Early life
Aviva Chiara Mongillo [1] was born on February 6, 1998, in Markham, Canada. [2] She was born into an Italian family, who she stated "always supported" her dreams. [3] At the age of seven, she was enrolled in acting classes, followed by vocal lessons and guitar classes. She attended Unionville High School, and continued her education while appearing on Backstage . [2] Mongillo has suffered from anxiety from a young age. [3]
Career
While attending Unionville High School, Mongillo posted a number of original songs to SoundCloud. They caught the attention of a music producer in Toronto, who invited her to a recording studio there. She worked with the songwriters, and a month into her time there, they informed her that the music was being made for Backstage . They told her that she should audition for a role on the series, and she was cast as Alya Kendrick. [3] [4] She portrayed the role for sixty episodes. [5] In June 2016, Mongillo released her debut single, "Hype". The single was accompanied by a music video. On September 15, 2017, her debut EP, Songs About Boys, was released. [6] [7] The EP received promotion from Family Channel, Backstage's network. [3] In 2017, she appeared in Don't Talk to Irene , a Canadian comedy film. [8]
In 2018, Mongillo began portraying the recurring role of Juniper in the CBC sitcom Workin' Moms. [9] [10] [11] In 2019, she appeared in the film Long Shot , playing a teenage version of Charlize Theron's character, [12] as well as making an appearance in the slasher film Random Acts of Violence . [13] Later in 2019, she began performing under the stage name Carys, with the single "Bad Boy" released on July 26, 2019. In August 2019, "Princesses Don't Cry", a song from the Songs About Boys EP, became a sleeper hit after going viral on social networking app TikTok. [14] Over 850,000 videos were made using the song, which was later rereleased as a single under her stage name. [14] She stated that when the song began to gain traction, she was perplexed since she wanted Carys to be a character that she could feel "removed from", and did not want to be seen as vulnerable. She then became grateful for the opportunity to become vulnerable with her music. [3] The music video for "Princesses Don't Cry" was released on November 12, 2019. [15] In June 2020, "No More" was released as her next single, accompanied by a music video. [16] On August 28, 2020, she released the single "Crush", and announced that her debut EP as Carys, To Anyone Like Me , would be released on October 2, 2020. [17] [18] Upon the release of To Anyone Like Me, the song "When a Girl" was released as a single, with an accompanying music video. [19]
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