Alli Walker

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.^[4] 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.^[4] In 2009, Walker moved to Toronto, Ontario to pursue a career in country music and modelling.^[3][5] She met her husband at a Rascal Flatts concert soon after moving to Toronto.^[5]

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 song "I Like Big Trucks".^{[17][18][19][20]} 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.^[21][22][23] A video of the incident was later shown on Hockey Night in Canada as well as an ESPN national broadcast in the United States.^[24] Walker received a nomination for Female Artist of the Year at the 2024 Canadian Country Music Awards.^[25]

In 2025, Walker released the single "First Time Living", which featured American country artist Gretchen Wilson.^[26] In September 2025, Walker signed a record deal with 604 Records, exclusively for releases in Canada and Australia.^[27]