# Hailey Benedict > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hailey_Benedict > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hailey_Benedict.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hailey_Benedict > Source revision: 1327926892 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Canadian country singer and songwriter (2002-)}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Hailey Benedict | image = Hailey Benedict BHMF.jpg | caption = Benedict performing in [Oro-Medonte, Ontario](/source/Oro-Medonte%2C_Ontario), at the [Boots and Hearts Music Festival](/source/Boots_and_Hearts_Music_Festival) in 2025 | image_size = | background = solo_singer | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|05|10}} | birth_name = | birth_place = | alias = | origin = [St. Albert, Alberta](/source/St._Albert%2C_Alberta), Canada | instrument = Guitar, vocals | genre = [Country](/source/Country_music) | occupation = Singer, songwriter | years_active = 2014-present | label = *[Big Loud](/source/Big_Loud) *Local Hay *[Mercury](/source/Mercury_Records) *[Republic](/source/Republic_Records) *Sakamoto | website = {{official|https://haileybenedictmusic.com/}} }} '''Hailey Benedict''' (born May 10, 2002) is a Canadian [country music](/source/country_music) singer and songwriter from [St. Albert, Alberta](/source/St._Albert%2C_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](/source/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](/source/Big_Loud)|access-date=December 26, 2024}} She has charted on [Canada Country](/source/Canada_Country) with the singles "Wanted You To", "Damn You July", and "[Things My Mama Says](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/St._Albert_Gazette)|access-date=December 26, 2024}} In 2016, Benedict and her sister were invited on stage by [Keith Urban](/source/Keith_Urban) during a concert at [Rogers Place](/source/Rogers_Place) in [Edmonton, Alberta](/source/Edmonton%2C_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](/source/Global_Television_Network) 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](/source/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](/source/country_radio) 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](/source/2022_Canadian_Country_Music_Awards). In early 2023, Benedict supported [Aaron Goodvin](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Billboard_(magazine)) 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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Billboard_(magazine))'' [Canada Country](/source/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}} She was nominated for Female Artist of the Year at the [2025 Canadian Country Music Association Awards](/source/2025_Canadian_Country_Music_Association_Awards).{{cite web|url=https://ccma.org/2025-ccma-award-nominees/|title=2025 CCMA Award Nominees|access-date=July 22, 2025|work=[Canadian Country Music Association](/source/Canadian_Country_Music_Association)}} ==Discography== ===Singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"| Title ! rowspan="2"| Year ! colspan="1"| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2"| Album |- style="font-size:smaller;" ! style="width:4em;"| [CAN Country](/source/Canada_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](/source/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}} *"Carl Dean": {{cite magazine|url=https://ca.billboard.com/charts/canada-country/2025-08-30|title=Canada Country chart for August 30, 2025|magazine=Billboard Canada|access-date=August 30, 2025}} |- ! scope="row"| "Wanted You To" | 2021 | 25 | align="left" rowspan="2" {{Non-album singles}} |- ! scope="row"| "Damn You July" | 2023 | 49 |- ! scope="row"| "[Things My Mama Says](/source/Things_My_Mama_Says)" | 2024 | 6 | rowspan="2" {{TBA}} |- ! scope="row"| "Carl Dean" | 2025 | 56 |} ===Christmas singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart
positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |- style="font-size:smaller;" ! scope="col" style="width:4em;"| [CAN Country](/source/Canada_Country)
|- ! scope="row"| "Freeze" | 2023 | align="center"| 44 | {{Non-album single}} |} ===Music videos=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col"| Title ! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Director |- ! scope="row"| "Wanted You To"{{cite web|title=Hailey Benedict - Wanted You To - Official Music Video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6GPsvUch2E|via=[YouTube](/source/YouTube)|access-date=December 18, 2024|format=video|date=December 13, 2021}} | 2021 | Bryton Udy |- ! 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|via=[YouTube](/source/YouTube)|access-date=December 18, 2024|format=video|date=February 11, 2022}} | 2022 | {{N/A|Not listed}} |- ! scope="row"| "Freeze"{{cite web|title=Hailey Benedict - Freeze|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUmU9rQCeRM|website=[YouTube](/source/YouTube)|access-date=December 18, 2024|format=video|date=December 1, 2023}} | 2023 | Codi McIvor |} ==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! 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](/source/2022_Canadian_Country_Music_Awards) | 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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/2024_Canadian_Country_Music_Awards) | 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](/source/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}} |- | rowspan="2"| 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}} |- | [Canadian Country Music Association](/source/2025_Canadian_Country_Music_Association_Awards) | Female Artist of the Year | {{n/a}} | {{nom}} | {{cite web|url=https://ccma.org/2025-ccma-award-nominees/|title=2025 CCMA Award Nominees|access-date=July 22, 2025|work=[Canadian Country Music Association](/source/Canadian_Country_Music_Association)}} |} ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} ==External links== *{{Official website|https://haileybenedictmusic.com/}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Benedict, Hailey}} 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 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Hailey Benedict](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hailey_Benedict) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hailey_Benedict?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.