Aaron Fredrick “AJ” Mitchell Jr. is a native of Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. The city is home to the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows.
There are four high schools within Belleville namely Althoff Catholic High School, Belleville High School-East, Belleville High School-West and Governor French Academy. Southwestern Illinois College has a campus in the city.
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BIOGRAPHY
Mitchell is an American singer and songwriter. Here are 10 more things about him:
- He is the only son of Aaron Fredrick Mitchell Sr. and Allison Mitchell.
- His father is a traveling nurse.
- His mother is a businesswoman.
- He is a Belleville West High School alumnus.
- He has two older sisters namely Andrea Mitchell and Addison “Addy” Mitchell.
- In 2005, he started piano lessons.
- In 2014, he started performing at open-mic nights in Belleville and wrote “Used to Be”.
- In 2015, he moved from Belleville to Los Angeles, California, USA where he started working with artist manager Mike Spitz.
- In 2017, he released “Used to Be”, his first independent single.
- On May 17, 2025, he turned 24.
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TIMELINE
AJ played on the football team of Belleville West High School. He also sang in the school choir.
2018
- In February 2018, he signed with Epic Records, a record label based in New York City, New York, USA.
- On July 20, 2018, Epic Records released his debut extended play “Skyview”.
2019
- On August 23, 2019, Epic Records released his second EP “Slow Dance”.
2020
- In January 2020, he performed in Metro Manila, Philippines.
2021
- On October 8, 2021, Epic Records released his debut studio album “Skyview”.
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2024
- On May 25, 2024, he announced that he had parted ways with Epic Records and postponed the release of his second studio album and a tour in North America.
2025
- On March 7, 2025, Glasshouse released his second studio album “As Far as the Eye Can See”.
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