Jaclyn Kenyon

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Jaclyn Kenyon (born April 5, 1997, in Burlington, Ontario) is a Canadian singer/songwriter.

In 2009, at age 12, Kenyon performed at the Honey Jam showcase in Toronto, Ontario,{{cite news|url=http://www.vervegirl.com/sfs?t=/contentManager/onStory&e=UTF-8&i=1188245606825&l=0&ParentID=1199782230955&StoryID=1251124066930&active=no2&highlight=1&keys=jaclyn+%2Bkenyon&lang=0|title=The Honey Jam Showcase 2009 |last=Kajdaniuk |first=Olivia |author2=Carina Oliveira |author3=Melanie Vance|date=25 August 2009|work=Vervegirl Magazine|location=Toronto|accessdate=10 January 2010}}{{Dead link|date=July 2020}} receiving media attention for being hitherto the youngest performer at the event.{{cite news|author=Rosie-Ann Grover |url=https://www.thespec.com/entertainment/2009/08/05/small-musician-big-dreams.html |title=Small musician, big dreams |newspaper=The Hamilton Spectator | publisher=TheSpec.com |date=2009-08-05 }} The same event also launched the careers of Nelly Furtado and Jully Black.{{cite news|url=http://www.sharenews.com/entertainment/2009/08/13/honey-jam-showcases-female-artistic-talent|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927153201/http://www.sharenews.com/entertainment/2009/08/13/honey-jam-showcases-female-artistic-talent|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 September 2011|title=Honey Jam showcases female artistic talent|date=13 August 2009|work=Share News|accessdate=10 January 2010}}

Kenyon was named by Toronto Star music critic Ben Rayner as one of twelve "people to watch" in the Toronto area in 2012.{{cite news | url=http://www.toronto.com/article/708718--2012twelve-people-to-watch-in-the-gtajaclyn-kenyonsinger-songwriter | title=2012 Twelve people to watch in the GTA Jaclyn Kenyon singer/songwriter | first=Ben | last=Rayner | authorlink=Ben Rayner | publisher=Toronto.com | date=1 January 2012 | accessdate=2 January 2012 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130204181155/http://www.toronto.com/article/708718--2012twelve-people-to-watch-in-the-gtajaclyn-kenyonsinger-songwriter | archive-date=4 February 2013 | url-status=dead }}

In 2015, Kenyon signed her first major production deal with producers Mike Plotnikoff and Igor Khoroshev. Her first album. Her recordings feature guitarist Phil X from Bon Jovi and drummer Gil Sharone from Marilyn Manson.

In 2017, Kenyon began working in with producer Mike Krompass, as well as writers Steve Diamond, Clay Mills and Robbie Nevil; she continues{{when|date=July 2020}} to collaborate with this team.

In June 2019, Kenyon signed a global distribution deal with Sony Music's Orchard subsidiary, along with Soundly Music. Her first release “When We Love” was released that month. In July that year, Kenyon's debut video premiered on CMT.com.

Kenyon moved to Nashville to pursue her career in October 2022