# Alli Walker

Alli Jean Walker 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. 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. 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. She recorded the songs in the basement of her home with her husband.
Shortly thereafter, Walker and her husband moved to Kelowna, British Columbia. She subsequently released her second album Growing Up on March 10, 2023. 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".
Later that year, Walker released the song "The Whiskey's Gone". 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". In March 2024, Walker signed her first record deal with RECORDS Nashville and released the single "I Like Big Trucks". 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. A video of the incident was later shown on Hockey Night in Canada as well as an ESPN national broadcast in the United States. Walker received a nomination for Female Artist of the Year at the 2024 Canadian Country Music Awards.

## Discography
### Studio albums

| Title | Details |
| The Basement Sessions: What I've Learned So Far | Release date: September 13, 2019 Label: Independent Format: CD, digital download, streaming |
| Growing Up | Release date: March 10, 2023 Label: Independent Format: Digital download, streaming |

### Singles

| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Year | Title | CAN Country | Album |
| 2022 | "Red Wine or Whiskey" | — | Growing Up |
| 2025 | "First Time Living" (with Gretchen Wilson) | 43 | TBA |

### Other charted songs

| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Year | Title | CAN Country | Album |
| 2024 | "I Like Big Trucks" | 52 | Non-album single |

### Music videos

| Year | Video | Director |
| 2019 | "Fight Till the End" | Eric Paul |
| 2019 | "Sunny Day" | Eric Paul |
| 2021 | "Country Music" | Derek Lamoureux |
| 2022 | "Maybe I'm Still Drunk" | Derek Lamoureux |
| 2022 | "Home Town Home" | Derek Lamoureux |
| 2022 | "Red Wine or Whiskey" | Derek Lamoureux |
| 2022 | "Same Stars" | Derek Lamoureux |
| 2023 | "Good Ol' Days" | Evan Berg / Jordan Ambrosio |
| 2023 | "The Whiskey's Gone" | P.J. Brown |
| 2024 | "Nashville" | Justin Key |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref |
| 2024 | Canadian Country Music Association | Female Artist of the Year | — | Nominated | |