Hayley Mary

Hayley Mary (born 21 May 1987) is an Australian singer, best known as the lead singer of the indie rock band the Jezabels. She began releasing solo material in 2020.

Early life Hayley Mary grew up in Byron Bay. She went to school with Heather Shannon, with whom she would form The Jezabels. The two relocated to Sydney to attend university, where they met Nik Kaloper and Sam Lockwood, and formed the band in 2007.

Career 2007–2017: The Jezabels

The Jezabels were formed in 2007 when the four members met as students at the University of Sydney. Over the next years, they released three EPs as well as three studio albums that peaked within the ARIA top 5. The band won an ARIA Music Award, an Australian Music Prize and three Australian Independent Record Awards.

The band have been on unofficial hiatus since December 2017.

2018–present: Solo career On 14 October 2019, Mary released her debut solo single, "The Piss, The Perfume". This was followed by "Ordinary Me" in December 2019. On 8 January 2020, "Like a Woman Should" was released, all from Mary's debut EP, The Piss, The Perfume, on 17 January 2020.

In May 2021, Mary released "Young & Stupid" and announced her second EP, The Drip, released on 18 June 2021.

In July 2024, Mary announced the release of her debut studio album, Roman XS. The album is preceded by the singles "One Last Drag", "The Ballad of Ruby Wednesday" and "The Lonely One".

In November 2024, she posted a picture of herself wearing a MAGA cap and in her own words "cancelled herself". However, she is still continuing to write and put out new music

Discography Studio albums +List of albums, with release date and label shown Title Details Roman XS Scheduled: 25 October 2024 Label: I OH YOU (IOU400) Formats: CD, digital download, LP, streaming The Drip Released: 18 June 2021 Label: I OH YOU Formats: CD, digital download, LP, streaming Fall in Love Released: 26 November 2021 2020 "The Chain" The Drip "Would You Throw a Diamond?" 2021 "Young & Stupid" "Sullen Kink" 2023 Deadly Heart "One Last Drag" 2024Roman XS "The Ballad of Ruby Wednesday" "The Lonely One"

Awards and nominations AIR Awards The Australian Independent Record Awards (known colloquially as the AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector. 2021 Herself Breakthrough Independent Artist of the Year 2022 The Drip Best Independent Rock Album or EP APRA Awards The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters". 2011 Hayley McGlone (with Nikolas Kaloper, Samuel Lockwood, Heather Shannon) Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year

Australian Music Prize The Soundmerch Australian Music Prize (AMP), awarded annually since 2005, "exists to discover, reward and promote new Australian music of excellence." 2025 Hayley McGlone (for Roman XS) Best Album of the Year