Tenille Townes

Tenille Townes (born Tenille Nicole Nadkrynechny; January 20, 1994) is a Canadian country music singer from Grande Prairie, Alberta. In 2011, at the age of 17, she was nominated for a Canadian Country Music Award for Female Artist of the Year.

Biography Townes was raised in Grande Prairie, Alberta, and attended Peace Wapiti Academy high school. She was introduced to country music by her parents and grandparents during trips in the family car. At the age of nine, she attended a concert by Shania Twain during her Up! Tour bearing a sign asking for chance to sing with Twain on stage, which Twain granted. In 2009, she released the single "Home Now", a song she wrote from the perspective of a daughter whose father is posted in the war in Afghanistan, a topic she learned about in school. The track was produced by country musician Duane Steele. She has raised over $1.9 million for Sunrise House, a shelter for homeless youth in Alberta, through her annual fundraiser, Big Hearts For Big Kids. She appeared on the national television show Canada AM in August 2011, performing her single "Real Me," and has released multiple songs to radio. She released her second album, Light, in March 2013. That same year, she relocated to Nashville.

On April 13, 2018, Townes announced, through her official Facebook page that she had signed a record deal with Columbia Nashville. She released her first single with the label, "Somebody's Daughter," in September 2018, and it became her first to chart, where it reached number 92 on the Canadian Hot 100 and was a Number One hit on the Canadian Country chart dated February 2, 2019.

In 2018, Townes served as the opening act for all dates for Miranda Lambert and Little Big Town on their joint The Bandwagon Tour. In 2019 she appeared on Donovan Woods's album The Other Way, as a duet vocalist on the song "I Ain't Ever Loved No One".

Townes won four awards at the 2019 Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) Awards, which included one for Female Artist of the year, and three for "Somebody's Daughter" which won Single, Song, and Video of the Year.

In 2024, Townes parted ways with her longtime record label, Sony Music Nashville. To recognize Townes, and pay tribute to the positive impact she has made through her music and philanthropic efforts, on November 19, 2024, The City of Grande Prairie and Grande Prairie Sunrise House announced the renaming of a portion of 107 Avenue to Tenille Townes Way.

In 2025, Townes collaborated with fellow Canadian country artist Nate Haller on "Backfire". On February 27, 2026, she announced her fourth album, The Acrobat alongside the release of the title track, co-written with and featuring Lori McKenna. The album was recorded, produced, and mixed solely by Townes, who also plays every instrument on the project, and is set for release on April 10 via her own Township Records.

Discography Albums Title Details Peak chart positions CAN USCountry Real Release date: June 14, 2011 Label: Royalty — — Light Release date: March 12, 2013 Label: Royalty — — The Lemonade Stand Release date: June 26, 2020 Label: Columbia Nashville 26 41 The Acrobat Release date: April 10, 2026 Label: Township — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Extended plays Title Details Peak chartpositions CAN CAN Country USCountrySongs USCountryAirplay 2009 "Home Now" — — — — Real 2010 "Wendy (Can You Hear Me Peter Pan)" — — — — 2011 "Pictures on a Crooked Wall" — — — — "Real Me" — — — — "Home Now" — — — — 2012 "Starts with You" — — — — Light 2013 "Dear Heart" — — — — "Halfway to Somewhere" — — — — 2018 "Somebody's Daughter" 92 1 29 26 MC: Platinum RIAA: Gold The Lemonade Stand 2019 "White Horse" — 8 — — "Jersey on the Wall (I'm Just Asking)" 88 1 — — MC: Gold — 30 — — "Home to Me" — 38 — — Train Track Worktapes 2024 "As You Are" — — — — "Thing That Brought Me Here (Truck Song)" — 21 — — 2025 "Backfire"(with Nate Haller) 79 3 — —2026 "Enabling" — — — — The Acrobat "The Acrobat"(featuring Lori McKenna) — — — — "Sunshine's Free" — 12 — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart.

As featured artist Title Year Album "I Know" 2023

Other charted songs Year Song Peak chartpositions Album CANCountry Fan's Choice Award Female Artist of the Year Songwriter of the Year (shared with Marc Beeson, Daniel Tashian) 2022 Canadian Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year Album of the Year – Masquerades Fans' Choice Female Artist of the Year Single of the Year – "Girl Who Didn't Care" Songwriter(s) of the Year (shared with Steph Jones, David Pramik) Video of the Year – "Girl Who Didn't Care" Country Music Association Awards International Artist Achievement Award 2023 Canadian Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year Fans' Choice Female Artist of the Year Songwriter of the Year – "The Thing That Wrecks You" Video of the Year – "The Thing That Wrecks You" 2024 Canadian Country Music Association Female Artist of the Year