Education
Hughes studied classical piano and voice at the Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan, and graduated from Sheridan College"s Musical Theater Performance program, and also studied musical theater.
Hughes studied classical piano and voice at the Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan, and graduated from Sheridan College"s Musical Theater Performance program, and also studied musical theater.
She is signed to Sleepless Records. Hughes began her career by performing in televised talent shows in her native Canada. After moving to the United States, she released the song "Catch," which reached the number 55 spot on the Canadian Billboard Hot 100.
Hughes started her career under the name Allie Hughes in Toronto around 2006, performing indie, melodramatic popular and popular music
In 2008, she was in the Canadian How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?, and was eliminated after two episodes. Her acting credits include Triple Sensation, The Boys in the Photograph, King, Being Erica, and Instant Star, and her songs have been in Rookie Blue, Saving Hope, and Love Maine.
She was one of four musicians to receive the Canadian Film Centre Slaight Music Residency Showcase in 2013. In July 2013, she moved to Los Angeles and began working with producers Cirkut and Billboard.
She had not been satisfied with her sound and spent time learning about sound design and production.
In February 2014, she released the song "Catch" under the name Allie X. Katy Perry made a comment about the song on her Twitter page calling it a "spring jam". Her single reached Number. 55 on the Canadian Billboard Hot 100 Chart.
Her European Parliament CollXtion I was released on 7 April 2015 in Canada.
The Toronto Star described her as a private person who created a different persona for her performances. In 2014 and 2015, Hughes contributed to singer Troye Sivan"s album Blue Neighbourhood, co-writing a total of seven tracks, including two of the album"s three singles, "Talk Maine Down" and "Youth".
In 2016, she announced her first United Kingdom show in London Birthdays Dalston on April 5, 2016.