Langley was born in Hope Hull, Alabama, on May 3, 1999, and grew up in a musically inclined family alongside her two brothers and sister. Langley was homeschooled in Montgomery for six years until seventh grade due to being a "distraction." Her early exposure to music came through singing in local Southern Baptist churches and informal jam sessions within her community. She loved sitting next to her grandfather at the piano, singing "Frog Went a-Courting." After her grandfather's death, her father had his guitar restrung for her when she was 14. That same night, she looked up the chords to "Three Little Birds" by Bob Marley, teaching herself to play the song. She initially practiced performing in front of her family's pasture of cows.
In 2016, she gave her first public performance at Hooper Academy in Hope Hull, to perform in the student talent show. During high school, she worked at a trampoline park to fund her early musical ventures. Afterwards, she began performing at local venues leading up to her graduation in 2017. Initially accepted to Troy University, she transferred to Auburn University to study forestry. During college, she was a member of Phi Mu sorority.