Hailey Benedict, is a Canadian

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singer and songwriter from

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. She is currently signed to

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and its imprint Local Hay. She has charted on

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with the singles "Wanted You To", "Damn You July", and " Things My Mama Says".

Biography

Early life

Benedict has been performing since she was just six years old. In 2014, she won Country Music Alberta's Fan's Choice award, and was also named the winner of the youth Junior Talent Search at the

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. In 2016, Benedict and her sister were invited on stage by

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during a concert at

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. After telling Urban that she wanted to be a singer-songwriter, he allowed her to perform one of her original songs, "Clean Slate", for the crowd. In 2017, Benedict was named the Grand Winner of Big Valley Jamboree's 2017 ATB Homegrown Talent Stage, and was also named a recipient of the

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Women of Vision award. She graduated from

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in St. Albert in 2020.

2021-present

In August 2021, Benedict independently released her debut Canadian radio single "Wanted You To", which later reached a peak of number 25 on the Canadian

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airplay chart. She subsequently signed a management deal with GPS Artist Management in July 2022. Later that year, Benedict won "Interactive Artist of the Year" at the

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. In early 2023, Benedict supported

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as an opening act on his "It's the Ride Tour" across Canada. In June 2023, she released the single "Damn You July" through the label Sakamoto Music. In September 2023, Benedict won the

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Top of the Country competition. In December 2023, she released her first Christmas single, "Freeze". In September 2024, Benedict signed a record deal and a publishing deal with

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and Local Hay. That same month, she was nominated for "Breakthrough Artist or Group of the Year" at the

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. In October 2024, Benedict released the single " Things My Mama Says". The song later became Benedict's first top ten hit on the ''

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chart.

Discography

Singles

Christmas singles

Music videos

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Benedict, Hailey Canadian country singer-songwriters Living people People from St. Albert, Alberta Singers from Alberta Big Loud artists Universal Music Group artists 2002 births 21st-century Canadian singer-songwriters 21st-century Canadian women singers