Lia Marie Johnson

Johnson was born in San Diego, California, but moved to Wahiawa, Hawaii at six months old. She has four sisters and a brother. Her family eventually settled in California. ==Career==

Johnson's YouTube account was created in 2007, with videos uploaded by her mother which featured her performances at talent shows, In 2015, she covered the single "Latch" by Disclosure, singing with Alejandro Luis Manzano of Boyce Avenue, and released it on YouTube. The song was originally performed by singer Sam Smith. Johnson has also been featured on the covers of Adweek and BYou Magazine. She appeared in the music video for Post Malone's single "Go Flex", which was released on April 28, 2016. On September 28, she explained to her fans that she had signed to Capitol Records, and was continuing to work on the music album she had been recording for the previous two years. The following month she released her first single produced by Howard Benson through Capitol Records titled "DNA" which surpassed 1 million Spotify streams. In November of that year, she interviewed then-current president Barack Obama. On February 17, 2017, Johnson released her second single "Cold Heart Killer". The music video for the song was released on March 10, 2017. A year later, Johnson debuted her third single "Champagne" on May 17, 2018. Starting mid November 2019, Lia teased a new project on her Instagram page, with one promotional photo being posted every day. Seven days later, Lia announced her fourth single titled, "Moonflower," on November 23, 2019. Johnson released her fifth single, "Like a God", on March 12, 2020. In the first half of 2021, Johnson began posting personal videos and covers on her YouTube channel again after four years of inactivity. She released the single "Lifts" on January 1, 2021, followed by "Nectar" on March 19 and "Venus Sunrise" on April 30. An accompanying music video was issued for all three songs. In October 2022, Johnson started teasing upcoming music that she had been preparing for 2023. == Personal life ==

On January 2, 2020, Johnson streamed on Instagram Live what appeared to be her intoxicated in a room. During the live stream, an older male alleged by those close to Johnson as being her producer since she was 15, Steven Wetherbee, is heard talking and seen wrapping his arms around Johnson and kissing her. The older male then repeatedly asks Johnson whether or not she is on Instagram, warning her to stay off of it as it could damage his career. In a stream later the same evening, a male voice asks about Instagram again, then Instagram Live, and then takes Johnson's phone away. His face is briefly on the stream before it is paused and eventually ends. Fans reacted to the video with calls to action out of concern Johnson was suffering potential grooming and abuse from Wetherbee, due to the vast age difference between the two (Johnson being 23 and Wetherbee 67 at the time) and Johnson's recent risqué streams and apparent intoxicated behavior, as well as her song "DNA" which talks about and has visuals of repeating cycles of alcoholism and domestic violence. In 2022, Johnson announced she had moved to England to live with her boyfriend, English musician Charlie Hudson. They married in 2023. Johnson announced that as of March 2023, she was one year sober. As of 2025, she continues to post about her sobriety on her social media pages. ==Filmography==

EPs As a lead artist As a featured artist Other appearances Music videos ==Awards and nominations==