Hailey Benedict

Hailey Benedict (born May 10, 2002) is a Canadian country music singer and songwriter from St. Albert, Alberta. She is currently signed to Big Loud Records and its imprint Local Hay. 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. 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. In 2016, Benedict and her sister were invited on stage by Keith Urban during a concert at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta. She graduated from Paul Kane High School in St. Albert in 2020.

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. Later that year, Benedict won "Interactive Artist of the Year" at the 2022 Canadian Country Music Awards. In June 2023, she released the single "Damn You July" through the label Sakamoto Music. In September 2023, Benedict won the SiriusXM Top of the Country competition. In December 2023, she released her first Christmas single, "Freeze".

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

Discography Singles

Christmas singles Title Year Peak chartpositions Album CAN Country 2021 Bryton Udy "Level Up" 2022 "Freeze" 2023 Codi McIvor

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref 2014 Country Music Alberta Fans' Choice 2019 Horizon Youth Award 2022 Canadian Country Music Association Interactive Artist or Group of the Year Rising Star Country Music Alberta Horizon Female Artist of the Year 2023 Country Music Alberta Interactive Artist of the Year Country Music Alberta Horizon Female Artist of the Year Canadian Country Music Association Female Artist of the Year