Superconductor was released on 20 November 2012, and the album debuted at number one on 's Soul and R&B charts in France, the United Kingdom and the US The album also features musicians Maceo Parker and Trombone Shorty. She began writing with Prince while on tour, collaborating on three songs, "Superconductor", "The Calm" and "Long Gone", which appear on Allo's album, Superconductor. Īllo's reputation as a musician led her to a role as a singer and guitarist in American musician Prince's band, the New Power Generation, in 2011. The album's first single, "Dreamland", features the rapper Blu. In 2009, she released her first independent album, UnFresh, a collection of 12 original songs. Career Īllo's first solo gig was an open mic night in 2008 at the Fox & Goose Public House in downtown Sacramento. At that time, Allo formed her own band, Allo and the Traffic Jam, which occasionally performed for tips on the corner of 22nd and J streets in Sacramento. Following high school, Allo attended American River College in Sacramento. Īllo's US education began in seventh grade at Arden Middle School in Sacramento, and she graduated in 2006 from El Camino Fundamental High School in Sacramento. Her Californian-born mother Sue, was forced to move back after suffering chronic fatigue syndrome. Allo holds dual citizenship in the United States and Cameroon and moved with her sister Suzanne to Sacramento in 2000 at the age of eleven, joining three other siblings. She also went to PNEU school Bamenda, Cameroon. She had a recurring role in three episodes of the comedy-drama series The Game in 2011, followed by a number of other roles, including a supporting role in the 2017 film Pitch Perfect 3 and the lead role of Nora in Amazon Prime's series Upload (2020).īorn in Bamenda, Northwest Region, Cameroon, Allo developed an interest in music at an early age her mother taught her to play the piano at age seven. ![]() She released her first of three albums in 2009, and joined Prince's band, The New Power Generation, in 2011. ![]() Andy Allo is a Cameroonian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist and actress.
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