Allie X co-wrote seven songs on Troye Sivan’s album Blue Neighborhood, including “Youth” and “Talk Me Down”.ĭuring our conversation, Allie tells me about the dating scene in Hollywood, venturing outside of traditional femininity, intimidating men with her attitude and looks, and why she thinks more girls should experiment with drag. X is also a well-known artist and figure in the queer community thanks to her outspoken advocacy of LGBTQ+ rights and frequent experimentation with radical looks. The nun represents the rawness and spiritual side of being an artist the Hollywood starlet reflects the fraudulence of trying to make it in the music industry and the sci-fi girl, the persona Allie says she most closely identifies with, embodies the emotional disconnect and weirdness she has within herself. Throughout the Super Sunset era, her sophomore EP, Allie explores her journey of moving to and living in LA through embodying three different personas: the nun, the Hollywood starlet, and sci-fi girl.
You might know the haunting whistle from her hit song “Paper Love” – basically a siren song for millennial babes who continually fall for bad boys. The Canadian singer-songwriter is classically trained in musical theatre and the arts, started her career in Toronto as an indie performer – and has released three albums under the pseudonym “Allie X” since moving to Los Angeles in 2013.Īllie X is a new indomitable force in the land of pop music and is making waves as one of the most exciting rising artists to emerge in the past few years – embracing drag and identity exploration as a core part of her musical practice. Oh-so mysterious as she is, the “X” in Allie X’s name represents the unknown variable in algebra and is the identity she takes on to describe her journey toward self-discovery.