[1] Duffield gained recognition after appearing as a finalist on the third season of the YTV reality competition series The Next Star in 2010, signing with Warner Music Canada the following year.
Her debut studio album Shut Up and Dance (2012) also saw the commercial success of the single "Break My Heart", which peaked at number 35 on the Canadian Hot 100 and was certified gold.
Duffield's second studio album, Accelerate (2014), was a commercial failure but saw the moderate success of its lead single, "More Than Friends", which peaked at number 49 on the Canadian Hot 100.
[2] She sang and performed multiple tasks during the show, such as co-writing a single, singing solo, duets, group song selections, receiving a make-over, and filming a music video.
After signing with Warner Music Canada, Duffield released her major-label debut single in July 2011, "Shut Up and Dance", which peaked number 12 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart.
Three additional singles were released from the album: "Feel", "Break My Heart"—which peaked at number 35 on the Canadian Hot 100 and was later certified gold—and "They Don't Know About Us", a duet with Cody Simpson.
[8] Following the tour, Duffield sustained injuries to her vocal cords and underwent surgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, resulting in a brief hiatus from performing.
[9] By Duffield's account, she had a new single scheduled for release in 2017, but was informed that Warner Music Canada was no longer working with her management team and she was subsequently dropped from the label.