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Vorlage:Infobox musical artist Alexandra Ashley Hughes (born 31 July 1985), known by her stage name Allie X, is a Canadian singer-songwriter based in Los Angeles, California.[1] She is signed to Sleepless Records.[2] 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 number 55 on the Canadian Billboard Hot 100.[1][3]

Early life

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.[4][5]

Career

Hughes started her career under the name Allie Hughes in Toronto around 2006,[6] performing indie, melodramatic pop and pop 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 Me.[4][5] She was one of four musicians to receive the Canadian Film Centre Slaight Music Residency Showcase in 2013.[4][7] In July 2013, she moved to Los Angeles,[8] and began working with producers Cirkut and Billboard.[8][9] She had not been satisfied with her sound and spent time learning about sound design and production.[10] 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".[8] Her single reached No. 55 on the Canadian Billboard Hot 100 Chart.[11] Her EP CollXtion I was released on 7 April 2015 in Canada.[12] The Toronto Star described her as a private person who created a different persona for her performances.[10]

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 Me Down" and "Youth".[13]

In the second half of 2015, Hughes began to tour around North America,[14] while she supported Troye Sivan in February 2016.[15]

In early 2017, Hughes received production credits for the track "Moonlight" of Seohyun's debut solo EP Don't Say No.

Hughes is set to release her debut studio album CollXtion II in June 2017.

Artistry

Hughes cites her influences as Mariah Carey, Mark Mothersbaugh, Tom Petty, and author Haruki Murakami.[16] Placed as having a soprano Fach,[17] Hughes describes her melodies as being "soaring pop, borderline theatrical Disney", while her lyrics, "always seem to be darker." She compares songwriting to a science experiment in which you put two people's brains together for a few hours and see what they can come up with.[10] In explaining the X in her name, she stated that it represents the unknown variable in algebra.[10]

Discography

Studio albums

2017 CollXtion II

Extended plays

2015 CollXtion I
Catch EP

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
CAN
[3]
2014 "Catch" 55 CollXtion I
"Prime" —
"Bitch" —
2015 "Catch (re-release)" — Catch EP
"Never Enough" —
2016 "Old Habits Die Hard" — CollXtion II
"Too Much to Dream" — COLLXTION II: Unsolved
"All the Rage" —
"That's So Us" —
2017 "Paper Love" — CollXtion II

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and directors
Title Year Director(s) Vorlage:Tooltip
"Bitch" 2014 George Pimentel [18][19]
"Catch" 2015 Jérémie Saindon [20][19]
"Sanctuary" Vorlage:Small Vorlage:N/a [21]
"Too Much to Dream" 2016 Jungle George [22][19]
"All the Rage" Vorlage:Small [23]
"Casanova" Vorlage:Small [24]
"All the Rage" Jungle George
Maluko Haus 		[25][19]
"Old Habits Die Hard" Vorlage:Small Taylor Heres [26]
"That's So Us" Vorlage:Small rowspan="2" Vorlage:N/a [27]
"Too Much To Dream" Vorlage:Small [28]

References

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  1. ↑ a b Jason Lipshutz: Who Is Allie X? 'Catch' Singer Talks Katy Perry Shout-Out, Her Pop Takeover Plan. In: Billboard. Abgerufen am 7. Oktober 2015.
  2. ↑ ALLIE X - SLEEPLESS RECORDS. In: SLEEPLESS RECORDS. Abgerufen am 29. März 2016 (amerikanisches Englisch).
  3. ↑ a b Allie X (chart listing). In: billboard.com. 11. November 2015;.
  4. ↑ a b c CFC announces participants for slaight music residency. In: cfccreates.com. Canadian Film Centre, 18. März 2013, abgerufen am 9. April 2015.
  5. ↑ a b LyricCanada 2010 National Conference. Abgerufen am 9. April 2015.
  6. ↑ Discogs Allie X Andra. Abgerufen am 8. April 2015.
  7. ↑ David Friend: International Star You Should Know: Allie X. In: Variety. Abgerufen am 29. März 2016 (amerikanisches Englisch).
  8. ↑ a b c Allie X - Biography. Billboard.com, abgerufen am 3. April 2014.
  9. ↑ Idolator Hello. Abgerufen am 8. April 2015.
  10. ↑ a b c d Interview. Allie X explores her ‘shadow self’ in her dark radio-ready pop. Fehler beim Aufruf der Vorlage:Cite interview: Parameter 'subject' oder 'last' muss angegeben werden
  11. ↑ Interview. Katy Perry tweet helps propel Canadian singer-songwriter's 'Catch' to Billboard heights. Fehler beim Aufruf der Vorlage:Cite interview: Parameter 'subject' oder 'last' muss angegeben werden
  12. ↑ Interview. Idolator Interview. Fehler beim Aufruf der Vorlage:Cite interview: Parameter 'subject' oder 'last' muss angegeben werden
  13. ↑ Mike Wass: Allie X On The Warm Reception Of ‘CollXtion I,’ Co-Writing Troye Sivan’s "Bite" & Part II: Idolator Interview. In: Idolator.com. 9. September 2015, abgerufen am 8. Februar 2016.
  14. ↑ Allie X will embark on her first ever U.S. tour. In: AXS. Abgerufen am 29. März 2016.
  15. ↑ Troye Sivan Snags Shamir, Allie X & LANY for 2016 Tour. In: Fuse. Abgerufen am 29. März 2016.
  16. ↑ Eric R. Danton: Wall Street Journal on CollXtion I In: The Wall Street Journal, April 14, 2015 
  17. ↑ Laura Studarus: Slick Songstress Allie X Mystifies with ‘CollXtion’. 1. September 2015, archiviert vom Original am 5. September 2015; abgerufen am 25. November 2015.
  18. ↑ Ilana Kaplan: Exclusive Video Premiere and Interview: 'Bitch,' Allie X. In: Interview. 7. Juli 2014, abgerufen am 27. Februar 2017.
  19. ↑ a b c d Ilana Kaplan: Allie X - IMVDb. In: IMDb. Abgerufen am 27. Februar 2017.
  20. ↑ Colleen Nika: Watch Allie X find unknown pleasures in ‘Catch’. Dazed, abgerufen am 27. Februar 2017.
  21. ↑ Vorlage:Cite av media
  22. ↑ Chris Ccantalini: Watch Allie X - Too Much to Dream. In: gorillavsbear.net. 16. Mai 2016, abgerufen am 27. Februar 2017.
  23. ↑ Richard Baxter: First Listen: Allie X – ‘All The Rage’. In: popologynow.com. 19. Juni 2016, abgerufen am 27. Februar 2017.
  24. ↑ Vorlage:Cite av media
  25. ↑ Richard Baxter: Allie X: "Casanova" (Video Premiere). In: popologynow.com. 29. August 2016, abgerufen am 27. Februar 2017.
  26. ↑ Vorlage:Cite av media
  27. ↑ Vorlage:Cite av media
  28. ↑ Vorlage:Cite av media
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