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, Hedley,

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, and

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, and has been credited for writing in various hit songs, such as "

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" by

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. She has a

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vocal range.

Early life

Shiloh was born in Abbotsford, British Columbia, and was raised in several locations in

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as well as

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, Alberta. Shiloh has Irish,

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and

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ancestry. She attended Allendale Junior High School until she was 13. Growing up, Shiloh was inspired by

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and entered singing contests and competitions, starting at the age of 7, including a radio contest for The Bounce (91.7 CHBN-FM) in Edmonton, Alberta, which she won in 2006.

Career

2008–2010: ''Picture Imperfect'' and ''Can't Hold On''

Shiloh traveled to

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, British Columbia to work with songwriting–production team Hipjoint Productions, who wrote and produced seven songs on her debut album ''Picture Imperfect'' including the Canadian platinum-selling single "Operator (A Girl Like Me)". She signed to

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in 2008 and to

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in early 2009, and released her debut album, '' Picture Imperfect'', on August 18, 2009. The album yielded three singles. "

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" was the first single from ''Picture Imperfect''. It charted on the

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and listed her as ''Billboard'' Canada's No. 1 Emerging Talent Artist as of December 19, 2008. The song is also included on '' Much Dance 2009 CD''. Shiloh appeared on ''

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'' on June 4, 2009, and performed "Goodbye, You Suck". She was a nominee for the

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as well as being an announced performer. She performed "Operator (A Girl Like Me)" at the MuchMusic Video Awards on June 21, 2009, but lost in both categories she was nominated in: Pop Video of the Year to

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. Shiloh appeared on

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's '' The Zone'' segment and was interviewed by Carlos, answering viewer questions that had been submitted by e-mail and performing. She also appeared on season two of ''

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'', meeting the six finalists. On August 27, 2009, she performed an acoustic cover of Michael Jackson's ''

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'' as a tribute to him at the Hamilton Place Theatre. On December 1, 2009, she was also featured on '' War Child: 10'', where she collaborated with

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to cover

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's "People Have The Power". On November 9, 2010, she released her final single as Shiloh, "Can't Hold On".

2016–2019: ''1993''

In 2016, Future 5th took over Shiloh's management from Tanjola. After her father died, she was inspired to make music once again and began work on her new album later titled ''1993''. In 2017, Shiloh changed her stage name to Doll and later released a demo track called "Alien". While the release of the album was delayed for personal issues, she released a demo called "Stealin'" on

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on January 28, 2018. The demo was unavailable on SoundCloud for a period of time, however at some point it was restored. On September 13, 2018, Shiloh released the first single "SWM" from the delayed album. Around this time, she changed her stage name from Doll to Lyldoll. A second single, "New Love", was released on November 2, 2019, accompanied by a music video for the song was released on her

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channel. On November 15, 2019, she released the album ''1993''. In April 2020, while in quarantine, she started working on a music video for the song ''Pillz'', however it is presumed that the music video is cancelled since the updates have now been deleted.

2021: Girl Gxd

On May 31, 2021, Lyldoll released the single "Rainbow" on streaming platforms. On an Instagram livestream, Hoganson announced that Rainbow was a teaser single for a new album and she also said she is going back to

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. On October 1, 2021, Lyldoll released her third studio album titled ''Girl Gxd''.

2022: Unborn (Collaboration)

On April 21, 2022, YouTuber Jayniac Jr. (Darron Bailey Jr.) released the EP "Unborn" which included two covers of "Operator" in collaboration with Lyldoll.

2024: Delranoir (Collaboration)

On April 21, 2024, one of the cover's of "Operator" from Unborn was remastered and released on Jayniac Jr.'s (Darron Bailey Jr.) Album Delranoir.

Onision controversy

In 2019,

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of child grooming and abuse were levied at Hoganson's former partner, YouTube personality Greg Jackson, known online as Onision. Shortly thereafter, Shiloh appeared on

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's YouTube show, ''Have a Seat With Chris Hansen'', where she spoke of abuse at the hands of Onision. Also in 2019, a YouTube sketch video of Shiloh and Onision was discovered, showing Onision's alleged abuse of Shiloh.

Discography

Albums

Singles

* 2006 ** "All I Want" * 2008 ** "

" * 2009 ** " Goodbye, You Suck" ** "Alright" ** "I Remember" * 2010 ** "Can't Hold On" * 2018 ** "Stealin'" ** "SWM" * 2019 ** "New Love” ** "Pillz” ** "Higher” * 2021 ** “Rainbow” ** “Girl Gxd” ** “Pieces” ** “Demonz”

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Shiloh official site

Shiloh on Hipjoint Productions Site

Future5th

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