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. He released three albums to date. Famous releases include " Say Somethin", " Say You're Just a Friend" featuring

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", " Mmm Yeah" with Pitbull. After being dropped by his label, he continues releasing music independently.

Early life

Austin Harris Mahone was born in

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, the son of Michele Lee (née Demyanovich) and Charles Edgar Mahone. His father died when he was a year and a half old, and he was raised as a

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by his single mother. Mahone is of

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, and Slovak descent. He attended Lady Bird Johnson High School in San Antonio but left after his freshman year and was homeschooled at his grandmother's house.

Career

2010–2014: ''Extended Play'' and ''The Secret''

Mahone began his career by posting videos on

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'' WOAI-TV'' More music videos followed, and by January 2011 he began to build an online following. In October 2011, Mahone posted a video covering

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. In November 2012, Mahone signed a deal to become the new "Teen Ambassador" for

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's Trukfit fashion clothing line. He has filmed

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and Hot Nuts, a Mexican snack. On December 3, 2012, Mahone released a song titled " Say You're Just a Friend" featuring rapper

as a digital download. He later dropped the piano version of the song and revealed why he released the piano rendition of the song, explaining "I knew my fans love the original version, but I saw a lot of comments saying that they couldn't really hear my voice, so I wanted to reassure them that I can sing the song. I thought it'd be cool to not only have the original version but also the piano version and change it up." On May 29, 2013, he released his debut EP, ''

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'', in Japan only. In June 2013, Mahone released a song called "

". The music video won MTV's Artists to Watch at

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, and he was chosen as one of the opening acts of

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's Red Tour. In July 2013, Mahone featured in " Magik 2.0", a song by

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for '' The Smurfs 2'' soundtrack. It was a rendition of B.o.B's " Magic". In December 2013, Mahone was named a "Digital and Brand Strategist" for

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's FlavorSplash, a new line of flavored sparkling water targeted towards teens. On October 17, 2013, he kicked off his first ever headlining tour, MTV's Artist to Watch Tour. On November 13, Mahone released a song " Banga Banga" as a promotional single. " Mmm Yeah" was released as the lead single from '' The Secret'', his second EP, on January 27, 2014. ''The Secret'' was later released on May 27, 2014. On July 25, 2014, Mahone kicked off his second headlining tour, ''Austin Mahone: Live on Tour''.

2015–2016: ''This Is Not the Album'' and ''ForMe+You''

During 2015, he continued to independently release new music for his fans. Five new songs titled "Say My Name", "Places", "Waiting For This Love", "Someone Like You" and "Torture" were released for free download through his official

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page. Mahone starred in

's music video for her song " Lovin' So Hard", whom he dated that time for five months. The video was released on May 6, 2015. On July 1, 2015, Mahone released " Dirty Work", the lead single from his upcoming debut album. In an interview with ''

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'', he stated that the album would be released by the end of 2015. On September 5, 2015, it was announced that he will be joining T.I. and

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in support of

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on his Australian tour for three dates beginning on November 20. In August 2015, he was picked as

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's Artist of the Month and was featured on

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'' show broadcast nationally in the United States where he performed live his single " Dirty Work" after an interview with

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and temporary host Jenna Bush Hager. Over the course of September and October 2015, Mahone continued to independently release new music, with the tracks "Do It Right", "On Your Way", "Not Far" and " Put It On Me" being released for free download on his Soundcloud page. In an interview with ''

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'' on November 13, 2015, Mahone announced that he would be releasing a free mixtape before the end of the year. On December 15, 2015, Mahone revealed the title of the mixtape, '' This Is Not the Album''. He also revealed the cover art and announced that it would be released on December 17, 2015. In May 2016, Mahone became one of the faces of

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American Icons campaign. He released two singles in August 2016: " Send It" featuring

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and "Way Up". On December 7, 2016, via Facebook Live, Mahone announced his second mixtape, titled '' ForMe+You'', which was released on December 29, 2016.

2017–2018: ''Dirty Work'' and ''Oxygen''

"Lady" served as the lead single, a remix of the 2001 "

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, featuring Pitbull. The song was released as a preview on December 22, 2016, and released officially on April 19, 2017. On New Year's Eve, Mahone performed "Lady" on Pitbull's New Year's Revolution. He has since then performed at two

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fashion shows in Italy with his new work. He performed two shows while on the Pitbull After Dark Cruise. At the end of March 2017 he performed at POPSPRING Japan with his Hot 100 song " Dirty Work" which peaked at #1. He has now begun a campaign working with

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. Mahone will be kicking off his A Tour For Me+You on Wednesday, May 31, starting in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, going through Thursday, June 30, ending in Los Angeles, California. On Friday, April 12, Mahone released a new song, "Creatures of the Night", with DJ and record producer

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. Since 2017, Japanese comedian Blouson Chiemi started to use " Dirty Work" as the background music of her popular comedy routine, which led the song to peak number 4 on the Japan Hot 100 Chart, also ending up being certified gold in the country. Later, Mahone announced the release of his debut studio album exclusively in the country. It also included his collaborations "Lady" with Pitbull and "

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which reached the number 1 position on ''

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chart. The album was released on October 18, 2017, accompanied with the released of "Perfect Body", exclusively in Japan. The song was featured in a commercial for the Japanese

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"Moist, Diane". The album's release day, Mahone put out on digital platforms and streaming services two countdown songs internationally: "I Don't Believe You" and "Found You". On May 16, 2018, Mahone released the extended play, ''

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'' exclusively in Japan.

2019–present: Upcoming album

On February 4, 2019, Mahone released his new single "Why Don't We", which is penned by

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and categorized as a fusion of modern pop and old school R&B under the 90s' influences. The music video was released on March 2, 2019, on

. The music video is described as a throwback of

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's blueprint with group choreography and some solo scenes chasing a lucky girl. He has also photoed for the Galore Magazine on February 14, 2019, as the cover star to talk about his new music. In March, he was featured in ''Paper'' magazine to talk about his new single "Why Don't We" and the upcoming album. In the beginning of October 2020, Mahone announced he was joining

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Personal life

He briefly dated Cuban-American singer

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in 2014. He dated model Katya Elise Henry for less than a year. The two split in February 2017.

Discography

Studio album * '' Dirty Work – The Album'' (2017)

Filmography

Concert tours

;Headlining * MTV Artist to Watch Tour (2013–14) * Live on Tour (2014) * A Tour For Me + You (2017) * Oxygen Tour (2018) * Japan Tour (2019) ;Opening act *

– The Red Tour (2013) *

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– Summer Tour (2013) *