Robyn Ottolini
{{short description|Canadian country singer-songwriter}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|07|31}}
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| origin = Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada
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| genre = Country
| occupation = Singer-songwriter
| years_active = 2012–present
| label = {{hlist|Aleu|Empire|Warner Music Nashville}}
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| website = {{URL|robynottolini.com/}}
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Robyn Ottolini is a Canadian country singer and songwriter. She has released five extended plays as well as the platinum-certified single "F-150".{{cite news|title=Warner Music Nashville Signs Robyn Ottolini|first=Jessica|last=Nicholson|url=https://musicrow.com/2020/10/warner-music-nashville-signs-robyn-ottolini/|work=MusicRow Magazine|date=October 8, 2020|accessdate=December 10, 2020}}{{cite news|title=WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE SIGNS BREAKOUT SINGER / SONGWRITER ROBYN OTTOLINI|url=https://www.warnermusicnashville.com/news/warner-music-nashville-signs-breakout-singer-songwriter-robyn-ottolini-4581|work=Warner Music Nashville|date=October 8, 2020|accessdate=December 11, 2020}}
Early life
Robyn Ottolini was raised in Uxbridge, Ontario{{cite web|url=https://www.soundcheckentertainment.ca/introducing-robyn-ottolini/|title=INTRODUCING ROBYN OTTOLINI|work=Sound Check Entertainment|first=Hendrik|last=Pape|date=June 24, 2016|accessdate=December 10, 2020}} and began songwriting at the age of 13.{{cite web|url=http://frontporchmusic.ca/music/robyn-ottolini-country-artist/ |title= Who Is Robyn Ottolini? An Interview With This Emerging Country Artist|work=Front Porch Music|date=October 31, 2020|accessdate=December 10, 2020}} She cites Kacey Musgraves, Lennon & Maisy, and Sam Hunt as influences on her music.{{cite web|url=https://thereviewsarein.com/2019/10/18/robyn-ottolini-good-sht-single-release-qa/|title=Robyn Ottolini, Good Sh*t Q&A and 5 Quick Questions [Single Release]|work=The Reviews Are In|date=October 18, 2019|first=Joshua|last=Murray|accessdate=December 11, 2020}}
Career
In 2016, Ottolini was the second runner-up at the Boots and Hearts Music Festival’s Emerging Artist Showcase.{{cite news|author=Royal Agricultural Winter Fair|title=Boots and Hearts Music Festival brings homegrown talent to The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair|url=https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/boots-and-hearts-music-festival-brings-homegrown-talent-to-the-royal-agricultural-winter-fair-594116711.html|work=Cision|publisher=CNW Group|date=September 20, 2016}} In February 2019, she independently released her debut EP Classic. She was nominated for the Rising Star Award at the 2019 Country Music Association of Ontario Awards.{{cite news|title=Artist of the Month: Robyn Ottolini|url=https://cmaontario.ca/newsletter/artist-of-the-month-robyn-ottolini/|work= Country Music Association of Ontario|accessdate=December 11, 2020}}
In January 2020, Ottolini released the song "F-150".{{cite web|title="F-150" – Robyn Ottolini|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/f-150-mw0003445597|work=AllMusic|accessdate=December 11, 2020}} The track was included on her February 2020 release The I'm Not Always Hilarious EP. Towards the latter half of 2020, "F-150" gained traction on TikTok{{Cite web|first=Frazer|last=Snowdon|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/7480446/tiktok-video-uxbridge-country-singer-record-deal/amp/ |title=TikTok video lands Uxbridge, Ont., country singer a record deal|work=Global News|date=November 23, 2020|accessdate=December 11, 2020}} and charted at #3 on the Rolling Stone Trending 25 chart in the United States for the week of October 1, 2020.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/charts/trending/2020-10-01/|title=Trending 25, September 25, 2020 - October 1, 2020|magazine=Rolling Stone|accessdate=December 10, 2020}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.slowcity.ca/sound/2020/10/1/meghan-patrick-and-robyn-ottolini-keep-on-truckin-with-new-songs|title=Meghan Patrick and Robyn Ottolini keep on truckin' with new songs|work=Slow City|first=Will|last=McGuirk|date=October 1, 2020|accessdate=December 11, 2020}} Amidst the success of the track, she signed a record deal with Warner Music Nashville.{{Cite web|first=Moya|last=Dillon|url=https://www.durhamregion.com/whatson-story/10242464--i-m-not-carrie-underwood-it-s-like-a-dream-tiktok-truck-challenge-drives-uxbridge-singer-straight-to-record-deal/|title= 'I'm not Carrie Underwood, it's like a dream:' TikTok truck challenge drives Uxbridge singer straight to record deal|work=Uxbridge Times Journal|publisher=Metroland Media Group|date=November 10, 2020|accessdate=December 11, 2020}}{{Cite web|first=Justyne|last=Edgell|url= https://ca.news.yahoo.com/amphtml/uxbridge-singer-songwriter-signs-nashville-193249262.html|title= Uxbridge singer-songwriter signs with Nashville label |work=Yahoo! News|date=October 23, 2020|accessdate=December 11, 2020}}
"F-150" impacted country radio formats on February 16, 2021,{{cite web|first=Billy|last=Dukes|url=https://tasteofcountry.com/robyn-ottolini-f-150/|work=Taste of Country|title= Robyn Ottolini's 'F-150′ Is a True Emotional Earworm [Listen]|date=January 7, 2021}} and became her first Top 10 hit on the Billboard Canada Country chart, and first gold-certified single in Canada. In June 2021, Ottolini released her major-label debut project The But I'm Not Always Sad Either EP, which included the single "Tell You Everything". Later that year, she won the "Rising Star" award at the 2021 Canadian Country Music Awards.
In the spring of 2023, Ottolini departed Warner Nashville, and signed a distribution deal with Empire Distribution. She released the single "Match for My Memory" as part of her new deal.{{cite web|url=https://canadianbeats.ca/2023/04/28/robyn-ottolini-shares-new-single-match-for-my-memory/|title=Robyn Ottolini shares new single, "Match for My Memory"|date=April 28, 2023|first=Jenna|last=Melanson|work=Canadian Beats Media|access-date=April 30, 2023}} On January 19, 2024, Ottolini released the extended play Growing Up to Do.{{cite web|url=https://canadianbeats.ca/2023/10/11/robyn-ottolini-shares-new-single-sick-of-sex/|title=ROBYN OTTOLINI SHARES NEW SINGLE, "SICK OF SEX"|first=Jenna|last=Melanson|date=October 11, 2023|work=Canadian Beats Media|access-date=October 31, 2023}}
Tours
- All My Friends Are Hot Tour (2023-2024){{cite web|url= https://www.soundcheckentertainment.ca/robyn-ottolini-announces-the-all-my-friends-are-hot-north-american-tour/|title=Robyn Ottolini Announces the 'All My Friends Are Hot' North American Tour|date=September 12, 2023|first=Hendrik|last=Pape|work=Sound Check Entertainment|access-date=December 25, 2023}}
Discography
=Extended plays=
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scope="row"| Classic{{cite web|title=Classic – Robyn Ottolini|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/classic-mw0003448492|work=AllMusic|accessdate=December 10, 2020}}
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scope="row"| The I'm Not Always Hilarious EP{{cite web|title=The I'm Not Only Hilarious EP – Robyn Ottolini|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-im-not-always-hilarious-mw0003448494|work=AllMusic|accessdate=December 10, 2020}}
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scope="row"| The But I'm Not Always Sad Either EP{{cite web|title= Robyn Ottolini Continues Her Story, Happier, on Debut Major-Label EP, 'But I'm Not Always Sad Either'|url=https://tasteofcountry.com/robyn-ottolini-but-im-not-always-sad-either-ep-interview-2021/|first=Angela|last=Stefano|work=Taste of Country|date=June 8, 2021}}
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scope="row"| The I'm Not Always Put Together EP
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scope="row"| Growing Up to Do
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=Singles=
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|+List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications ! rowspan="2" style="width:4em;"| Year ! rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Single ! colspan="3"| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| Certifications ! rowspan="2" style="width:12em;" | Album |
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2012
! scope="row"| "Ring Around the Roses"{{cite web|first=Jennifer|last=Walker|title=Uxbridge teen shoots for the stars|url=https://www.toronto.com/community-story/3508577-uxbridge-teen-shoots-for-the-stars/|work=Metroland News|date=October 17, 2012}} | — | — | — | | align="left" rowspan="3"| Open Doors & Fairy Tales |
2013
! scope="row"| "Little Back Road"{{cite web|title=Interview with Robyn Ottolini|url=https://www.blogtalkradio.com/dave-woods/2013/09/12/interview-with-robyn-ottolini|work=BlogTalkRadio|first=Dave|last=Woods|date=2013}} | — | — | — | |
2014
! scope="row"| "Open Doors & Fairy Tales"{{cite web|title=In The News|url=https://cmaontario.ca/newsletter/in-the-news-8/|work=CMA Ontario|date=September 3, 2014}} | — | — | — | |
rowspan="2"| 2021
! scope="row"| "F-150" | 65 | 8 | 59 |
| align="left"| The I'm Not Always Hilarious EP |
scope="row"| "Tell You Everything"
| — | 21 | — | | align="left"| The But I'm Not Always Sad Either EP |
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2022
! scope="row"| "Trust Issues" | — | 40 | — | | align="left"| The I'm Not Always Hilarious EP |
2023
! scope="row"| "Match for My Memory" | — | 22 | — | | {{n/a|Non-album single}} |
2024
! scope="row"| "I Kissed Your Boyfriend" | — | — | — | | align="left"| Growing Up to Do |
colspan="7" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |
=Christmas singles=
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2021
! scope="row"| "Hangover for Christmas" | 47 | {{N/A}} |
==As featured artist==
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2024
! scope="row"| "Unwell" | Jesse Slack | {{Non-album single}} |
=Music videos=
Awards and nominations
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
External links
- {{Official website|http://robynottolini.com/}}
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Category:Canadian women country singers
Category:Canadian country singer-songwriters
Category:Canadian women singer-songwriters
Category:Musicians from the Regional Municipality of Durham
Category:People from Uxbridge, Ontario
Category:21st-century Canadian women singers