Hailey Benedict

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Hailey Benedict

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| background = solo_singer

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|05|10}}

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| origin = St. Albert, Alberta, Canada

| instrument = Guitar, vocals

| genre = Country

| occupation = Singer, songwriter

| years_active = 2014-present

| label =

Big Loud
Local Hay
Mercury
Republic
Sakamoto

| website = {{official|https://haileybenedictmusic.com/}}

}}

Hailey Benedict, is a Canadian country music singer and songwriter from St. Albert, Alberta.{{cite web|url=https://www.rivercountry.fm/albertas-hailey-benedict-signs-with-big-loud-local-hay/|title=Alberta's Hailey Benedict Signs with Big Loud & Local Hay|date=September 9, 2024|work=River Country FM|access-date=December 18, 2024}} She is currently signed to Big Loud Records and its imprint Local Hay.{{cite web|url=https://bigloud.com/hailey-benedict-joins-the-big-loud-family/|title=HAILEY BENEDICT JOINS THE BIG LOUD FAMILY|date=September 9, 2024|work=Big Loud|access-date=December 26, 2024}} She has charted on Canada Country 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.{{cite web|url= https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/st-albert-teen-wows-thousands-with-impromptu-performance-at-keith-urban-concert|title=St. Albert teen wows thousands with impromptu performance at Keith Urban concert|date=September 18, 2016|first=Juris|last=Graney|work=Edmonton Journal|access-date=December 26, 2024}} 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.{{cite web|url= https://www.stalbertgazette.com/local-entertainment/local-girl-wins-big-on-talent-stage-1296202|title=Local girl wins big on talent stage|first=Anna|last=Borowiecki|date=August 12, 2017|work=St. Albert Gazette|access-date=December 26, 2024}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.albertamusic.org/directory-profile/hailey-benedict-2/|title=Hailey Benedict|work=Alberta Music|access-date=December 26, 2024}} She graduated from Paul Kane High School in St. Albert in 2020.{{Cite web |last=Borowiecki |first=Anna |date=2020-07-09 |title=Hailey Benedict: an exceptional 2020 graduate |url=https://www.stalberttoday.ca/entertainment-news/hailey-benedict-an-exceptional-2020-graduate-2536837 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110071547/https://www.stalberttoday.ca/entertainment-news/hailey-benedict-an-exceptional-2020-graduate-2536837 |archive-date=2021-11-10 |access-date=2022-10-07 |website=StAlbertToday.ca |language=en}}

=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.{{cite web|url=https://rockthepigeon.com/2021/08/25/country-fresh-hailey-benedicts-wanted-you-to/|title=Country Fresh: Hailey Benedict's "Wanted You To"|date=August 25, 2021|work=Rock the Pigeon|access-date=December 26, 2024}} She subsequently signed a management deal with GPS Artist Management in July 2022.{{cite web|url=https://sakamotoagency.com/gps-hailey-benedict/|title=GPS Artist Management Signs Hailey Benedict|date=July 20, 2022|work=Sakamoto Agency|access-date=December 26, 2024}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://canadianbeats.ca/2023/01/06/aaron-goodvin-announces-canadian-headline-tour/|title=AARON GOODVIN ANNOUNCES CANADIAN HEADLINE TOUR|date=January 6, 2023|first=Jenna|last=Melanson|access-date=December 26, 2024}} In June 2023, she released the single "Damn You July" through the label Sakamoto Music.{{cite web|url=https://sakamotoagency.com/hailey-benedict-damn-you-july/|title=HAILEY BENEDICT RELEASES CAPTIVATING NEW SINGLE 'DAMN YOU JULY'|date=June 23, 2023|work=Sakamoto Agency}}{{cite web|url=https://cjwe.ca/2023/07/20/hailey-benedict-has-a-new-single-out-damn-you-july/|title=Hailey Benedict has a new single out "Damn You July"|date=July 20, 2023|work=CJWE FM|first=Trent|last=Agecoutay|access-date=December 26, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://frontporchmusic.ca/hailey-benedict-damn-you-july/|title=Hailey Benedict Sings "Damn You July" In Her Newest Breakup Ballad|date=June 23, 2023|first=Jenna|last=Weishar|work=Front Porch Music|access-date=December 26, 2024}} In September 2023, Benedict won the SiriusXM Top of the Country competition.{{cite web|url=https://musicrow.com/2024/09/hailey-benedict-signs-with-big-loud-local-hay-records/|title= Hailey Benedict Signs With Big Loud & Local Hay Records|first=Madison|last=Hahnen|work=Music Row|date=September 9, 2024|access-date=December 26, 2024}} In December 2023, she released her first Christmas single, "Freeze".{{cite web|url=https://cfweradio.ca/2023/12/01/hailey-benedict-has-a-new-christmas-song-called-freeze/|title=Hailey Benedict has a new Christmas song called 'Freeze'|work=CFWE FM|first=Brooklin|last=Brittain|date=December 1, 2023|access-date=December 26, 2024}}

In September 2024, Benedict signed a record deal and a publishing deal with Big Loud and Local Hay.{{cite magazine|url=https://ca.billboard.com/business/business-news/hailey-benedict-big-loud-records|title= Hailey Benedict Announces Signing To Nashville's Big Loud Records At Billboard Canada Women In Music|date=September 9, 2024|first=Rosie|last=Long Decter|magazine=Billboard Canada|access-date=December 26, 2024}}{{cite web|url= https://www.stalbertgazette.com/local-entertainment/st-albert-singer-songwriter-announces-major-record-label-deal-9500125|title=St. Albert singer-songwriter announces major record label deal|work=St. Albert Gazette|date=September 10, 2024|first=Anna|last=Borowiecki|access-date=December 26, 2024}} That same month, she was nominated for "Breakthrough Artist or Group of the Year" at the 2024 Canadian Country Music Awards.{{cite web|access-date=December 26, 2024 |date=December 4, 2024 |first=James |last=Daykin |title=Interview: Hailey Benedict talks signing with Big Loud & the deeply personal story behind her new song |url=https://entertainment-focus.com/2024/12/04/interview-hailey-benedict-talks-signing-with-big-loud-the-deeply-personal-story-behind-her-new-song/ |work=Entertainment Focus}} In October 2024, Benedict released the single "Things My Mama Says".{{cite web|url=https://completecountry.ca/hailey-benedict-opens-new-chapter-with-deeply-personal-single-things-my-mama-says/|title=HAILEY BENEDICT opens new chapter with deeply personal single "Things My Mama Says"|date=October 5, 2024|work=Complete Country|access-date=December 26, 2024}} The song later became Benedict's first top ten hit on the Billboard Canada Country chart.{{cite web|url=https://ca.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/hailey-benedict-things-my-mama-says|title=Hailey Benedict Climbs Into the Top 10 On Canada Country Airplay Chart|date=March 24, 2025|first=Rosie|last=Long Decter|access-date=March 27, 2025}}

Discography

=Singles=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
rowspan="2"\| Year ! rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"\| Single ! colspan="1"\| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2"\| Album
style="font-size:smaller;" ! style="width:4em;"\| CAN Country References for Canada Country: {{cite web\|url=https://www2.mediabase.com/mbapp/SongAnalysisReport?reportCycle=1&songCode=BENETMMS&formatCode=Z5K&panelCode=K&minSpins=5\|title=Hailey Benedict - Artist History\|url-access=subscription\|work=Mediabase\|access-date=February 3, 2025}} "Things My Mama Says": {{cite magazine\|url=https://ca.billboard.com/charts/canada-country/2025-03-22\|title=Canada Country chart for March 22, 2025\|magazine=Billboard Canada\|access-date=March 19, 2025}}
2021 ! scope="row"\| "Wanted You To" \| 25 \| align="left" rowspan="2" {{N/A\|Non-album singles}}
2023 ! scope="row"\| "Damn You July" \| 49
2024 ! scope="row"\| "Things My Mama Says" \| 6 \| {{TBA}}

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rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Single

! colspan="1"| Peak chart positions

! rowspan="2"| Album

style="font-size:smaller;"

! style="width:4em;"| CAN Country
References for Canada Country:

{{cite web|url=https://www2.mediabase.com/mbapp/SongAnalysisReport?reportCycle=1&songCode=BENETMMS&formatCode=Z5K&panelCode=K&minSpins=5|title=Hailey Benedict - Artist History|url-access=subscription|work=Mediabase|access-date=February 3, 2025}}

"Things My Mama Says": {{cite magazine|url=https://ca.billboard.com/charts/canada-country/2025-03-22|title=Canada Country chart for March 22, 2025|magazine=Billboard Canada|access-date=March 19, 2025}}

2021

! scope="row"| "Wanted You To"

| 25

| align="left" rowspan="2" {{N/A|Non-album singles}}

2023

! scope="row"| "Damn You July"

| 49

2024

! scope="row"| "Things My Mama Says"

| 6

| {{TBA}}

=Christmas singles=

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scope="col" rowspan="2"\| Year ! scope="col" rowspan="2"\| Title ! scope="col" colspan="1"\| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"\| Album
style="font-size:smaller;" ! scope="col" style="width:4em;"\| CAN Country
2023 ! scope="row"\| "Freeze" \| align="center"\| 44 \| {{Non-album single}}

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scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title

! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart
positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album

style="font-size:smaller;"

! scope="col" style="width:4em;"| CAN Country

2023

! scope="row"| "Freeze"

| align="center"| 44

| {{Non-album single}}

=Music videos=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
style="width:1em;"\| Year ! style="width:12em;"\| Video ! style="width:10em;"\| Director
2021 ! scope="row"\| "Wanted You To"{{cite web\|title=Hailey Benedict - Wanted You To - Official Music Video\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6GPsvUch2E\|website=YouTube\|access-date=December 18, 2024\|format=video\|date=December 13, 2021}} \| Bryton Udy
2022 ! scope="row"\| "Level Up"{{cite web\|title=Level Up - Hailey Benedict - Official Music Video (A Song for Youth Mental Health)\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkMMHxJNAZs\|website=YouTube\|access-date=December 18, 2024\|format=video\|date=February 11, 2022}} \| {{N/A\|Not listed}}
2023 ! scope="row"\| "Freeze"{{cite web\|title=Hailey Benedict - Freeze\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUmU9rQCeRM\|website=YouTube\|access-date=December 18, 2024\|format=video\|date=December 1, 2023}} \| Codi McIvor

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style="width:1em;"| Year

! style="width:12em;"| Video

! style="width:10em;"| Director

2021

! scope="row"| "Wanted You To"{{cite web|title=Hailey Benedict - Wanted You To - Official Music Video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6GPsvUch2E|website=YouTube|access-date=December 18, 2024|format=video|date=December 13, 2021}}

| Bryton Udy

2022

! scope="row"| "Level Up"{{cite web|title=Level Up - Hailey Benedict - Official Music Video (A Song for Youth Mental Health)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkMMHxJNAZs|website=YouTube|access-date=December 18, 2024|format=video|date=February 11, 2022}}

| {{N/A|Not listed}}

2023

! scope="row"| "Freeze"{{cite web|title=Hailey Benedict - Freeze|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUmU9rQCeRM|website=YouTube|access-date=December 18, 2024|format=video|date=December 1, 2023}}

| Codi McIvor

Awards and nominations

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Year ! Award ! Category ! Nominated work ! Result ! Ref
2014 \| rowspan="2"\| Country Music Alberta \| Fans' Choice \| {{n/a}} \| {{won}} \| rowspan="2"\| {{cite web\|url=https://www.countrymusicalberta.com/past-award-winners\|title=Past Award Winners\|work=Country Music Alberta\|access-date=December 27, 2024\|archive-date=December 27, 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241227163630/https://www.countrymusicalberta.com/past-award-winners}}
2019 \| Horizon Youth Award \| {{n/a}} \| {{won}}
rowspan="5"\| 2022 \| rowspan="2"\| Canadian Country Music Association \| Interactive Artist or Group of the Year \| {{n/a}} \| {{won}} \| rowspan=2\|{{cite web\|url=https://ccma.org/2022-nominees/\|title=2022 CCMA AWARD NOMINEES\|work=Canadian Country Music Association\|date=July 20, 2022 \|access-date=September 12, 2022\|archive-date=September 13, 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913031458/https://ccma.org/2022-nominees/}} {{cite press release\|url= https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2022/09/11/2513579/0/en/CANADIAN-COUNTRY-MUSIC-ASSOCIATION-REVEALS-FIRST-ROUND-OF-2022-AWARD-WINNERS-AT-THE-CCMA-MUSIC-INDUSTRY-GALA-DINNER-AWARDS.html\|title=CANADIAN COUNTRY MUSIC ASSOCIATION REVEALS FIRST ROUND OF 2022 AWARD WINNERS AT THE CCMA MUSIC INDUSTRY GALA DINNER & AWARDS\|date=September 12, 2022\|work=Canadian Country Music Association\|publisher=Global News Wire\|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220912231442/https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2022/09/11/2513579/0/en/CANADIAN-COUNTRY-MUSIC-ASSOCIATION-REVEALS-FIRST-ROUND-OF-2022-AWARD-WINNERS-AT-THE-CCMA-MUSIC-INDUSTRY-GALA-DINNER-AWARDS.html\|archive-date=September 12, 2022\|access-date=September 12, 2022}}
Rising Star \| {{n/a}} \| {{nom}}
rowspan="2"\| Country Music Alberta \| Horizon Female Artist of the Year \| {{n/a}} \| {{won}} \| rowspan="2"\|
Horizon Single of the Year \| "Wanted You To" \| {{won}}
Western Canadian Music Awards \| Country Artist of the Year \| {{n/a}} \| {{nom}} \| {{cite web\|url=https://breakoutwest.ca/awards/previous-winners/2022-western-canadian-music-awards-winner-nominees-calgary-ab\|title=2022 Western Canadian Music Awards Artistic Nominees\|work=Breakout West\|access-date=December 26, 2024}}
rowspan="3"\| 2023 \| rowspan="3"\| Country Music Alberta \| Interactive Artist of the Year \| {{n/a}} \| {{won}} \| rowspan="3"\|
Songwriter(s) of the Year \| "Level Up" \| {{won}}
Video of the Year \| "Wanted You To" \| {{won}}
rowspan="4"\| 2024 \| Canadian Country Music Association \| Breakthrough Artist or Group of the Year \| {{n/a}} \| {{nom}} \| {{cite web\|url=https://ccma.org/2024-ccma-award-nominees/\|title=2024 CCMA AWARDS NOMINEES\|work=Canadian Country Music Association\|date=July 18, 2024 \|access-date=July 19, 2024\|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240719164229/http://web.archive.org/screenshot/https://ccma.org/2024-ccma-award-nominees/\|archive-date=July 19, 2024}}
rowspan="4"\| Country Music Alberta \| Horizon Female Artist of the Year \| {{n/a}} \| {{won}} \| rowspan="3"\|
Interactive Artist of the Year \| {{n/a}} \| {{won}}
Single of the Year \| "Damn You July" \| {{won}}
2025 \| Single of the Year \| "Things My Mama Says" \| {{won}} \| {{cite web\|url=https://www.countrymusicalberta.com/14th-annual-awards-nominees\|title=14th Annual Awards Winners\|work=Country Music Alberta\|access-date=April 15, 2025}}

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Year

! Award

! Category

! Nominated work

! Result

! Ref

2014

| rowspan="2"| Country Music Alberta

| Fans' Choice

| {{n/a}}

| {{won}}

| rowspan="2"| {{cite web|url=https://www.countrymusicalberta.com/past-award-winners|title=Past Award Winners|work=Country Music Alberta|access-date=December 27, 2024|archive-date=December 27, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241227163630/https://www.countrymusicalberta.com/past-award-winners}}

2019

| Horizon Youth Award

| {{n/a}}

| {{won}}

rowspan="5"| 2022

| rowspan="2"| Canadian Country Music Association

| Interactive Artist or Group of the Year

| {{n/a}}

| {{won}}

| rowspan=2|{{cite web|url=https://ccma.org/2022-nominees/|title=2022 CCMA AWARD NOMINEES|work=Canadian Country Music Association|date=July 20, 2022 |access-date=September 12, 2022|archive-date=September 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913031458/https://ccma.org/2022-nominees/}}
{{cite press release|url= https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2022/09/11/2513579/0/en/CANADIAN-COUNTRY-MUSIC-ASSOCIATION-REVEALS-FIRST-ROUND-OF-2022-AWARD-WINNERS-AT-THE-CCMA-MUSIC-INDUSTRY-GALA-DINNER-AWARDS.html|title=CANADIAN COUNTRY MUSIC ASSOCIATION REVEALS FIRST ROUND OF 2022 AWARD WINNERS AT THE CCMA MUSIC INDUSTRY GALA DINNER & AWARDS|date=September 12, 2022|work=Canadian Country Music Association|publisher=Global News Wire|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220912231442/https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2022/09/11/2513579/0/en/CANADIAN-COUNTRY-MUSIC-ASSOCIATION-REVEALS-FIRST-ROUND-OF-2022-AWARD-WINNERS-AT-THE-CCMA-MUSIC-INDUSTRY-GALA-DINNER-AWARDS.html|archive-date=September 12, 2022|access-date=September 12, 2022}}

Rising Star

| {{n/a}}

| {{nom}}

rowspan="2"| Country Music Alberta

| Horizon Female Artist of the Year

| {{n/a}}

| {{won}}

| rowspan="2"|

Horizon Single of the Year

| "Wanted You To"

| {{won}}

Western Canadian Music Awards

| Country Artist of the Year

| {{n/a}}

| {{nom}}

| {{cite web|url=https://breakoutwest.ca/awards/previous-winners/2022-western-canadian-music-awards-winner-nominees-calgary-ab|title=2022 Western Canadian Music Awards Artistic Nominees|work=Breakout West|access-date=December 26, 2024}}

rowspan="3"| 2023

| rowspan="3"| Country Music Alberta

| Interactive Artist of the Year

| {{n/a}}

| {{won}}

| rowspan="3"|

Songwriter(s) of the Year

| "Level Up"

| {{won}}

Video of the Year

| "Wanted You To"

| {{won}}

rowspan="4"| 2024

| Canadian Country Music Association

| Breakthrough Artist or Group of the Year

| {{n/a}}

| {{nom}}

| {{cite web|url=https://ccma.org/2024-ccma-award-nominees/|title=2024 CCMA AWARDS NOMINEES|work=Canadian Country Music Association|date=July 18, 2024 |access-date=July 19, 2024|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240719164229/http://web.archive.org/screenshot/https://ccma.org/2024-ccma-award-nominees/|archive-date=July 19, 2024}}

rowspan="4"| Country Music Alberta

| Horizon Female Artist of the Year

| {{n/a}}

| {{won}}

| rowspan="3"|

Interactive Artist of the Year

| {{n/a}}

| {{won}}

Single of the Year

| "Damn You July"

| {{won}}

2025

| Single of the Year

| "Things My Mama Says"

| {{won}}

| {{cite web|url=https://www.countrymusicalberta.com/14th-annual-awards-nominees|title=14th Annual Awards Winners|work=Country Music Alberta|access-date=April 15, 2025}}

References

External links

{{Official website|https://haileybenedictmusic.com/}}

Category:Canadian country singer-songwriters

Category:Living people

Category:People from St. Albert, Alberta

Category:Singers from Alberta

Category:Big Loud artists

Category:Universal Music Group artists

Category:2002 births

Category:21st-century Canadian singer-songwriters

Category:21st-century Canadian women singers