Alli Walker

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Alli Walker
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Walker performing at Toronto's Festival of Beer in 2024
Background information
Born1989or1990(age 34–35) [1]
Origin Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, model, multi-instrumentalist
Instrument(s)Bagpipes, drums, guitar, piano, vocals
Years active2009-present
LabelsRecords Nashville
Website Official website

Alli Jean Walker is a Canadian country music singer, songwriter, and model from Summerside, Prince Edward Island. She is currently signed to Records Nashville. [2]

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Early life

Walker grew up in Prince Edward Island. After learning the piano and drums, she learned how to play the bagpipes, and attended several international bagpiping competitions. Walker turned down a scholarship to the University of Arkansas, as she was inspired by Taylor Swift to pursue a career in country music. [3] She attended the University of Prince Edward Island for one year as a vocal major, but elected to drop out as the program was focused on classical training. [3] In 2009, Walker moved to Toronto, Ontario to pursue a career in country music and modelling. [4] [5] She met her husband at a Rascal Flatts concert soon after moving to Toronto. [5]

Career

After ten years of developing her music, Walker released her debut album The Basement Sessions: What I've Learned So Far on September 13, 2019. [5] [6] She recorded the songs in the basement of her home with her husband. [7] [8]

Shortly thereafter, Walker and her husband moved to Kelowna, British Columbia. [9] She subsequently released her second album Growing Up on March 10, 2023. [10] [11] The album included the single "Red Wine or Whiskey", and several previously released songs including "Country Music", "Maybe I'm Still Drunk", and a female point-of-view version of "Sand in My Boots". [12] [13]

Later that year, Walker released the song "The Whiskey's Gone". [14] The song garnered significant attention on social media, and Walker subsequently moved with her husband to Nashville, Tennessee, at the end of the year, and released the song "Hung Up". [15] [16] In March 2024, Walker signed her first record deal with RECORDS Nashville and released the single "I Like Big Trucks". [17] [18] [19] In April 2024, Walker received a significant amount of media attention after she performed her song "Creek" at a Nashville Predators playoff hockey game and drank beer from the mouth of a dead catfish. [20] [21] [22] A video of the incident was later shown on Hockey Night in Canada as well as an ESPN national broadcast in the United States. [23] Walker received a nomination for Female Artist of the Year at the 2024 Canadian Country Music Awards. [24]

Discography

Studio albums

TitleDetails
The Basement Sessions: What I've Learned So Far
Growing Up
  • Release date: March 10, 2023 [26]
  • Label: Independent
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

YearSingleAlbum
2022"Red Wine or Whiskey"Growing Up

Other charted songs

YearTitlePeak chart positionsAlbum
CAN Country
[27]
2024"I Like Big Trucks"52TBA

Music videos

YearVideoDirector
2019"Fight Till the End" [28] Eric Paul
"Sunny Day" [29]
2021"Country Music" [30] Derek Lamoureux
2022"Maybe I'm Still Drunk" [31]
"Home Town Home" [32]
"Red Wine or Whiskey" [33]
"Same Stars" [34]
2023"Good Ol' Days" [35] Evan Berg / Jordan Ambrosio
"The Whiskey's Gone" [36] P.J. Brown
2024"Nashville" [37] Justin Key

Awards and nominations

YearAssociationCategoryNominated workResultRef
2024 Canadian Country Music Association Female Artist of the Year—Nominated [24]

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