Ava Max is slowly claiming her place on the top of the music charts. If you don't already know her name, then you probably know her hit 2018 hit song, "Sweet But Psycho." The catchy song made it into the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100. In an interview, Ava told Seventeen she's now working on her debut album and judging by the success of "Sweet But Psycho" you can bet it’s going to be full of bops. So before you get ready to learn the lyrics to all of Ava's new songs, get to know her first with these Ava Max facts.

1. Ava has a signature hairstyle.

Ava's hair is usually styled in an unconventional way: one side is shoulder-length, while the other side is long– sometimes straight, other times turned into waves. Ava told Vanity Fair that the hairstyle was actually the result of a mistake. She was cutting her hair and had one side already done when she realized that she left chocolate chip cookies baking in the oven. So, she ran downstairs without cutting the other side.

"I run downstairs, and then I’m like, ‘Oh my God, [the cookies] almost burnt.’ As I’m going [back] upstairs, I see in the mirror my reflection and the haircut, and... I literally tilted my head, like, why does this feel like me? It felt like me, like I had found myself.”

So, Ava decided to stick with the look.

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2. Ava Max isn't her real name.

Ava's real name is Amanda Koci, but she gave herself the nickname Ava when she was 13 because she never felt like an "Amanda," she told Vanity Fair.

When Ava got signed to her record label, she decided she needed a last name, so she chose Max. "Max came about because it felt very masculine, and I feel a little masculine sometimes, like 50/50, like my hair,” Ava told Vanity Fair. "I wanted something with the feminine that Ava has, and Max has masculinity, so I added those two together.”

3. Ava comes from an Albanian family.

Her parents are Albanian immigrants and in an interview, she told us that her mom still makes cultural dishes. "My mom cooks traditional Albanian food for every holiday. She’s an amazing cook," Ava told Seventeen.

4. Ava's family was also pretty involved in music.

Her dad played the piano and her mom was an opera singer. Ava said that her mom guides her in her own singing career. "She [her mom] teaches me how to protect my vocal chords... for instance, not to drink alcohol, wearing a scarf, and drink[ing] tons of water. She’s super adamant about it, haha. She really helped me build my craft," she told Seventeen.

5. Ava has a go-to karaoke song.

She likes to sing "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" by Whitney Houston.

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6. She's a huge fan of Katy Perry and Post Malone.

She said she lost it when she met Katy Perry. "I love her music and her – freaked out when I met her. Total goof moment," Ava told Seventeen.

Ava also said her dream collaboration is Post Malone because she listens to him on the daily.

7. Lady Gaga, Britney Spears and Madonna are some of Ava's musical influences.

Ava's been compared to Lady Gaga and she told Vanity Fair that she considers it a compliment. "It’s funny, people compare me to her, but I think she’s such a legend, and she’s untouchable to me. I think she’s as– I see her as iconic. So that’s such a compliment every time I hear that."

8. She still doesn't feel like she's made it.

She said that she thinks there should always be another goal. "I think you should never really feel like you’ve 'made it.' I think, personally for me I always work on the next goal and wanna figure out how to achieve it," Ava told Seventeen.

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