Julia Carin Cavazos (born November 13, 1993 in Davenport, Iowa), known by her stage name Julia Michaels, is an American singer and songwriter. She has written several popular songs that have been recorded by the likes of Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, Fifth Harmony, Shawn Mendes, Britney Spears, Justin Bieber, Hailee Steinfeld, and Gwen Stefani.
In 2017, she decided to try singing her own songs and released her debut single Issues. The song peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Chart
“What a Time” is the sixth song on Michaels' first part of her first full length studio album "Inner Monologue Part 1".
The song was part of Michaels' setlist as the opener of Maroon 5’s 2018 Red Pill Blues Tour, although the song was only part of the setlist for a week. While it was initially performed as a solo song, it was later announced the song was a collaboration with former One Direction singer Niall Horan, whom Michaels opened for at his “Flicker World Tour” in its European leg, in early spring 2018.
As shared in an interview with Patrick Crowley for Billboard, Horan is as genuine in the studio as he is in life:
"To be honest, he’s kind of the same. He walks in, and he’s just his goofy, silly self. I can’t think of a moment where him and I aren’t laughing and being completely ridiculous with each other. We always make fun of each other for a second, then he sings his heart out, and then he’s like, “Cool, I’ll see you later.” And all of a sudden there’s this magical vocal on this song, and he sounds like a sweet baby angel."
