She appeared on America's Got Talent season 8 in 2013, after which she released her debut studio album Brand New Day.
[2] On American's Got Talent, she sang "Brand New Day", an original song she had written for her late father.
On her YouTube channel, Hicks released covers of Christina Aguilera's version of the song "Say Something" and Bob Dylan's "Make You Feel My Love".
[8] In November 2018, she was arrested for underage drinking and then failed to appear in court on multiple occasions.
[9] On December 6, 2021, she was found dead at a friend's house in Liberty, South Carolina, of "a possible overdose.