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'''Alexandra Ashley Hughes''', better known by her stage name '''Allie X''', is a ] artist with a background in musical theater. She identifies her voice type as soprano. <ref name="CKCU">{{cite AV media|title=CKCU Interview with Allie Hughes|url=https://archive.org/details/AllieHughesInterviewAiredOnCkcu-fmForSeptember152010 |accessdate=April 7, 2015}}</ref> |
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'''Alexandra Ashley Hughes''', better known by her stage name '''Allie X''', is a ] artist with a background in musical theater. She identifies her voice type as soprano.<ref name="CKCU">{{cite AV media|title=CKCU Interview with Allie Hughes|url=https://archive.org/details/AllieHughesInterviewAiredOnCkcu-fmForSeptember152010 |accessdate=April 7, 2015}}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
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According to her now closed website she curated under her first stage name of Allie Hughes, she is approximately 29 now.{{cn|date=April 2015}} She has described herself as being a "nostalgia whore,"{{cn|date=April 2015}} who loves to dwell in the past, romanticize memories, talk about her childhood, fate, and how she got to where she is now.{{cn|date=April 2015}} Growing up she was obsessed with Mariah Carey for a short period, but stated she didn't start seriously listening to music until 2007.<ref name="CKCU"/> She has continually stated she does not like sharing details about her personal life, "at least for the moment."<ref name="STAR">{{cite interview|title=Allie X explores her ‘shadow self’ in her dark radio-ready pop|url=http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2015/04/03/allie-x-explores-her-shadow-self-in-her-dark-radio-ready-pop.html |accessdate=April 7, 2015}}</ref><ref name="billboardinterview">{{cite interview|title=Who Is Allie X? 'Catch' Singer Talks Katy Perry Shout-Out, Her Pop Takeover Plan|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/5930347/who-is-allie-x-catch-singer-talks-katy-perry-shout-out-her-pop |author=Jason Lipshutz |date=March 10, 2014 |publisher=Billboard.com|accessdate=December 25, 2014}}</ref> She has expressed that Erewhon Market is a favorite spot of hers as she enjoys their elixirs for their health benefits, which ties into her health interest.{{cn|date=April 2015}} |
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She has described herself as being a "nostalgia whore," who loves to dwell in the past, romanticize memories, talk about her childhood, fate, and how she got to where she is now. <ref name="alliehughes.com">{{cite web|title=Allie Hughes Blog|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20110207132637/http://alliehughes.com/ |accessdate=April 8, 2015}}</ref> <!-- DO NOT DELETE. See ] --> She states that she didn't start seriously listening to music until 2007.<ref name="CKCU"/> She has continually stated she does not like sharing details about her personal life, "at least for the moment."<ref name="STAR">{{cite interview|title=Allie X explores her ‘shadow self’ in her dark radio-ready pop|url=http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2015/04/03/allie-x-explores-her-shadow-self-in-her-dark-radio-ready-pop.html |accessdate=April 7, 2015}}</ref><ref name="billboardinterview">{{cite interview|title=Who Is Allie X? 'Catch' Singer Talks Katy Perry Shout-Out, Her Pop Takeover Plan|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/5930347/who-is-allie-x-catch-singer-talks-katy-perry-shout-out-her-pop |author=Jason Lipshutz |date=March 10, 2014 |publisher=Billboard.com|accessdate=December 25, 2014}}</ref> On why she likes the macabre, she states that she is expressing her Jungian shadow-self.<ref name="STAR"/> She has said that anxiety has been a constant struggle for her to stay calm and make decisions from a grounded place.<ref name="STAR"/><ref name="VICE">{{cite interview|title=ALLIE X: "I DON'T WANT TO BE ANYONE'S BITCH"|url=http://noisey.vice.com/blog/allie-x-i-dont-want-to-be-anyones-bitch |accessdate=April 7, 2015}}</ref><!-- DO NOT REMOVE. Have contacted editor of Vice to dissuade erroneous claims of unreliability. --> |
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==Career== |
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Allie X started her career under the name of Allie Hughes in Toronto around 2006.{{cn|date=April 2015}} She performed Indie, Melodramatic Pop, and Pop. In her live shows as Allie Hughes she incorporated a theatrical element into them. In 2008 she was in ], but was eliminated after two episodes.{{cn|date=April 2015}} She described the experience as first being sketchy, then scary. She called it a traumatic but thrilling experience, "doing the live show and knowing that you're being judged by a lot of people, and you don't really have control over what you're singing or what you're wearing."<ref name="CKCU"/> In spite of her local success, she states she wasn't happy with her sound and that she had to spend years learning how to produce and learning about sound design so that she could reproduce sound she heard in her head. In reference to her melodies, she describes them as being, "soaring pop, borderline theatrical Disney," while her lyrics are, "always seem to be darker." She has described her songwriting process as being like a, "science experiment: you take this person's brain and that person's brain and you put them in a room for hours and see what they make out of nothing."{{cn|date=April 2015}} In pondering why she is enjoys the macabre, she states that she is expressing her shadow-self.<ref name="STAR"/><ref name="VARIETY">{{cite interview|title=Katy Perry tweet helps propel Canadian singer-songwriter's 'Catch' to Billboard heights|url=http://variety.com/2014/music/global/international-star-you-should-know-allie-x-1201217844/ |accessdate=April 7, 2015}}</ref> |
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Allie X started her career under the name of Allie Hughes in Toronto around 2006.<ref name="discogs1">{{cite web|title=Discogs Allie X Andra|url=http://www.discogs.com/Allie-Hughes-Allie-Hughes/release/6865740 |accessdate=April 8, 2015}}</ref><!-- Point of this reference is to show that the album was released in 2006 --> She performed Indie, Melodramatic Pop, and Pop.<ref name="AHM">{{cite web|title=Allie Hughes Myspace|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20111217064409/http://www.myspace.com/alliehughes |accessdate=April 7, 2015}}</ref><!-- DO NOT DELETE. See ] --> In her live shows as Allie Hughes she incorporated a theatrical element into them. In 2008, she was in ], but was eliminated after two episodes.<ref name="CKCU"/> She called it a traumatic but thrilling experience.<ref name="CKCU"/> In spite of her local success in ], she states she wasn't happy with her sound and that she had to spend years learning how to produce and learning about sound design, so that she could reproduce sound she heard in her head. In reference to her melodies, she describes them as being, "soaring pop, borderline theatrical Disney," while her lyrics, "always seem to be darker." She has described her songwriting process as being like a, "science experiment: you take this person's brain and that person's brain and you put them in a room for hours and see what they make out of nothing."<ref name="VICE"/><!-- Do not remove. Have contacted VICE editor to dissuade erroneous claims of unreliability. --><ref name="VARIETY">{{cite interview|title=Katy Perry tweet helps propel Canadian singer-songwriter's 'Catch' to Billboard heights|url=http://variety.com/2014/music/global/international-star-you-should-know-allie-x-1201217844/ |accessdate=April 7, 2015}}</ref> |
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Influences include ], ], ], and ]. While not influences, she stated she enjoys ], ], and ], and ]. Her friend Tom is Owen Pallet's "right-hand-man."{{cn|date=April 2015}} |
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Influences include ], ], ], and ]. <ref name="CKCU"/> |
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She released the song "Catch" in February 2014. ] posted the song on her ], calling it a "spring jam".<ref name="billboardinterview"/> Her single managed to ascertain the No. 55 spot on the Canadian Billboard Hot 100 Chart, without the help of a music video, digital sales, or live appearances.<ref name="VARIETY"/> In January 2015, Allie X announced, along with the release of the "Catch" music video, her debut EP '']'' which was set to be released April 7, 2015, but has been pushed back to April 14, 2015.<ref>{{cite interview|title=Idolator / Allie X Interview April 1, 2015|url=http://www.idolator.com/7585493/allie-x-interview-catch-collxtion |author=Carl Williot |accessdate=April 1, 2015}}</ref> In July 2013, she moved to ] and ended up signing a publishing deal to work as a songwriter.<ref name="billboard2">{{cite web|title=Allie X - Biography|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/6033633/allie-x/biography|publisher=Billboard.com|accessdate=April 3, 2014}}</ref> She also began working with producers such as ] and ].<ref name="billboardinterview"/> She is now known for her GIF's in which she spins around.{{cn|date=April 2015}} Though her face was fully revealed in her music video for Catch, she states she is not comfortable with sharing too much information with the public and prefers to keep her face under wraps at most times.{{cn|date=April 2015}} She will do her first live performances as Allie X at the Phi Center on April 30.<ref name="STAR"/> |
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In July 2013, she moved to ].<ref name="billboard2">{{cite web|title=Allie X - Biography|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/6033633/allie-x/biography|publisher=Billboard.com|accessdate=April 3, 2014}}</ref> She also began working with producers such as ] and ].<ref name="billboardinterview"/> Her spinning GIF's have attained some level of notoriety. <ref name="idol@tor">{{cite web|title=Idolator Hello|url=http://www.idolator.com/7586456/allie-x-preview-collxtion-i-hello-video-watch |accessdate= April 8, 2015}}</ref> |
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She released the song "Catch" in February 2014. ] posted the song on her ], calling it a "spring jam".<ref name="billboardinterview"/> Her single managed to ascertain the No. 55 spot on the Canadian Billboard Hot 100 Chart, without the help of a music video, digital sales, or live appearances.<ref name="VARIETY"/> Though her face was fully revealed in her music video for Catch, she states she is not comfortable with sharing too much information with the public and prefers to keep her face under wraps at most times.<ref name="STAR"/> <!-- I can tell you "read" this one too, huh? --> CollXtion I was released on April 7, 2015 in Canada.<ref name="idolatorinterview>{{cite interview|title=Idolator Interview|url=http://www.idolator.com/7585493/allie-x-interview-catch-collxtion |accessdate=April 8, 2015}}</ref> She will do her first live performances as Allie X at the Phi Center on April 30.<ref name="STAR"/> |
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She has described herself as being a "nostalgia whore," who loves to dwell in the past, romanticize memories, talk about her childhood, fate, and how she got to where she is now. She states that she didn't start seriously listening to music until 2007. She has continually stated she does not like sharing details about her personal life, "at least for the moment." On why she likes the macabre, she states that she is expressing her Jungian shadow-self. She has said that anxiety has been a constant struggle for her to stay calm and make decisions from a grounded place.
Allie X started her career under the name of Allie Hughes in Toronto around 2006. She performed Indie, Melodramatic Pop, and Pop. In her live shows as Allie Hughes she incorporated a theatrical element into them. In 2008, she was in How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? (Canada), but was eliminated after two episodes. She called it a traumatic but thrilling experience. In spite of her local success in Toronto, she states she wasn't happy with her sound and that she had to spend years learning how to produce and learning about sound design, so that she could reproduce sound she heard in her head. In reference to her melodies, she describes them as being, "soaring pop, borderline theatrical Disney," while her lyrics, "always seem to be darker." She has described her songwriting process as being like a, "science experiment: you take this person's brain and that person's brain and you put them in a room for hours and see what they make out of nothing."
Influences include Kate Bush, Rufus Wainright, Jens Lekman, and Janelle Monáe.
In July 2013, she moved to Los Angeles. She also began working with producers such as Cirkut and Billboard. Her spinning GIF's have attained some level of notoriety.
She released the song "Catch" in February 2014. Katy Perry posted the song on her Twitter, calling it a "spring jam". Her single managed to ascertain the No. 55 spot on the Canadian Billboard Hot 100 Chart, without the help of a music video, digital sales, or live appearances. Though her face was fully revealed in her music video for Catch, she states she is not comfortable with sharing too much information with the public and prefers to keep her face under wraps at most times. CollXtion I was released on April 7, 2015 in Canada. She will do her first live performances as Allie X at the Phi Center on April 30.
