone
Austin Carter Mahone (born April 4, 1996 in San Antonio , Texas ) is an American pop singer who made a name for himself in 2011 with a few cover songs on the video platform YouTube .
Life
Austin Mahone lives in a town near Miami in the US state of Florida , his previous residence was San Antonio in the US state of Texas .
Mahone's father died when Austin was 16 months old. His mother Michele Mahone raised him alone in Seguin . After entering into a second marriage, the family moved to La Vernia . There he met Alexander Ruben Constancio. After the divorce, mother and son moved back to San Antonio in 2011 , where he attended Lady Bird Johnsen High School. Because of disciplinary problems at school, his mother signed him up for distance learning . It is thus possible for him to take part in web-based trainings from any location . He and his mother moved to Florida in early May 2012 to better connect with his manager.
Career
In June 2010 Mahone and Constancio started to publish self-made comedy videos on the video platform YouTube. In January 2011 Mahone started its own music channel on YouTube. In his videos, he mainly covered songs by Justin Bieber , Bruno Mars and Adele . He plays guitar , drums and keyboards . Mahone has been managed by Rocco Valdes and Brian Spiro since 2012. Mahone also stars in the teen series Big Time Rush . He makes his living mainly from merchandising , small concerts and selling his songs on iTunes .
Austin Mahones first single 11:11 of his day was Valentine's Day - concert on February 14, 2012, iTunes released. The original song was released in summer 2011 by Jakub Andrew, singer of the US-American band HeyHiHello from Ohio , under the title Eleven Eleven and later assigned to Mahone with all necessary rights . The song was sung by Mahone in a Los Angeles recording studio in January 2012 and later promoted on Twitter . On the day of its release, his single entered the iTunes US Top 100 charts and stayed in these charts for almost a week . By June 2012, the single had already been bought almost 100,000 times on iTunes.
On May 22, 2012, a concert by radio station Q102 took place in Philadelphia , where he performed in front of over 15,000 visitors.
His second single was released on June 5, 2012 under the title Say Somethin and also entered the iTunes charts. The song was written by Bei Maejor and Mike Posner and produced in a Miami studio.
On August 28, 2012 Mahone signed a recording contract with the joint venture - Label Chase Records / Universal Republic Records with a value equal to a single digit million amount.
The third single Say You're Just a Friend was sung by Mahone with Flo Rida . It has been available on iTunes in America since December 3, 2012 . The fourth single What About Love was released on June 10, 2013 and became its first hit on the Billboard Hot 100 . For this Mahone received an award at the MTV Video Music Awards ( Artist to Watch ) in the same year . His fifth single Banga! Banga! (feat. Sean Garett) was released on November 10th, the accompanying video on December 11th, 2013. The sixth single, Mmm Yeah (feat. Pitbull), was released in January 2014 and became Mahones' first international hit.
At the Ultra Music Festival 2017, the Dutch DJ and producer Hardwell premiered the collaborative single Creatures of the Night . The Future Bass song was released as a single on May 12, 2017.
Trivia
In November 2011, Mahone made his debut on the Billboard Social 50 chart at number 38 with his cover version of Justin Bieber's Mistletoe . At this point, he was the youngest singer to make it onto the list. In early December it even reached number 28 on the Billboard charts.
In October 2011, Mahone wanted to meet some fans in Chicago's Millennium Park . He assumed around 50 fans would come. When he arrived at the agreed meeting point, about 1,000 supporters stormed him, whereupon the event had to be canceled by the local police. Since then, the police have forbidden him to hold public meetings without prior notification and without a bodyguard . The family organized Dave Brytus as a personal bodyguard for his concerts in New York and Aurora .
At the end of August 2012, Mahone had 1,050,000 followers on Twitter , 770,000 fans on Facebook and 450,000 subscribers on YouTube . Mahone is among the top 100 musicians with the most subscription on YouTube. Mahone is the most popular character in the social network of the Keek portal , sorted by views .
Mahone offered its fans until his move to Florida in May every Friday afternoon local time ( UTC -6) a free online concert on live streaming - Web portal Ustream to that of his fans also Austream, a combination of his first name and Ustream, is called.
Austin was managed by his mother until the contract with his management in Miami was signed. His fans call themselves Mahomies. Mahone operates a portal for them with merchandise items.
Discography
Albums
| year | title | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Dirty Work - The Album | First published: October 18, 2017 |
EPs
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
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| 2014 | The Secret |
US5 (11 weeks) US |
First published: May 27, 2014
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More EPs
| year | title | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Extended play | First published: June 4, 2013 (published only in Japan) |
| 2017 | Dirty work | First release: July 19, 2017 (including remixes) |
| 2018 | Oxygen | First published: May 16, 2018 |
Mix tapes
| year | title | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | This Is Not the Album | First published: December 17, 2015 |
| 2016 | ForMe + You | First published: December 30, 2016 |
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 2013 | What About Love | - | - | - |
UK83 (1 week) UK |
US66  (9 weeks)US |
First published: June 10, 2013
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| 2014 | Mmm Yeah! The Secret |
DE72 (3 weeks) DE |
AT57 (2 weeks) AT |
CH62 (1 week) CH |
UK34 (3 weeks) UK |
US49 (15 weeks)US |
First published: January 26th, 2014
feat. Pit bull |
more publishments
- 2012: 11:11
- 2012: Say Somethin
- 2012: Say You're Just a Friend ( feat.Flo Rida )
- 2013: Banga! Banga! (feat. Sean Garrett )
- 2014: All I Ever Need
- 2015: Dirty Work
- 2017: Lady (feat.Pitbull)
- 2017: Creatures of the Night (with Hardwell )
- 2017: Háblame bajito (with Abraham Mateo & 50 Cent ) (US:
platinum) - 2017: Loco Enamorado ( Abraham Mateo , Farruko & Austin Mahone) (US:× 4Quadruple platinum )
- 2018: So Good
- 2019: Why Don't We
- 2019: Anxious
- 2019: Dancing with Nobody
Guest Posts
- 2016: Deserve Better (Jump Smokers feat. Austin Mahone)
- 2017: Bad Boyz (Mr. Mauricio feat. Austin Mahone, Pitbull & Bobby Biscayne)
- 2017: Amor (Remix) (I Am Chino feat. Chacal, Wisin & Austin Mahone)
Awards and nominations
| year | Award | category | For | result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Radio Disney Music Awards | Best crush song | "Say You're Just a Friend" | Nominated |
| Best acoustic performance | "Say Somethin" | Nominated | ||
| Breakout star | Oneself | Won | ||
| Fiercest fans | "Mahomies" | Nominated | ||
| MTV Video Music Awards | Artist To Watch | "What About Love" | Won | |
| MTV Europe Music Awards | Push artist | Oneself | Won | |
| Artist On The Rise | Won | |||
| Billboard Readers Poll Music Awards | Best newcomer | Nominated | ||
| 2014 | People's Choice Awards | Favorite breakout artist | Nominated | |
| Radio Disney Music Awards | Best Male Artist | Nominated | ||
| Most talked about artist | Nominated | |||
| Artist with the best style | Nominated | |||
| Best crush song | "What About Love" | Nominated | ||
| iHeart Radio Music Awards | Best Army Fan | Oneself | Nominated | |
| Instagram Award | Won | |||
| Premios Juventud | Favorite hitmaker | Nominated | ||
| The Best Dressed Award | Won | |||
| Young Hollywood Awards | #SocialMediaSuperstar | Nominated | ||
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice single male artist | Nominated | ||
| Choice Music Breakout Artist | Won | |||
| Choice Male Artist | Nominated | |||
| Choice Male Hottie | Nominated | |||
| Choice smile | Nominated |
Music videos
| year | title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Say somethin | Evan Dennis |
| Say you're just a friend | Ray Kay | |
| 2013 | Heart in My Hand (Piano Version) | Alex Zamm |
| What About Love | Colin Tilley | |
| Banga! Banga! | Gil Green | |
| 2014 | MMM YEAH | |
| All I Ever Need | Eric Guerrero | |
| Shadow (Acoustic) | Charlotte Knight |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ hollywoodlife.com: Austin Mahone , accessed June 22, 2014 (English)
- ↑ a b c d e f g Bragg, Roy: Texas teen becomes viral celebrity through YouTube. Houston Chronicle, November 27, 2011, accessed February 18, 2012 .
- ^ A b Exton, Emily: Meet Austin Mahone, the Justin Bieber-inspired YouTube Star. Popdust, December 15, 2011, accessed January 21, 2012 .
- ↑ a b c d Eliscu, Jenny: The Making of Baby Bieber: How Austin Mahone Is Riding Social Media to Superstardom. June 6, 2012, accessed June 15, 2012 .
- ^ Mathieu, Delaine: Interview: San Antonio teen heartthrob is a Youtube sensation. (No longer available online.) WOAI, archived from the original on February 15, 2012 ; accessed on February 18, 2012 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Andrew, Jakub: Here's the deal. February 18, 2012, accessed February 19, 2012 .
- ↑ Pannacione, Maggie: See the Music: Austin Mahone "Say Somethin '. June 29, 2012, accessed June 30, 2012 .
- ↑ Halperin, Shirley: Austin Mahone Signs With Universal Republic. THR, August 28, 2012, accessed August 28, 2012 .
- ↑ Bylin, Kyle: Nickelback, Michael Buble Post Social 50 chart gains. Billboard, December 2, 2011, accessed February 18, 2012 .
- ↑ Mahone, Austin: Mahomie Madness in Chicago (video). YouTube, October 23, 2011, accessed February 18, 2012 .
- ^ A b c Bragg, Roy: More about Austin Mahone: Mahomies & the La Vernia Rat Pack. my San Antonio, November 23, 2011, accessed January 21, 2012 .
- ↑ Keek - Top 100 Most Viewed Users. (No longer available online.) Keek Inc., May 1, 2012, archived from the original on May 10, 2012 ; accessed on May 1, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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↑ a b chart sources:
- Austin Mahone in the German charts. In: Official German charts. GfK Entertainment , accessed on June 14, 2015 (DE).
- Austin Mahone in the Austrian charts. In: Austriancharts.at. Hung Medien , accessed June 14, 2015 (AT).
- Austin Mahone in the Swiss charts. In: Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien, accessed on June 14, 2015 (CH).
- Austin Mahone in the UK charts. In: Official Charts. Official Charts Company , accessed June 14, 2015 (UK, English).
- Austin Mahone on the US charts. Billboard , accessed June 14, 2015 (English, US).
- ↑ Jason Lipshutz: Lady Gaga Rules Billboard.com's Readers Poll 2013 Miley Cyrus and Ariana Grande also scored major wins, but Gaga was the Billboard.com readers' MVP. . Billobard. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
- ↑ People's Choice Awards 2014 . Retrieved December 25, 2013.
- ↑ HITZ ONE ONLINE . Retrieved July 29, 2014.
- ↑ IHeart Radio Music Awards 2014 . Retrieved May 1, 2014.
- ↑ Marta Smith: Austin Mahone, el más querido en los Premios Juventud 2014 ( Spanish ) Diario Femenino. July 18, 2014. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
- ↑ List Of Nominees . yhawards.com. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
- ↑ Teen Choice Awards 2014 - Complete Winners List! . Retrieved August 11, 2014.
- ^ Say Somethin - Directed: Evan Dennis . In: VEVO . May 13, 2010. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
- ↑ Austin Mahone feat. Flo Rida - "Say You're Just a Friend" . In: Riverting Entertainment . May 13, 2010. Archived from the original on April 2, 2016. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
- ^ New Austin Mahone Song and Video . In: The Magazine Canada . May 13, 2010. Archived from the original on April 12, 2015. Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
- ↑ Austin Mahone Takes Fans Behind The Scenes . In: Popstar Magazine . May 13, 2010. Archived from the original on September 16, 2016. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
- ↑ Austin Mahone - Banga! Banga! (Official video) . In: VEVO . May 13, 2010. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
- ^ Austin Mahone - Mmm Yeah (Official video) . In: VEVO . May 13, 2010. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
- ↑ Austin Mahone's 'All I Ever Need' Video Is All About You . In: MTV . May 13, 2010. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
- ^ Austin Mahone - Shadow (Official video) . In: VEVO . May 13, 2010. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mahone, Austin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mahone, Austin Carter (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American pop musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 4, 1996 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | San Antonio , Texas |