Hayley Marsten
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Birth name | Hayley Marsten |
Born | Australia |
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Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 2015–present |
Website | www |
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[]
Title | Album details |
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Spectacular Heartbreak |
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Extended plays[]
Title | Album details |
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Even |
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Lonestar |
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Spectacular |
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Singles[]
Title | Year | Album |
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"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[]
- ^ Speter, Tiana (7 April 2019). "INTERVIEW: Hayley Marsten". The Soundcheck. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ Hamley, Sophie (29 May 2017). "Interview: Hayley Marsten". Sunburnt Country Music. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Country Tracks Chart of 5th September 2015". countrytrackschart.com.au. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ^ "Country Tracks Chart of 13th February 2016". countrytrackschart.com.au. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ^ "37th Annual Toyota Star Maker". Facebook. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Hayley Marsten". facebook.com. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ "Hayley Marsten". facebook.com. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ^ "Hayley Marsten". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Toyota Golden Guitar Awards Finalists". Toyota Country Music Festival. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ Staff Writers. "2020 Queensland Music Awards Finalists". scenestr - Pop Culture & Entertainment. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ Hamley, Sophie (23 June 2021). "EP review: Spectacular by Hayley Marsten". Sunburnt Country Music. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Spectacular Heartbreak (DD)". Apple Music. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ "Even (EP)". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ "Lonestar (EP)". Apple Music. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ "On the Rocks - single". Apple Music. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ "If You're Gone - single". Apple Music. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ "Storm in a D Cup - single". Apple Music. 11 April 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ "Coming Home - single". Apple Music. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ "Wendy - single". Apple Music. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ "Red Wine, White Dress - single". Apple Music. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ "Spectacular Heartbreak - single". Apple Music. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ "Singles to Radio". The Music Network. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- Living people
- Australian country singer-songwriters
- People from Gladstone, Queensland