[5] As her entry, she recorded a video of herself singing "Pillowtalk" by Zayn while sitting in a parked car outside a shopping mall.
Hanson was subsequently contacted by a talent agent who invited her to Toronto to audition and record for producers from House of Wolf.
[4][7] In November 2017, Taylor Swift included Hanson's second single, "Only One", on an Apple Music playlist of her favorite songs.
[10] In a review of the Minneapolis show, Twin Cities Media wrote: "She's badass, she’s unapologetic, she’s poppy yet gritty, she's effortlessly cool, her music absolutely bangs, and she’s selfmade.
[17] Later that day, Taylor Swift added another of Hanson's songs, "Back in My Arms", to her Apple Music playlist.
[24] In September 2020, she collaborated with Puerto Rican-American rapper Iann Dior on the song "Ego",[25] and subsequently announced her second extended play, DestroyDestroyDestroyDestroy, which was released on October 23, 2020.
[27] She has since publicly spoken out about LGBTQ+ rights in the media, including an interview with Subvrt Magazine in 2018 where she voiced her opinion about the importance of LGBTQ+ role models.