[1] Raised in Bermuda Dunes, California, Hilton grew up around music and began teaching himself Elvis Presley songs at an early age.

[citation needed] After a brief stint in Northern California, his family moved back to the Palm Springs area, where he wrote his first song about a girl named Rhian, whom he attended school with.

[citation needed] The band did not show much progress, so Hilton began to enter open mic nights and went to local coffee shops to play his own music.

After the release of his album, Hilton joined the likes of Avril Lavigne, Jet, 50 Cent, and Josh Groban as an artist chosen by AOL Breaker for his star potential.

[8] On January 11, 2012, Hilton released a free song called "Loaded Gun" from his upcoming album Forget the Storm on his website and was featured in the season 9 premiere episode of One Tree Hill following his return as Chris Keller.

On February 14, 2012, "Prince of Nothing Charming", the first single from Hilton's upcoming album Forget the Storm, was made available on iTunes.

"[6] Hilton began a tour in the United States with Dion Roy and "Dakota and Will" in March 2012 which ended mid June 2012.

[12] After his stint as Chris Keller on One Tree Hill, Hilton went on to appear in the Academy Award-winning film Walk the Line as a young Elvis Presley.

He was with Charlie Bartlett co-star and now wife Megan Park in the music video for the band Gloriana's song "(Kissed You) Good Night" released in January 2012.