Andrea Nako Koci: Who Is Ava Max’s Mother?

Andrea Nako Koci is the mother of American pop singer and songwriter Amanda Koçi best known as Ava Max. Andrea’s daughter Ava is known for the hits “Sweet but Psycho”, “Kings & Queens”, and “My Head & My Heart”, among others. She is one of the beloved entertainers. She has received numerous awards and nominations.

Andrea Nako Koci: Bio Summary

Who Is The Mother Of Ava Max?

Andrea Nako Koci was welcomed into the world in the year 1962, in Saranda, Sarandë District, Vlorë County, Albania, according to a source. This means that she is 61 years old as of 2023. However, the exact month and day she was born is unavailable. She is the daughter of Teli Nako and Katerina Nako.

What Andrea Nako Koci went through as a child is unknown. There are unknown facts regarding her childhood and family. Nothing is known about her academic background. She was an opera singer. She was a classically trained opera singer. She met and married Pavllo Koçi who is also from Albania.

Pavllo also known as Paul was a pianist. Andrea and Pavllo became the parents of Amanda Koçi aka Ava Max and Denis Koçi. In 1991, Andrea and her partner Pavllo escaped from Albania after the fall of communism in the country and lived at a Red Cross supported church in Paris for a year. They immigrated to the United States, where their daughter Ava was born.

Ava said of her parents: “In 1990 and 1991, they left Albania and went to Paris for a year. They ended up in Paris and they lived in a church for a whole year. It was very hard for them, but it was beautiful because they were in Paris. They met a lady in Paris that gave them passports and they ended up in Wisconsin – that’s where I was born.”

Ava Max was born on February 16, 1994, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. Andrea and Pavllo struggled to earn an income to provide for their family. Both of them worked three jobs each. They had difficulties speaking the English language. Per a source, they had to work low-paid jobs because they couldn’t communicate in English while in America.

Andrea Nako Koci and her family moved to Virginia. Andrea’s daughter Ava Max started singing at an early age. She participated in competitions while growing up. She released music under the moniker Amanda Kay before she came up with the name Ava. According to Ava, she didn’t like being called Amanda while growing up.

Andrea Nako Koci was very supportive of her daughter’s decision to pursue a music career. Ava Max moved to Los Angeles, California, United States to pursue a music career at the suggestion of her mother. Ava was rejected several times for being underage. She was 14 years old at the time. She revealed she moved to Los Angeles with her mother.

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“It’s been a chase my whole life,” Ava Max said. “When I was 14, I moved to California with my mum for music because I ended up doing some competitions when I was 10, 11, 12.” Ava revealed that her mother Andrea “sold her house” and they moved to Los Angeles from Virginia. “That year didn’t go so well because LA wasn’t exactly what we thought it would be. There was a lot of disappointment.”

A year later, they relocated to South Carolina where Ava Max started writing songs. Ava said, “when I was 15 years old, we moved back to the East coast. I lived there for two years, in South Carolina, before I moved back out when I was 17 with my brother. So, it’s been this whole chase with singing and writing songs. Then I finally met the right people after years of struggling.”

At age 17, Ava Max returned to Los Angeles with her brother, who was her manager at the time. Ava and her brother’s partnership “did not work out” due to their differences and receiving orders from her brother and because neither knew anyone in the area. Eventually, Ava signed with Atlantic Records in 2016.

📸 | New pictures of Ava Max with her mother Andrea Nako Koci in Paris via Instagram 🤍… pic.twitter.com/HXEk7J9eN4

— Ava Max Now (@avamax_now) July 25, 2023

Ava Max’s breakthrough single, “Sweet but Psycho”, was released in 2018 through Atlantic Records. The title of the song was inspired by interactions between Ava and her parents. Growing up, her parents said “you’re sweet, but you’re a little psycho”, which inspired the song’s title. Today, Ava is counted among the most popular and successful singer-songwriters.

Ava Max has even been compared to artists such as Lady Gaga, Sia, Bebe Rexha, Sigrid, and Dua Lipa. Ava has received one Attitude Award, one iHeartRadio Titanium Award, four Los 40 Music Awards, one MTV Europe Music Award, one Swiss Music Award, and one TopHit Music Award.

Where Is Ava Max’s Mother Now?

Ava Max’s mother Andrea Nako Koci’s exact whereabouts are unknown. She might be living in the United States. Andrea Nako Koci lives her life privately despite being a celebrity mother. She is believed to still be alive as of 2023. She has a close relationship with her daughter Ava.