Teenage singer-songwriter AJ Mitchell gained attention for his signature pop/R&B sound on Instagram, where he?s attained 1.5 million followers, after posting covers and original material. At four years old the Bellville, Illinois-native started taking piano lessons to be like his musical dad, and by the age of six, he?d written his first song. At 13 years old, he took to social media to share clips of himself singing, starting with his rendition of Jason Derulo?s ?Marry Me.? The next year he began posting performances of his tracks, and before he knew it, he had a fan base of over 80k followers.
AJ initially posted videos because ?I needed to hear feedback from someone other than my parents,? he says with a laugh and nod to their devotion. ?We were always singing at home, but when I saw h...
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