Also known under the name Vanessa Huneault, AKA V has always been proactive in making things happen. After growing up in a small town in Quebec where no one speaks English, she decided to hit the road at the age of twenty and packed up her bag to move to Ontario. She learned how to speak English and started a completely new life for herself. AKA V eventually moved to Toronto where she began to focus mostly on her musical career. She took singing lessons and started to play shows.
Determined to make it in the music industry, the singer decided to get an education in Audio Production and Engineering to understand how to record and master her own tracks. During that time, she also joined the Canadian rock band OzGoode and went on a national tour with them as their singer.