Ava Max built her career not on gimmicks or trends, but on relentless determination, powerful vocals, and a vision for bold, empowering pop music that connects across continents.Born Amanda Ava Koci on February 16, 1994, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, she was the daughter of Albanian immigrants who fled their war-torn homeland in search of a better life. Raised primarily in Virginia, she was drawn to music at an early age and performed publicly as a child. By her teenage years, she was already crafting demos and dreaming of a pop career, making trips to Los Angeles with her mother to chase down the dream that would eventually define her adult life.