Person in history
Austin Mahone
Austin Mahone, American singer-songwriter and actor
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1996 · April 4
- Age this year
- 30No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 30th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Austin Harris Mahone is an American singer. Born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, he gained initial recognition performing covers of pop songs on YouTube. He was discovered by record producers Rocco Did It Again! and Mike Blumstein in 2012, and subsequently signed with their label, Chase Records in a joint venture with Republic Records in June of that year. His 2012 debut single, "Say Somethin'" and its follow-up,
Early life
Early life Austin Harris Mahone [ 1 ] was born in San Antonio, Texas . His father died when he was a year and a half old, [ 2 ] and he was raised as a Catholic [ 3 ] by his single mother. [ 4 ] Mahone is of English , French , German , and Slovak descent. [ 5 ] He attended Lady Bird Johnson High School in San Antonio but left after his freshman year and was homeschooled at his grandmother's house. [ 6 ]
Path and career
Career 2010–2014: Extended Play and The Secret Mahone performing at the B96 Pepsi SummerBash in June 2012 Mahone began his career by posting videos on YouTube in June 2010. [ 1 ] More music videos followed, and by January 2011 he began to build an online following. [ 2 ] In October 2011, Mahone posted a video covering Justin Bieber 's " Mistletoe ". [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Mahone has cited Bieber as his inspiration. [ 5 ] [ 6 ]
Why this date
Austin Mahone appears on our April 4 calendar for 1996 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1996.
- July 18Saguenay flood
- May 11ValuJet Flight 592
- June 15The Troubles
- December 29Guatemala
- November 7NASA
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1996Ross ColtonSeptember 11
- 1996Colin FordSeptember 12
- 1996Batuhan Altıntaş (footballer)March 14
- 1996Adin HillMay 11
- 1996Faker (gamer)May 7
- 1996MyKayla SkinnerDecember 9
- 1996Esteban OconSeptember 17
- 1996Sigrid (singer)September 5
Sources
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“Austin Mahone”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/austin-mahone, accessed October 28, 2026.
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Questions about Austin Mahone
When was Austin Mahone born?
April 4 1996.
How old would Austin Mahone be today?
30 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on April 4?
Yui Koike, Harvey Elliott, Jalen Carter and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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