Hayley Marsten

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Hayley Marsten
Hayley Marsten - spectacular heartbreak.jpg
Background information
Birth nameHayley Marsten
BornAustralia
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2015–present
Websitewww.hayleymarsten.com

Hayley Marsten is an Australian country music singer-songwriter, from originally from Gladstone, Queensland, Australia. She is a touring, recording, multi-award nominated artist. Her debut studio album Spectacular Heartbreak was released in August 2019.

Career[]

Early life[]

Hayley grew up in Gladstone, Queensland[1] and later moved to the state's capital, Brisbane to study at Queensland University of Technology and pursue her music career.[2]

2015-2018: Even and Lonestar EP[]

In 2015, Marsten released her debut extended play, titled Even. Two of the singles reached the top 40 of the Country Tracks Chart.[3][4] Late in 2015, Marsten was announced as one of the 10 finalists for the 2016 Toyota Star Maker competition.[5]

In May 2017, Marsten released "Until You", the lead single from her second EP, Lonestar.[6][non-primary source needed] Lonestar was produced by ARIA Award and Golden Guitar winning producer, Matt Fell. The EP debuted at No. 8 on the ARIA Country Albums Chart.[7][non-primary source needed] The EP spawned three more singles, 'Second Fiddle', 'Money Can't Buy Class' and 'Coming Home'. With 'Coming Home' eventually reaching #1 on the Kix Country Charts.[8]

2019-present:Spectacular Heartbreak[]

In 2019 Marsten crowdfunded her debut album through Pozible and raised over $17,000. Spectacular Heartbreak was released on 30 August 2019. At the 2020 Country Music Awards of Australia, the album was nominated for 'Alt Country Album of the Year'.[9] It was later nominated for 'Country Work of the Year' at the 2020 Queensland Music Awards.[10] In 2021, she released a digital EP, 'Spectacular' which featured four songs from the album, 'Spectacular Heartbreak', reimagined on piano.[11]

Discography[]

Albums[]

List of studio albums with selected details
Title Album details
Spectacular Heartbreak

Extended plays[]

List of Extended plays with selected details
Title Album details
Even
  • Release date: 2015[13]
  • Label: Hayley Marsten
  • Formats: CD
Lonestar
  • Release date: 9 June 2017[14]
  • Label: Hayley Marsten
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming, CD
Spectacular
  • Release date: 15 June 2021
  • Label: Hayley Marsten
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

Singles[]

List of singles as lead artist
Title Year Album
"On the Rocks"[15] 2015 Even
"If You're Gone"[16]
"Storm in a D Cup"[17]
"Until You"[6] 2017 Lonestar
"Coming Home"[18] 2018 non-album single
"Wendy"[19] 2019 Spectacular Heartbreak
"Red Wine, White Dress"[20]
"Spectacular Heartbreak"[21] 2020
"Pretty"[22]

References[]

  1. ^ Speter, Tiana (7 April 2019). "INTERVIEW: Hayley Marsten". The Soundcheck. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  2. ^ Hamley, Sophie (29 May 2017). "Interview: Hayley Marsten". Sunburnt Country Music. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Country Tracks Chart of 5th September 2015". countrytrackschart.com.au. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Country Tracks Chart of 13th February 2016". countrytrackschart.com.au. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  5. ^ "37th Annual Toyota Star Maker". Facebook. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Hayley Marsten". facebook.com. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Hayley Marsten". facebook.com. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  8. ^ "Hayley Marsten". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Toyota Golden Guitar Awards Finalists". Toyota Country Music Festival. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  10. ^ Staff Writers. "2020 Queensland Music Awards Finalists". scenestr - Pop Culture & Entertainment. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  11. ^ Hamley, Sophie (23 June 2021). "EP review: Spectacular by Hayley Marsten". Sunburnt Country Music. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Spectacular Heartbreak (DD)". Apple Music. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  13. ^ "Even (EP)". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  14. ^ "Lonestar (EP)". Apple Music. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  15. ^ "On the Rocks - single". Apple Music. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  16. ^ "If You're Gone - single". Apple Music. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  17. ^ "Storm in a D Cup - single". Apple Music. 11 April 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  18. ^ "Coming Home - single". Apple Music. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  19. ^ "Wendy - single". Apple Music. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  20. ^ "Red Wine, White Dress - single". Apple Music. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  21. ^ "Spectacular Heartbreak - single". Apple Music. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  22. ^ "Singles to Radio". The Music Network. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
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