Auldist recorded her first song at the age of six.<ref name="abc">{{cite web|url=http://blogs.abc.net.au/victoria/2013/07/kylie-auldist.html|title=Kylie Auldist|date=15 July 2013|publisher=}}</ref> She lived her early years north of [[Broken Hill, Australia]] before spending her teenage years in outback Hay, NSW. After completing her schooling she moved to Melbourne to pursue a career as a singer.<ref name="beat">{{cite web|url=http://www.beat.com.au/music/kylie-auldist|title=Kylie Auldist - Beat Magazine|publisher=}}</ref> She performed as a backing singer both live and on studio recordings with [[Renee Geyer]] and [[Jimmy Barnes]].<ref name="abc"/> She also worked with the groups Curtis Late, Secret Masters, Small Fish Deep Sea, and Megabias, as well as Polyester, whose guitarist, Lance Ferguson, also played with funk group [[The Bamboos (funk band)|The Bamboos]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/kylie-auldist-mn0001003542|title=Kylie Auldist - Biography, Albums, & Streaming Radio - AllMusic|publisher=}}</ref> She officially joined The Bamboos in 2006, debuting on stage at [[Meredith Music Festival]] in a late night set. In 2008 she travelled with the band to the UK, where she was immediately signed to Brighton record label [[Tru Thoughts]].<ref name="smh">{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/auldists-old-soul-20130523-2k3tm.html|title=Auldist's old soul|first=Kate|last=Kingsmill|publisher=}}</ref> Auldist recorded vocals for 2009 Cookin' On 3 Burners song "[[This Girl (Kungs and Cookin' on 3 Burners song)|This Girl]]", which went to number one on the iTunes R&B chart in the UK.<ref name="funk">[http://www.funkdafied.com.au/cookin-on-3-burners-with-tex-perkins-kylie-auldist-the-basement-11-july-2014/ Cookin' on 3 Burners with Tex Perkins & Kylie Auldist]</ref> In 2014 she performed on [[Katie Noonan]]'s album ''Songs That Made Me'', which debuted at number 7 on the [[ARIA]] compilation chart.<ref name="kn">{{cite web|url=https://katienoonan.com/2014/09/12/songs-that-made-me-album-and-tour/|title=Songs That Made Me album and tour!|first=|last=summanagement|date=12 September 2014|publisher=}}</ref> In 2012 Auldist performed with The Bamboos at [[Falls Festival]] and [[Homebake]]. She also sang lead vocals on the band's cover of the Rolling Stones' "Can't You Hear Me Knocking" for [[Mojo Magazine]]. Later that year, Auldist released her third full-length for [[Tru Thoughts]], entitled ''Still Life''.<ref>[http://www.popmatters.com/review/166740-kylie-auldist-still-life/ Review]. ''[[Pop Matters]]'', 22 January 2013.</ref><ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/zmd3 Review]. ''[[BBC Music]]'', 2012.</ref> Auldist won [[The Age]] Music Victoria Genre Award for Best Soul, Funk, R'n'B and Gospel Album in 2013 for ''Still Life'' & 2016 for ''Family Tree''.<ref name="mv">{{cite web|url=http://www.musicvictoria.com.au/news/10279/winners-of-the-age-music-victoria-genre-awards-2013-announced|title=Music Victoria - News|publisher=}}</ref> Auldist performed three sets at [[Woodford Folk Festival]] in December 2014.<ref name="au">{{cite web|url=http://www.theaureview.com/reviews/woodford/folk-festival-day-three-four-woodfordia-queensland-29-30-12-14|title=Festival Review: Woodford Folk Festival Day Three & Four - Woodfordia, Queensland (29-30.12.14) - the AU review|publisher=}}</ref>

In 2016, Kylie's vocals on "[[This Girl (Cookin' on 3 Burners song)|This Girl]]" with Cookin' on 3 Burners, remixed by [[Kungs]], charted in the [[United States]], [[France]], [[Germany]], [[United Kingdom]], [[Belgium]], [[Netherlands]] and [[Australia]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Melbourne’s Cookin’ On 3 Burners Have The Biggest Single In France|url=http://www.tonedeaf.com.au/476685/melbourne-band-cookin-on-3-burners-have-a-1-in-france.htm|work=Tone Deaf|date=18 September 2016}}</ref>