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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 19)
Origin	Torrance, California, USA
Genre(s)	Acoustic rock, pop, Pop rock, electro-pop
Occupation(s)	Actress, singer, songwriter, guitarist
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar, piano
Voice type(s)	soprano
Years active	2004 — present
Label(s)	Hollywood (2004–present)
Website	http://www.alyandaj.com Alyson's signature

Alyson Renae Michalka, often credited as Aly, is an American actress, singer-songwriter, guitarist, and pianist. She is perhaps best known for her role as Keely Teslow in the Disney Channel Original Series, Phil of the Future and as Taylor Callum in the Disney Channel Original Movie Cow Belles. She is also known as one-half of the musical duo Aly & AJ with her sister Amanda Michalka.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Career 3 Filmography 4 Notes 5 External links

Biography

Alyson was born in 1989, and lived and grew up in Seattle, Washington with her sister Amanda. 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. She loves to sing and has albums out with her sister.¹²³⁴

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, a film about a group of misfits who form a rock band. She will be co-starring with Vanessa Hudgens. This, while her sister Amanda is featured in the upcoming Peter Jackson film The Lovely Bones, which is set to be released between March 2009 and November 2009.⁵

Michalka and her sister comprise the musical duo Aly & AJ, and released their first album, Into the Rush, on August 16, 2005. The next ear, 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". Aside from this, the two are working on a new album, to be released in the summer of 2009.⁶

Filmography

Year	Title	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	Haversham Hall	Hope Mason	Pilot was filmed, but was cancelled before airing.
	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	post-production

Notes

External links

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

v • d • e Aly & AJ Alyson Michalka · Amanda Michalka Albums Into the Rush · Acoustic Hearts of Winter · Insomniatic Notable singles "Do You Believe in Magic" · "Rush"  · "Chemicals React" · "Greatest Time of Year" · "Potential Breakup Song"  · "Like Whoa" Filmography Cow Belles · Super Sweet 16: The Movie · Bandslam · The Lovely Bones Related articles Discography · Aly & AJ: On the Ride · Aly & AJ: Sister Act

Persondata
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
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH