# Hailey Benedict

Hailey Benedict, is a Canadian country music singer and songwriter from St. Albert, Alberta. She is currently signed to Big Loud Records and its imprint Local Hay.

## 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 Big Valley Jamboree. In 2016, Benedict and her sister were invited on stage by Keith Urban during a concert at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta. 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 Global Women of Vision award. She graduated from Paul Kane High School 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 country 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 2022 Canadian Country Music Awards.
In early 2023, Benedict supported Aaron Goodvin 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 SiriusXM 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 Big Loud and Local Hay. That same month, she was nominated for "Breakthrough Artist or Group of the Year" at the 2024 Canadian Country Music Awards. In October 2024, Benedict released the single "Things My Mama Says".

## Discography
### Singles

| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Year | Single | CAN Country | Album |
| 2021 | "Wanted You To" | 25 | Non-album singles |
| 2023 | "Damn You July" | 49 | Non-album singles |
| 2024 | "Things My Mama Says" | 9 | TBA |

### Christmas singles

| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Year | Title | CAN Country | Album |
| 2023 | "Freeze" | 44 | Non-album single |

### Music videos

| Year | Video | Director |
| 2021 | "Wanted You To" | Bryton Udy |
| 2022 | "Level Up" | Not listed |
| 2023 | "Freeze" | Codi McIvor |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref |
| 2014 | Country Music Alberta | Fans' Choice | — | Won | |
| 2019 | Country Music Alberta | Horizon Youth Award | — | Won | |
| 2022 | Canadian Country Music Association | Interactive Artist or Group of the Year | — | Won | [25] [10] |
| 2022 | Canadian Country Music Association | Rising Star | — | Nominated | [25] [10] |
| 2022 | Country Music Alberta | Horizon Female Artist of the Year | — | Won | |
| 2022 | Country Music Alberta | Horizon Single of the Year | "Wanted You To" | Won | |
| 2022 | Western Canadian Music Awards | Country Artist of the Year | — | Nominated | |
| 2023 | Country Music Alberta | Interactive Artist of the Year | — | Won | |
| 2023 | Country Music Alberta | Songwriter(s) of the Year | "Level Up" | Won | |
| 2023 | Country Music Alberta | Video of the Year | "Wanted You To" | Won | |
| 2024 | Canadian Country Music Association | Breakthrough Artist or Group of the Year | — | Nominated | |
| 2024 | Country Music Alberta | Horizon Female Artist of the Year | — | Won | |
| 2024 | Country Music Alberta | Interactive Artist of the Year | — | Won | |
| 2024 | Country Music Alberta | Horizon Single of the Year | "Damn You July" | Won | |