~*Aly & AJ*~

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~*A Lil' About Aly & AJ*~

  Celebrating their first gold album on the Hollywood Records label, entitled Into the Rush (August 2005), Aly & AJ Michalka have been propelled into the music scene at an astonishingly rapid pace. Their first single, “Rush,” was recently released to Top 40 radio and immediately became one of the most added songs. The video for “Rush” debuted on MTV’s TRL on February 15 and was shot in Hawaii by award winning director Marc Webb. Impressively, music isn’t their only talent. The girls recently signed a multi-layered deal with Disney, which includes their own pilot on the Disney Channel called “Haversham Hall,” which was created as a starring vehicle for the sisters to spotlight their acting abilities. Aly & AJ also recently filmed Cow Belles, their first movie together, in Toronto which premiered on the The Disney Channel March 24. The premier was the second highest rated cable program of the week. With so much activity going on in such a short time, Aly & AJ are truly becoming a force to be reckoned with in Hollywood.
Aly & AJ’s brand of melodic rock is refreshingly unique in today’s musical landscape, harkening back to a time when rock music ruled the radio while still evoking modern day themes. On their debut CD, Into the Rush the multitalented duo prove they’re close in spirit and in heart.
The two wrote all but two tracks on the album. (Their versions of “Do You Believe In Magic” and “Walking on Sunshine” were featured on the hit film, Herbie: Fully Loaded). What’s more, Aly co-stars as Keely Teslow in the hit Disney Channel series, Phil of the Future, which allows her to sing and act, while AJ has had guest spots on Six Feet Underand Birds of Prey, and regular roles on CBS’ The Guardian and the soap opera General Hospital.

~*Alyson Michalka*~

- Alyson is currently 16 years old.
- Alyson was born in Southern California, USA.
- Alyson is currently 5'6"
- Alyson's sister is Amanda Michalka, who is also an actress.
- Alyson says her best friend is her sister Amanda, aka A.J.
- Alyson has 2 dogs, Saint & Bandit.
- Alyson's breakout role is Playing Keely Teslow in Disney Channel's show, "Phil of the Future."
- When Alyson was in the 4th grade, she won a drawing contest and her drawing was featured on a Hallmark card.
- Alyson went to Mack Elementary School as a child.
- Her mother's name is Carrie Michalka.
- Alyson's favorite book series are, A Series of Unfortunate Events, Artemis Fowl and anything that involves Fantasy and Adventure!
- Alyson is a singer, songwriter, and musician.
- Alyson plays the piano and acoustic & electric guitar.
- Alyson likes horses and drawing.
- Alyson's favorite foods are Sushi, Tacos, Candy (especially Ring Pops and Pop Rocks), Pasta and Jamba Juice drinks.
- Alyson's favorite colors are orange, cranberry and black.
- Alyson's favorite movies are Willow, Uptown Girls, Pirates of the Carribean and School of Rock.
- Alyson's favorite actors are Jack Black, Johnny Depp, Simon Baker, Naomi Watts, Cate Blanchett, and Topher Grace.
- Alyson's favorite musicians are Nickelback, Michelle Branch, Sting, Seal and John Mayer.
- Alyson's favorite T.V. shows are That 70's Show, Oliver Beene, The OC, and of course MTV!
- Alyson's favorite sports are Hunter-Jumping Equestrian, Volleyball, Swimming, Rock-Climbing and Mountain Biking.
- Alyson's favorite animals are dogs and horses. She also loves dolphins!

~*Amanda Michalka*~

- Full Name: Amanda Joy Michalka

- Birthday: April 10, 1992

- Eye color: green (trust me, they are)

- Sister of Alyson Michalka, who also goes by Aly.

- Aly & AJ sung a duet called "Do you Believe In Magic" for Aly's DCOM called "Now You See It".

- Amanda's nickname is A.J. which stands for Amanda Joy!

- Michalka is a German name and is pronounced "Mishalka".

- Aly and Aj use over 20 guitars!

- Aj has been playing the piano for 7 years and the guitar for 3 years. - Aj's hair is naturally wavy!

- Amanda and Alyson performed their own concert on Disney.

- Amanda beat Aly in ping pong during Disney's Totally Suite New Year's Eve party.

-Aly and AJ's Japanese Album was released on February 8th, 2006!

- Amanda loves to go to Mtv.com and imdb.com

- AJ has a guitar named 'Zippity' and 'Matty'.

- She and her sister love to shop on Melrose Avenue in L.A.

- Aly and AJ confirmed that actually DO check their fanmail themselves.

- Aly and Aj's debut album 'Into the Rush' has sold over 800,000 units since its release on August 16, 2005.

- Aly and Aj's first single, 'Do You Believe in Magic?', has sold over 50,000 units since release in 2004.

- Aly and AJ appear in a new commercial for VideoNow.

- Alyson claims that she is a very neat person. She likes to have things organized.

- Amanda believes that her older sister Alyson is more like a younger sister to her.

- Aly and AJ starred in their own concert on Disney.

-Favorite movies are any "Lord of the Ring" movies

- AJ shops a lot at Urban Outfitters.

- AJ wrote the song 'Protecting Me' on their debut album.