Andy Allo

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Andy Allo
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Allo in March 2022
Background information
Born (1989-01-13) January 13, 1989 (age 35)
Bamenda, Northwest Region, Cameroon
Origin Sacramento, California
Genres Funk, soul, neo-soul, rhythm and blues, pop
Occupation(s)Actress, musician, model, singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, piano
Website andyallo.com

Andy Allo (born January 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and actress. [1] She released her first of three albums in 2009, and joined Prince's band, The New Power Generation, in 2011. She had a recurring role in three episodes of the comedy-drama series The Game in 2011, followed by a number of other roles, including a supporting role in the 2017 film Pitch Perfect 3 and the lead role of Nora in Amazon Prime's series Upload (2020).

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Early life and education

Born in Bamenda, Northwest Region, Cameroon, Allo developed an interest in music at an early age; her mother taught her to play the piano at age seven.[ citation needed ] She also went to PNEU school Bamenda, Cameroon. She is the youngest of five siblings. [2] Allo holds dual citizenship in the United States and Cameroon and moved with her sister Suzanne to Sacramento in 2000 at the age of eleven, joining three other siblings. [3] Her Californian-born mother, Sue, [4] was forced to move back after suffering chronic fatigue syndrome. [5] Her father Andrew Allo is an ecologist. [5] [6]

Allo's US education began in seventh grade at Arden Middle School in Sacramento, and she graduated in 2006 from El Camino Fundamental High School in Sacramento. Following high school, Allo attended American River College in Sacramento. [3] At that time, Allo formed her own band, Allo and the Traffic Jam, which occasionally performed for tips on the corner of 22nd and J streets in Sacramento. [3]

Career

Allo's first solo gig was an open mic night in 2008 at the Fox & Goose Public House in downtown Sacramento. [3] In 2009, she released her first independent album, UnFresh, a collection of 12 original songs. [7] [8] The album's first single, "Dreamland", features the rapper Blu. [9]

Allo's reputation as a musician led her to a role as a singer and guitarist in American musician Prince's band, the New Power Generation, in 2011. [10] She began writing with Prince while on tour, [11] collaborating on three songs, "Superconductor", "The Calm" and "Long Gone", which appear on Allo's album, Superconductor. [12] [13]

Superconductor was released on 20 November 2012, and the album debuted at number one on Amazon.com's Soul and R&B charts in France, the United Kingdom and the US [14] [15] The album also features musicians Maceo Parker and Trombone Shorty.[ citation needed ]. She also appeared on three songs on Prince's 2014 album Art Official Age , in "Breakdown", she sings background vocals, and on both "What It Feels Like" and "Time", she sings co-lead vocals. She would appear again on a Prince album in 2015, when he included "Rocknroll Loveaffair" on Hit n Run Phase Two , and it also includes "Xtralovable", which was originally released in 2011 and included a rap verse by Allo, but it was replaced by a horn section in this version.

In October 2014, she released her single "Tongue Tied". Hello was released in April 2015 and was funded through PledgeMusic. In the same year she collaborated with Prince on a covers project titled Oui Can Luv . [16]

Allo first appeared on screen in 2011, in three episodes of the comedy-drama series The Game . She has been interviewed on the talk show Attack of the Show! , and performed her music on the talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live! . [17]

In 2017, she appeared in the film Pitch Perfect 3 as Serenity, a member of the band called Evermoist, alongside Ruby Rose. Since 2020, she's played the female lead role of Nora in the Amazon Prime TV series Upload .

In March 2023, Allo guest voiced Lyanna Hazard, daughter of Shep Hazard and niece of Phee Genoa, in Star Wars: The Bad Batch . [18]

Discography

Albums

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2017 Pitch Perfect 3 Serenity
2020 2 Minutes of Fame Taylor
2023 Assassin Mali
TBA Absolute Dominion Post-production [19]
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2018 Black Lightning Zoe B.Episode: "The Book of Consequences: Chapter Two: Black Jesus Blues"
2019–2021 Chicago Fire Lieutenant Wendy SeagerRecurring role
2020–Present Upload Nora AntonyMain role
2023 Star Wars: The Bad Batch Lyana Hazard (voice)Episode: "Pabu" [20]

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