Hailey Benedict

Hailey Benedict, is a Canadian country music singer and songwriter from St. Albert, Alberta.^[1] She is currently signed to Big Loud Records and its imprint Local Hay.^[2] She has charted on Canada Country with the singles "Wanted You To", "Damn You July", and "Things My Mama Says".

Hailey Benedict
Born	(2002-05-10) May 10, 2002 (age 23)
Origin	St. Albert, Alberta, Canada
Genres	Country
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter
Instrument(s)	Guitar, vocals
Years active	2014-present
Labels	Big Loud Local Hay Mercury Republic Sakamoto
Website	Official website

Biography

Early life

Benedict has been performing since she was just six years old.^[3] 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.^[3][4] In 2016, Benedict and her sister were invited on stage by Keith Urban during a concert at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta.^[3] 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.^[3] 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.^[4][5] She graduated from Paul Kane High School in St. Albert in 2020.^[6]

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.^[7][8] She subsequently signed a management deal with GPS Artist Management in July 2022.^[9] Later that year, Benedict won "Interactive Artist of the Year" at the 2022 Canadian Country Music Awards.^[10] In early 2023, Benedict supported Aaron Goodvin as an opening act on his "It's the Ride Tour" across Canada.^[11] In June 2023, she released the single "Damn You July" through the label Sakamoto Music.^[12][13][14] In September 2023, Benedict won the SiriusXM Top of the Country competition.^[15] In December 2023, she released her first Christmas single, "Freeze".^[16]

In September 2024, Benedict signed a record deal and a publishing deal with Big Loud and Local Hay.^[17][18] That same month, she was nominated for "Breakthrough Artist or Group of the Year" at the 2024 Canadian Country Music Awards.^[19] In October 2024, Benedict released the single "Things My Mama Says".^[20] The song later became Benedict's first top ten hit on the Billboard Canada Country chart.^[21] She is nominated for Female Artist of the Year at the 2025 Canadian Country Music Association Awards.^[22]

Discography

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		CAN Country [8]
"Wanted You To"	2021	25	Non-album singles
"Damn You July"	2023	49
"Things My Mama Says"	2024	6	TBA
"Carl Dean"	2025	57

Christmas singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		CAN Country [8]
"Freeze"	2023	44	Non-album single

Music videos

Title	Year	Director
"Wanted You To"[23]	2021	Bryton Udy
"Level Up"[24]	2022	Not listed
"Freeze"[25]	2023	Codi McIvor

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref
2014	Country Music Alberta	Fans' Choice	—	Won	[26]
2019		Horizon Youth Award	—	Won
2022	Canadian Country Music Association	Interactive Artist or Group of the Year	—	Won	[27] [10]
		Rising Star	—	Nominated
	Country Music Alberta	Horizon Female Artist of the Year	—	Won	[26]
		Horizon Single of the Year	"Wanted You To"	Won
	Western Canadian Music Awards	Country Artist of the Year	—	Nominated	[28]
2023	Country Music Alberta	Interactive Artist of the Year	—	Won	[26]
		Songwriter(s) of the Year	"Level Up"	Won
		Video of the Year	"Wanted You To"	Won
2024	Canadian Country Music Association	Breakthrough Artist or Group of the Year	—	Nominated	[29]
	Country Music Alberta	Horizon Female Artist of the Year	—	Won	[26]
		Interactive Artist of the Year	—	Won
		Single of the Year	"Damn You July"	Won
2025		Single of the Year	"Things My Mama Says"	Won	[30]
	Canadian Country Music Association	Female Artist of the Year	—	Pending	[31]