Hailey Benedict

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Hailey Benedict
BornMay 10, 2002 (age 20)
St. Albert, Alberta, Canada
GenresCountry / Pop
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
  • recording artist
Instruments
  • Acoustic guitar
  • electric guitar
  • piano
  • ukulele
Years active2013-present
Websitehaileybenedictmusic.com

Hailey Benedict is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and country recording artist from St. Albert, Alberta. On September 10, 2022, she was awarded Interactive Artist or Group of the Year at the 2022 Canadian Country Music Association Awards, the only independent artist nominated in the category.[1][2][3]

Her debut country radio single, "Wanted You To," was released in August, 2021, and reached #25 on the Canadian Mediabase Country chart and #27 on the BDS Country chart, making it the highest-charting independent CANCON single by a female artist in 2021.[4][5]

Biography

Hailey Benedict was born May 10, 2002, in St. Albert, Alberta, Canada. She began singing, playing guitar, and writing songs as a child and in 2013, at 11 years old, her original song, “My Sweet Alberta Home,” was a finalist in the All-Alberta Song Contest.[6]

In 2014, she was awarded the Fans' Choice Award at the Country Music Alberta CMAB Awards.[7]

Benedict was named the 2016 winner of the Country 106.5 Star Search competition. She received a professional recording session and airplay on radio station CKVG-FM / Country 106.5, located in Vegreville, Alberta, Canada.[8] That same year she was the Youth Winner (13-17) for the Global Country Star Search Awards[9] and was also named a 2016 Global Woman of Vision Award recipient for her work with local charities.[10][11]

She received international attention when she was brought on stage at the age of 14 to perform an original song during a Keith Urban concert at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, on September 16, 2016.[12][13][14] Urban posted the video and commented on the experience on his Facebook Page the following day: “EDMONTON - firstly, u guys were INSANE FUN!!! And what a phenomenal venue - ROGERS PLACE is officially BROKEN IN! And I wanna say a HUGE THANK U to Hailey Benedict who blew us away tonite!!!!! I LOVE YOU ALL – KU."[15]

Benedict was the Grand Winner of the 2017 Big Valley Jamboree ATB Homegrown talent competition in Camrose, Alberta, earning her the opportunity to perform on the main festival stage, opening for country headliners Chris Young and Jason Aldean.[16]

She received the 2019 Edmonton Music Awards Rising Star honor (18 and under) for her song, “Crazy.”[17]

On March 20, 2022, Hailey Benedict was awarded Horizon Female Artist of the Year and Horizon Single of the Year, for "Wanted You To," at the Country Music Alberta CMAB Awards in Red Deer, Alberta.[18]

"Wanted You To," Benedict's debut radio single, was produced by Dan Davidson and released to Canadian country radio in 2021. CIXM-FM / XM-105, Whitecourt, Alberta, called the song "a passionate and catchy anthem that celebrates being in a relationship with someone who appreciates you for who you are."[19] "Wanted You To" went on to become the highest-charting independent CANCON single by a female artist in 2021, reaching #25 on Mediabase and #27 on the BDS Country chart.

On September 10, 2022, Hailey Benedict won the Canadian Country Music Association Award for Interactive Artist or Group of the Year.[20][21][22]

Philanthropy

Hailey Benedict is an advocate for youth mental health and created a campaign, Level Up, to support an Alberta non-profit organization, CASA (Child, Adolescent, and Family Mental Health). She wrote and recorded an original song for the project ("Level Up"), created a music video,[23] and also performed at the annual CASA Gala in 2022. The Level Up program has raised more than $9,000 for CASA to date.[24]

References

  1. ↑ Association®, Canadian Country Music (2022-09-11). "CANADIAN COUNTRY MUSIC ASSOCIATION REVEALS FIRST ROUND OF 2022 AWARD WINNERS AT THE CCMA MUSIC INDUSTRY GALA DINNER & AWARDS". GlobeNewswire News Room. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  2. ↑ "Two country music contributors win accolades". StAlbertToday.ca. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  3. ↑ Sousa, Adrian (2022-07-28). "Canadian Country Music Association® Expands the List of 2022 Ccma Awards Nominees With Additions to the Spotify Female Artist of the Year and Amazon Music and Alexa Fans' Choice Categories". globaltv. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  4. ↑ "Hailey Benedict". Sakamoto Agency. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  5. ↑ "Music's Journey Podcast INTERVIEW #164 w/ Country Sensation Hailey Benedict Her Star Is Shining Bright With Her Single Wanted You To". nowandthenmagazine.com. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  6. ↑ "Local songwriters reach finals of Alberta-wide contest". StAlbertToday.ca. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  7. ↑ "Hailey Benedict". Alberta Music. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  8. ↑ "Country 106.5 Star Search 2016 Winner". CKVG Country 106.5. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  9. ↑ "Two local area singers won country competition". StAlbertToday.ca. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  10. ↑ "Global Edmonton Woman of Vision: Hailey Benedict | Watch News Videos Online". Global News. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  11. ↑ "Recipients". Woman of Vision. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  12. ↑ "Alberta Teen Impresses Keith Urban At His Concert". HuffPost. 2016-09-19. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  13. ↑ "Keith Urban just let a young fan perform at his concert — and she blew everyone away with her talent". www.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  14. ↑ "Keith Urban Interrupts Concert To Give Talented 14-Year-Old Fan The Spotlight". Country Rebel - Unapologetically Country. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  15. ↑ "Keith Urban - EDMONTON - firstly, u guys were INSANE... | By Keith Urban | EDMONTON - firstly, u guys were INSANE FUN!!! And what a phenomenal venue - ROGERS PLACE is officially BROKEN IN! And I wanna say a HUGE THANK U to..." www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  16. ↑ BVJ Homegrown Talent Stage 12 & under winner (2014) - Hailey Benedict! (Jolene), retrieved 2022-11-17
  17. ↑ "Edmonton Music Award winners announced". StAlbertToday.ca. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  18. ↑ "Benedict, Goodvin win at Country Music Alberta". StAlbertToday.ca. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  19. ↑ Gratton, Cal. "Coast 2 Coast Closeup – Hailey Benedict". XM 105. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  20. ↑ Association®, Canadian Country Music (2022-09-11). "CANADIAN COUNTRY MUSIC ASSOCIATION REVEALS FIRST ROUND OF 2022 AWARD WINNERS AT THE CCMA MUSIC INDUSTRY GALA DINNER & AWARDS". GlobeNewswire News Room (in français). Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  21. ↑ "Two country music contributors win accolades". StAlbertToday.ca. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  22. ↑ Sousa, Adrian (2022-07-28). "Canadian Country Music Association® Expands the List of 2022 Ccma Awards Nominees With Additions to the Spotify Female Artist of the Year and Amazon Music and Alexa Fans' Choice Categories". globaltv. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  23. ↑ Level Up - Hailey Benedict - Official Music Video (A Song for Youth Mental Health), retrieved 2022-11-17
  24. ↑ "Hailey Benedict". CASA Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health. Retrieved 2022-11-17.

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