Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Reid began writing songs and taking vocal lessons while still in the single digits, and by the time she was in her late teens, the self-taught guitarist/pianist, who impressed her future record label with a YouTube rendition of the Justin Bieber hit "One Less Lonely Girl," was working with some of contemporary pop's biggest producers. Her full-length Wax Records debut, The Game, was released in the summer of 2011, and peaked at the number 25 slot on the Canadian albums chart. ~ James Christopher Monger