Lisa McHugh

Lisa McHugh (born 16 August 1988) is a Scottish-Irish country and pop singer. She launched her music career in Northern Ireland in 2010, has won “Female Vocalist of the Year” five times, and received international recognition after performing at the Grand Ole Opry in 2012. She also hosted the TV series On the Road with Lisa.^[1]

McHugh was born on 16 August 1988 in Glasgow, Scotland, to Irish parents. Her father hails from Castlederg in County Tyrone, and her mother is from Falcarragh, a townland in the Cloughaneely district of County Donegal. Raised in a household steeped in Irish culture and music, McHugh was influenced early on by country artists. In June 2010, she relocated to Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh to pursue a professional music career, assembling a band and beginning to tour shortly thereafter.^[2]

McHugh briefly dated fellow country singer Nathan Carter in 2015, and they separated amicably after six months. Despite the split, they remained close friends and musical collaborators. Carter later attended McHugh’s wedding to Nathan Khan in 2022, describing it as “the best wedding I’ve ever been at.” Following the birth of McHugh’s son, she shared birthday photos of Carter holding the newborn and affectionately referred to him as “Uncle Nathan.”^[3]

McHugh met Khan during a night out in Enniskillen. Although originally from the area, Khan was visiting at the time, and their meeting was described by McHugh as “completely coincidental.”^[4] She announced their engagement in August 2020 without naming her fiancé, though his identity was publicly revealed days later.^[5][6] The couple welcomed their son, Milo, in January 2022^[7] and married in County Donegal that June, with Milo present at the ceremony.^[8] In February 2024 she announced they were expecting their second child and their daughter Hallie was born in July of that year.^[9][10] In the months following her birth, Hallie experienced a series of health scares, including breathing difficulties, two hospitalisations for RSV, and issues such as allergies and iron deficiency. These were later identified and treated, and by mid-2025 McHugh shared that their daughter had made a significant recovery.^[11]

In July 2025, McHugh revealed she had been diagnosed with Functional Neurological Disorder (FND), which affects how the brain and nervous system communicate. She also disclosed a prior diagnosis of trigeminal neuralgia, a disorder causing severe facial pain. After a hospital stay and extensive testing, she temporarily lost function in both legs and used a Zimmer frame to walk. She attributed the onset of FND to stress and trauma, involving her daughter's health scares, and announced a break from public engagements to focus on recovery.^[12]

• "I Told You So" (2010)
  (duet with Robert Mizzell, on his album Redneck Man)
• "A Mother's Rosary" (2011)
• "I'll Be Home With Bells On" (2011) (duet with Daniel O'Donnell)
• "Let's Pretend We Never Met" (2013)
• "Y'all Come" (2018)
• "Honey, Honey" (2018) (duet with Derek Ryan)
• "Home with a Heartbeat" (2019)
• "You're Gonna Get Back Up" (2020)
• "Tennessee" (2025)

• Official website