Not every artist is given to achieve resounding success at the age of 15. To achieve such a result requires talent, hard work. Austin Carter Mahone has made every effort to become famous. This guy did it.
The young man was not professionally engaged in music. The singer did not even need cooperation with famous people. It is about such people that one can say: "he achieved everything himself." In any case, at the start of a successful creative path.
The childhood of a talented boy Austin Carter Mahone
Austin Carter Mahone was born on April 4, 1996. His family lived at the time in San Antonio, Texas, USA. When the boy was not yet 1,5 years old, his father dies. Mother, Michele Demyanovich, was left alone with the child. She immediately moves to the town of Seguin. Here Austin spent most of his childhood.
Before entering high school, he and his mother lived for a while in the small community of La Vernia, and then returned to San Antonio. Here Austin attended Lady Bird Johnson School. He only lasted a year before leaving to be homeschooled by his grandmother. The reason for this was the sudden development of a musical career, which was impossible to seriously promote while at school.
Austin Carter Mahone's passion for music
Austin has been involved in music since childhood. The boy perfectly mastered the guitar, which he demonstrates already at his first performances on the network. Austin is also familiar with playing the piano, ukulele, drums. With the development of the Internet, a growing up boy decided to create a YouTube account. Like many young people, he posted videos from his life.
In the winter of 2011, the realization came that you can show the world your musical abilities. Austin began to perform popular songs, bringing his own character there. This is how the first covers of Justin Timberlake, Adele, Justin Bieber appeared. He was compared with the latter, calling him a celebrity imitator. The guys are only 2 years apart in age.
First Steps to Career Austin Carter Mahone
Seeing the popularity of his work, Austin decided to take his work more seriously. At first, his amateur videos became better. In the winter of 2012, the aspiring artist independently recorded his first professional single.
After the appearance of the full-fledged song "11:11", the young man was invited by representatives of Universal Republic Records. It was a great success for a guy to sign a contract with such a major label. The young artist immediately releases his second single. Austin collaborated with producer Bei Maejor on "Say Somethin". By the end of the year, the young singer is recording a new song with Flo Rida.
"Face" of youth fashion
Considering that Austin Mahone's fans were mostly his own peers, representatives of the fashion industry drew attention to the guy. At the end of 2012, the young singer signs his first advertising contract. He becomes the "face" of Trukfit. This line, which specializes in clothing for skateboarders, was founded by hip-hop artist Lil Wayne.
First Soundtrack, Austin Carter Mahone Launch Album
In the first half of 2013, Austin Mahone worked with Becky G. The duo reworked rap artist BoB's song "Magic". This work was intended to accompany the creation of the cartoon "The Smurfs 2".
Immediately after this, the recording of the first collection of the singer followed. It was a Japanese oriented mini-album. It was in this country that the novice artist had the bulk of fans. The album contains previously released singles, as well as several new songs. The singer shot his first video for the ballad "Heart in My Hand". The video was made in Miami.
First awards, confirmation of success
In the summer of 2013, Austin Carter Mahone released another single under the direction of RedOne. The song not only became popular, but brought the first awards. According to the results of 2013, the artist at the MTV Europe Music Awards was awarded prizes in the nominations "Best Push Artist", "Breakthrough of the Year".
At the MTV Video Music Awards, he won the title of "Best New Artist". In the same year, Austin Carter Mahone won Breakthrough of the Year awards from the Radio Disney Music Awards and the Young Hollywood Awards. Due to numerous successes, the singer was named the most promising young artist. Considering the prospects that are opening up, the guy was offered cooperation by representatives of Cash Money Records.
New star duet, participation in advertising, film debut
The beginning of 2014 for the artist was marked by a new duet. This time he sang along with Pitbull. The new song "Mmm Yeah" became a dance hit. The same composition was used in the Aquafina commercial. The artist and his friends participated in the filming of the video presenting the drink of this brand. In the same year, the singer was invited to appear in the television series. Despite the fact that he only got a cameo role in The Millers, this is also a good start.
Debut album release in America
In April 2014, Austin Mahone unveiled a couple of new songs that served as a preview of his first US album. The Secret album, released in May, immediately hit the Billboard 200. Taking into account the gained popularity of the debut, the artist decided to re-release the collection separately for Europe and Japan.
This happened in the early summer of 2014. In each version, in addition to the main line-up, nice bonuses were included in the form of remixes and singles in promo format. At the same time, the artist released a couple of new videos to support the sales of the album.
First concert tour
By mid-summer 2014, the Austin Mahone: Live on Tour began. In support of the released album, the artist went to concerts in the USA and Canada, and also visited some cities in Europe.
The program included not only the singer's performances, but also support from the popular bands Fifth Harmony, The Vamps. And on this tour, the artist also helped promote Shawn Mendes, Alex Angelo.
Autobiography release
By the end of 2014, Austin Mahone published an autobiography. The result was an impressive book about the creative path and life of the artist. He talks in detail about his achievements. The book will be a good incentive for talented youth not to despair of difficulties. Austin has gone from a simple boy from the province to a world-class star. Similarly, it is accessible to everyone, you must believe in yourself, do not despair.
