Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesShe’s a blonde pop singer who got her start writing songs for other artists, and now her collaboration with a superstar country act is a big hit on the country chart. No, we’re not talking about Bebe Rexha and “Meant to Be” — we’re talking about Julia Michaels.
“Coming Home,” a collaboration between Julia and Keith Urban, is currently a major country hit. Julia co-wrote the song, and sings on it as well, but how did the two connect? “Through Twitter, actually!” Julia tells ABC Radio. “He tweeted me and was like, ‘I’m a big fan of your EP, I would love to work with you.'”
“The first song we ever wrote together was a song called ‘Gemini’ that’s on his record,” Julia says, referring to Keith’s current album Graffiti U. “And then we wrote together a couple more times and then we ended up doing ‘Coming Home’ together.” (AUDIO IS ABC 1-ON-1)
When Julia’s not able to join Keith to perform their top ten hit on the road, she’s recorded a video version of her part of “Coming Home.” You can check it out during Keith’s recent performance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
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