Alli Walker

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Alli Walker

| image = Alli Walker.jpg

| caption = Walker performing at Toronto's Festival of Beer in 2024

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| background = solo_singer

| birth_date = {{Birth based on age as of date|29|2019|10|25}}{{cite web|url=https://www.alive.com/lifestyle/alli-walker-music-with-a-conscience/|title=Alli Walker: Music With a Conscience|first=Carimé|last=Lane|work=Alive|date=October 25, 2019|access-date=September 12, 2024}}

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| origin = Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada

| instrument = {{flatlist|

Bagpipes
drums
guitar
piano
vocals

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| occupation = Singer-songwriter

| years_active = 2009-present

| label = Records Nashville

| website = {{URL|alliwalker.com}}

}}

Alli Jean Walker{{cite web|url=https://www.socan.com/jsp/en/mem/pubRepertoireSearch.jsp|title=Public Repertoire {{!}} SOCAN|publisher=Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada|access-date=January 19, 2025}} Type Walker Alli Jean in the field Music Creator is a Canadian country music singer-songwriter and former model from Summerside, Prince Edward Island. Walker has released two albums: The Basement Sessions: What I've Learned So Far in 2019 and Growing Up in 2023.

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.{{cite web|url=https://spotlightonbusinessmagazine.com/in-the-spotlight-alli-walker-islander-brings-her-pipes-to-music-city/|title=In the spotlight – ALLI WALKER – Islander brings her Pipes to Music City|work=Spotlight on Business Magazine|access-date=May 18, 2024}} 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. In 2009, Walker moved to Toronto, Ontario to pursue a career in country music and modelling.{{cite web|url= https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-summerside-musician-mental-health-music-1.5142234|title=Summerside native Alli Walker on why she calls her music 'conscious country'|first=Tony|last=Davis|date=May 20, 2019|work=CBC News|access-date=May 19, 2024}} She met her husband at a Rascal Flatts concert soon after moving to Toronto.

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.notablelife.com/meet-alli-walker-the-woman-taking-a-more-conscious-approach-to-country-music/|title=Meet Alli Walker, The Woman Taking a More Conscious Approach to Country Music|first=Lauren|last=Ramesbottom|work=Notable Life|access-date=May 19, 2024}}{{cite web|url= https://www.saltwire.com/prince-edward-island/lifestyles/summerside-musician-alli-walker-releases-debut-cd-after-10-years-of-creating-it-362959/|title=Summerside musician Alli Walker releases debut CD after 10 years of creating it|date=October 12, 2019|newspaper=The Guardian|publisher=SaltWire Network|first=Sally|last=Cole|access-date=May 18, 2024}} She recorded the songs in the basement of her home with her husband.{{cite web|url= https://www.elixuer.com/features/alli-walker-country-music-singer-songwriter-and-multi-instrumentalist/|first=Arslan|last=Ahmed|title=Alli Walker, Country Music Singer-Songwriter and Multi-Instrumentalist|date=January 20, 2022|work=Elixuer|access-date=May 18, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://procountrymusic.com/2019/04/11/alli-walker-finds-therapy-in-releasing-mindful-music/|title=Alli Walker Finds Therapy in Releasing "Mindful Music"|work=Pro Country|date=April 11, 2019|access-date=August 12, 2024}}

Shortly thereafter, Walker and her husband moved to Kelowna, British Columbia.{{cite web|url=https://kess11.medium.com/celebrating-her-small-town-roots-alli-walkers-home-town-home-c35abee46589|title=Celebrating Her Small Town Roots — Alli Walker’s "Home Town Home"|first=Donna|last=Block|work=Medium|date=June 22, 2022|access-date=May 18, 2024}} She subsequently released her second album Growing Up on March 10, 2023.{{cite web|url=https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/growing-up-p-e-i-country-artist-alli-walker-releases-her-most-personal-album-1.6335548|title=Growing Up: P.E.I. country artist Alli Walker releases her most personal album|first1=Natalie|last1=Lombard|first2=Katie|last2=Kelly|work=CTV News Atlantic|date=March 20, 2023|access-date=May 18, 2024}}{{cite web|url= https://frontporchmusic.ca/alli-walker-female-canadian-country-artist/|title=[SPOTLIGHT] Canadian Women Of Country: Alli Walker|first=Jenna|last=Weishar|work=Front Porch Music|date=April 6, 2023|access-date=May 18, 2024}} 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".{{cite web|url= https://nowandthenmagazine.com/blogs/latest-news/posts/7167100/music-s-journey-podcast-interview-202-w-breakout-canadian-country-artist-alli-walker-just-released|title=Music's Journey Podcast INTERVIEW #202 w/ Breakout Canadian Country Artist Alli Walker Just Released Her New Single and Sophomore Album ‘’Growing Up''|work=Now and Then Magazine|date=March 10, 2023|location=Toronto, Ontario|access-date=May 18, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://frontporchmusic.ca/alli-walker-sand-in-my-boots-morgan-wallen/|title= Alli Walker Responds to Morgan Wallen With "Sand In My Boots (Female POV)"|work=Front Porch Music|date=December 9, 2022|first=Junior|last=Walker|access-date=May 18, 2024}}

Later that year, Walker released the song "The Whiskey's Gone".{{cite web|url= https://canadianbeats.ca/2023/08/31/alli-walker-has-released-her-new-diddy-the-whiskeys-gone/|title=ALLI WALKER HAS RELEASED HER NEW DIDDY "THE WHISKEY’S GONE"|first=Nanci|last=Dagg|date=August 31, 2024|work=Canadian Beats Media|access-date=May 18, 2024}} 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".

{{cite web|url=https://www.hotpress.com/music/watch-alli-walker-releases-music-video-to-accompany-her-hit-track-whiskeys-gone-22998589|title=Watch: Alli Walker releases music video to accompany her hit track 'Whiskey's Gone'|date=December 1, 2023|work=Hot Press|first=Niamh|last=Browne|access-date=May 18, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.raisedrowdy.com/2023/12/08/alli-walker-steps-into-her-next-chapter-with-hung-up/|title=Alli Walker Steps Into Her Next Chapter with ‘Hung Up’|work=Raised Rowdy|date=December 8, 2023|access-date=May 18, 2024}} In March 2024, Walker signed her first record deal with RECORDS Nashville and released the single "I Like Big Trucks".{{cite web|url=https://www.sonymusic.ca/press_release/rising-country-star-alli-walker-signs-with-records-nashville|title=RISING COUNTRY STAR ALLI WALKER SIGNS WITH RECORDS NASHVILLE|work=Sony Music Canada|date=March 13, 2024|access-date=May 18, 2024}}{{cite web|url= https://frontporchmusic.ca/alli-walker-signs-major-deal-records-nashville/|title=Canadian Artist Alli Walker Signs Major Record Deal With RECORDS Nashville|date=March 12, 2024|first=Jenna|last=Weishar|work=Front Porch Music|access-date=May 18, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://musicrow.com/2024/03/alli-walker-signs-with-records-nashville/|title=Alli Walker Signs With RECORDS Nashville|first=Madison|last=Hahnen|work=Music Row Magazine|date=March 8, 2024|access-date=May 18, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://ca.billboard.com/music-news-digest-music-pei-awards-country-artist-alli-walker-signed-in-nashville-more|title=Music News Digest: Music PEI Awards, Country Artist Alli Walker Signed In Nashville & More|first=Kerry|last=Doole|date=March 13, 2024|magazine=Billboard Canada|access-date=May 18, 2024}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/nhl/predators/2024/04/29/nashville-predators-alli-walker-beer-catfish/73500250007/|title=Who's the Nashville artist drinking beer from catfish at Predators playoff game?|first=Marcus K.|last=Dowling|work=Nashville Tennessean|date=April 29, 2024|access-date=May 29, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/nhl/2024/04/29/predators-alli-walker-chugs-beer-catfish|title=Singer Alli Walker Chugged a Beer From a Dead Catfish While Performing at Predators Game|work=Sports Illustrated|first=Stephen|last=Douglas|date=April 29, 2024|access-date=May 29, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/sports-life/singer-performs-sickest-tradition-in-sport-goes-viral/news-story/dfea92b13f01333d89b71c1fa67fea5d|title=Singer performs sickest tradition in sport, goes viral|first=Tyson|last=Otto|work=News.com.au|date=May 3, 2024|access-date=May 29, 2024}} A video of the incident was later shown on Hockey Night in Canada as well as an ESPN national broadcast in the United States.{{Cite web|url=https://countrytown.com/news/alli-walker-does-a-shoey-out-of-a-catfish/QmD4VFdWWVg/11-05-24|title=Alli Walker Does A Shoey Out Of A Catfish|first=Mary|last=Varvaris|work=Countrytown|date=May 11, 2024|access-date=May 29, 2024}} Walker received a nomination for Female Artist of the Year at the 2024 Canadian Country Music Awards.

Discography

=Studio albums=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
style="width:10em;"\| Title ! style="width:16em;"\| Details
scope="row"\| The Basement Sessions: What I've Learned So Far \| Release date: September 13, 2019{{cite web\|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/0V2mdJjhOlWrxr0qxpNckV?si=YSiyXvm3RMeoeHzDUJJiLQ \|title=The Basement Sessions: What I've Learned So Far - Alli Walker\|work=Spotify\|access-date=May 18, 2024}} Label: Independent Format: CD, digital download, streaming
scope="row"\| Growing Up \| Release date: March 10, 2023{{cite web\|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/4tGYv67lOJKURuk6eg6XqY?si=H5omELT_T7u5DQF_pDtmHQ \|title=Growing Up - Alli Walker\|work=Spotify\|access-date=May 18, 2024}} Label: Independent Format: Digital download, streaming

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

style="width:10em;"| Title

! style="width:16em;"| Details

scope="row"| The Basement Sessions: What I've Learned So Far

Release date: September 13, 2019{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/0V2mdJjhOlWrxr0qxpNckV?si=YSiyXvm3RMeoeHzDUJJiLQ |title=The Basement Sessions: What I've Learned So Far - Alli Walker|work=Spotify|access-date=May 18, 2024}}
Label: Independent
Format: CD, digital download, streaming

scope="row"| Growing Up

Release date: March 10, 2023{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/4tGYv67lOJKURuk6eg6XqY?si=H5omELT_T7u5DQF_pDtmHQ |title=Growing Up - Alli Walker|work=Spotify|access-date=May 18, 2024}}
Label: Independent
Format: Digital download, streaming

=Singles=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
scope="col" rowspan="2"\| Year ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"\| Title ! scope="col" colspan="1"\| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"\| Album
style="font-size:smaller;" ! scope="col" style="width:4em;"\| CAN Country References for Canada Country: "First Time Living": {{cite magazine\|url=https://ca.billboard.com/charts/canada-country/2025-03-01\|title=Canada Country chart for March 1, 2025\|magazine=Billboard Canada\|access-date=February 27, 2025}}
2022 ! scope="row"\| "Red Wine or Whiskey" \| — \| Growing Up
2025 ! scope="row"\| "First Time Living" {{small\|(with Gretchen Wilson)}} \| 43 \| {{TBA}}

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scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Title

! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions

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style="font-size:smaller;"

! scope="col" style="width:4em;"| CAN Country
References for Canada Country:

"First Time Living": {{cite magazine|url=https://ca.billboard.com/charts/canada-country/2025-03-01|title=Canada Country chart for March 1, 2025|magazine=Billboard Canada|access-date=February 27, 2025}}

2022

! scope="row"| "Red Wine or Whiskey"

| —

| Growing Up

2025

! scope="row"| "First Time Living"
{{small|(with Gretchen Wilson)}}

| 43

| {{TBA}}

=Other charted songs=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
scope="col" rowspan="2"\| Year ! scope="col" rowspan="2"\| Title ! scope="col" colspan="1"\| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"\| Album
style="font-size:smaller;" ! scope="col" style="width:3em;"\| CAN Country References for Canada Country: "I Like Big Trucks": {{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canada-country/2024-09-21/\|title=Canada Country chart for September 21, 2024\|magazine=Billboard\|access-date=September 17, 2024\|url-access=subscription}}
2024 ! scope="row"\| "I Like Big Trucks" \| 52 \| {{n/a\|Non-album single}}

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scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title

! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions

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style="font-size:smaller;"

! scope="col" style="width:3em;"| CAN Country
References for Canada Country:

"I Like Big Trucks": {{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canada-country/2024-09-21/|title=Canada Country chart for September 21, 2024|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 17, 2024|url-access=subscription}}

2024

! scope="row"| "I Like Big Trucks"

| 52

| {{n/a|Non-album single}}

=Music videos=

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style="width:1em;"\| Year ! style="width:12em;"\| Video ! style="width:14em;"\| Director
rowspan="2"\| 2019 ! scope="row"\| "Fight Till the End"{{cite web\|title=Alli Walker - Fight Till The End (Official Music Video)\|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvFhQAV7XWI\|website=YouTube\|access-date=May 18, 2024\|format=video\|date=April 12, 2019}} \| rowspan="2"\| Eric Paul
scope="row"\| "Sunny Day"{{cite web\|title=Alli Walker - Sunny Day (Official Music Video)\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HY1U-9y11E\|website=YouTube\|access-date=May 18, 2024\|format=video\|date=May 27, 2019}}
2021 ! scope="row"\| "Country Music"{{cite web\|title= Alli Walker - Country Music (Official Music Video)\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUW4Gui6kNI\|website=YouTube\|access-date=May 18, 2024\|format=video\|date=November 20, 2021}} \| rowspan="5"\| Derek Lamoureux
rowspan="4"\| 2022 ! scope="row"\| "Maybe I'm Still Drunk"{{cite web\|title=Alli Walker - Maybe I'm Still Drunk (Official Music Video)\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0EA20GwOjg \|website=YouTube\|access-date=May 18, 2024\|format=video\|date=February 4, 2022}}
scope="row"\| "Home Town Home"{{cite web\|title=Alli Walker - Home Town Home (Official Music Video)\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jht0WA94EZk \|website=YouTube\|access-date=May 18, 2024\|format=video\|date=July 27, 2022}}
scope="row"\| "Red Wine or Whiskey"{{cite web\|title=Alli Walker - Red Wine Or Whiskey (Official Music Video)\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-VJUBq_EnI\|website=YouTube\|access-date=May 18, 2024\|format=video\|date=August 31, 2022}}
scope="row"\| "Same Stars"{{cite web\|title=Alli Walker - Same Stars (Official Music Video)\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NY37tgkD3kc\|website=YouTube\|access-date=May 18, 2024\|format=video\|date=November 7, 2022}}
rowspan="2"\| 2023 ! scope="row"\| "Good Ol' Days"{{cite web\|title=Alli Walker - Good Ol' Days (Official Music Video)\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GclwNfN9Eiw\|website=YouTube\|access-date=May 18, 2024\|format=video\|date=February 8, 2023}} \| Evan Berg / Jordan Ambrosio
scope="row"\| "The Whiskey's Gone"{{cite web\|title=Alli Walker - The Whiskey's Gone (Official Music Video)\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6w6kq4GkQE\|website=YouTube\|access-date=May 18, 2024\|format=video\|date=December 1, 2023}} \| P.J. Brown
2024 ! scope="row"\| "Nashville"{{cite web\|title=Alli Walker - Nashville (Official Music Video)\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ma3-ylkRa2U \|website=YouTube\|access-date=August 7, 2024\|format=video\|date=August 2, 2024}} \| Justin Key
2025 ! scope="row"\| "Ride It Out"{{cite web\|title=Alli Walker - Ride It Out (Official Music Video)\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fS68ebcvXtc \|website=YouTube\|access-date=March 27, 2025\|format=video\|date=March 20, 2025}} \| Connor Scheffler

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style="width:1em;"| Year

! style="width:12em;"| Video

! style="width:14em;"| Director

rowspan="2"| 2019

! scope="row"| "Fight Till the End"{{cite web|title=Alli Walker - Fight Till The End (Official Music Video)|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvFhQAV7XWI|website=YouTube|access-date=May 18, 2024|format=video|date=April 12, 2019}}

| rowspan="2"| Eric Paul

scope="row"| "Sunny Day"{{cite web|title=Alli Walker - Sunny Day (Official Music Video)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HY1U-9y11E|website=YouTube|access-date=May 18, 2024|format=video|date=May 27, 2019}}

2021

! scope="row"| "Country Music"{{cite web|title= Alli Walker - Country Music (Official Music Video)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUW4Gui6kNI|website=YouTube|access-date=May 18, 2024|format=video|date=November 20, 2021}}

| rowspan="5"| Derek Lamoureux

rowspan="4"| 2022

! scope="row"| "Maybe I'm Still Drunk"{{cite web|title=Alli Walker - Maybe I'm Still Drunk (Official Music Video)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0EA20GwOjg |website=YouTube|access-date=May 18, 2024|format=video|date=February 4, 2022}}

scope="row"| "Home Town Home"{{cite web|title=Alli Walker - Home Town Home (Official Music Video)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jht0WA94EZk |website=YouTube|access-date=May 18, 2024|format=video|date=July 27, 2022}}

scope="row"| "Red Wine or Whiskey"{{cite web|title=Alli Walker - Red Wine Or Whiskey (Official Music Video)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-VJUBq_EnI|website=YouTube|access-date=May 18, 2024|format=video|date=August 31, 2022}}

scope="row"| "Same Stars"{{cite web|title=Alli Walker - Same Stars (Official Music Video)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NY37tgkD3kc|website=YouTube|access-date=May 18, 2024|format=video|date=November 7, 2022}}

rowspan="2"| 2023

! scope="row"| "Good Ol' Days"{{cite web|title=Alli Walker - Good Ol' Days (Official Music Video)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GclwNfN9Eiw|website=YouTube|access-date=May 18, 2024|format=video|date=February 8, 2023}}

| Evan Berg / Jordan Ambrosio

scope="row"| "The Whiskey's Gone"{{cite web|title=Alli Walker - The Whiskey's Gone (Official Music Video)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6w6kq4GkQE|website=YouTube|access-date=May 18, 2024|format=video|date=December 1, 2023}}

| P.J. Brown

2024

! scope="row"| "Nashville"{{cite web|title=Alli Walker - Nashville (Official Music Video)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ma3-ylkRa2U |website=YouTube|access-date=August 7, 2024|format=video|date=August 2, 2024}}

| Justin Key

2025

! scope="row"| "Ride It Out"{{cite web|title=Alli Walker - Ride It Out (Official Music Video)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fS68ebcvXtc |website=YouTube|access-date=March 27, 2025|format=video|date=March 20, 2025}}

| Connor Scheffler

Awards and nominations

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!Year

!Association

!Category

!Nominated work

!Result

!Ref

2024

| Canadian Country Music Association

| Female Artist of the Year

| {{n/a}}

| {{nom}}

| {{cite web|url=https://ccma.org/2024-ccma-award-nominees/|title=2024 CCMA AWARDS NOMINEES|work=Canadian Country Music Association|access-date=July 19, 2024|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240719164229/http://web.archive.org/screenshot/https://ccma.org/2024-ccma-award-nominees/|archive-date=July 19, 2024}}

References

External links

{{Official website|https://www.alliwalker.com/}}

Category:Living people

Category:1989 births

Category:21st-century Canadian singer-songwriters

Category:Canadian country singer-songwriters

Category:People from Summerside, Prince Edward Island

Category:Singers from Prince Edward Island

Category:Sony Music artists