Captivating a worldwide audience after performing her original song ‘Clean Slate’ for country super star Keith Urban and nearly 20,000 fans at Rogers Place Arena, 18 year old Hailey Benedict continues to forge her own independent, impressive mark as a rising talent in the Canadian Country music industry. Recognized as a five-time North America Country Music Association International Youth winner, including Most Promising Female Entertainer & Songwriter, as well as the youngest winner of the Alberta Country Music Association Fan's Choice Award, this dynamic, guitar wielding singer/songwriter was also named a Top 10 Canadian Songwriting Competition youth finalist and 2019 Edmonton Music Awards Rising Star. At just 18, Hailey has already performed for numerous large-scale events including the Alberta Country Music Awards, Big Valley Jamboree, Seven Music Fest, Canadian Finals Rodeo, Edmonton Eskimo anthem singer and headline performer in John Cameron Changing Lives production of Crescendo. She’s been invited to sing twice at Tootsie’s World Famous Orchid Lounge in Nashville, TN and has represented the ACMA, as well as Sirroma Entertainment’s ‘Diamonds in the Rough’ and Katavallo Entertainment’s ‘Somewhere in Alberta’ Emerging Artist Showcases during Canadian Country Music Association Week. Hailey is very honored to have been invited back again as a featured performer during this year’s 2019 CCMA’s in Calgary, AB to share some of her songwriting talents in two more non-sanctioned artist showcases including the highly regarded Diamonds in the Rough Songwriter’s Circle at the historical King Eddy. As the 2017 Road to main stage winner at Big Valley Jamboree, Hailey won the opportunity to open for Jason Aldean and Chris Young and has had the privilege to open for several other internationally recognized Canadian country music artists including Lindsay Ell, Gord Bamford, Doc Walker, Codie Prevost and The Hunter Brothers. Most notably, Hailey received international attention when a video of her impromptu original performance for Keith Urban went viral reaching more than 10 million combined views to date.
