Two time CMAA Golden Guitar ‘Female Artist of the Year’ Finalist in 2022 & 2023, ICMA ‘Most Popular Femal Artist of the Year’ in 2024 & CMC Award Finalist 2018, Hayley Jensen, is well known for her souring, powerhouse vocals and dynamic stage show.
Hayley is ready set the airwaves ablaze once again with her brand new single ‘Outskirts’. An upbeat, heartfelt, feel-good track about country living, out Friday, 13 September through MGM Distribution & serviced to media on Mon 16 September by Varrasso PR. ‘Outskirts’ reflects on lasting memories made growing up in the country. Capturing the essence of carefree Friday nights cruising down red dirt roads with good mates & cherishing the tight-knit community in a small town.
Hayley’s partnered with the award-winning production team MSquared on her brand-new music (the team behind the hits of Casey Barnes, James Johnston, Kaylee Bell & Taylor Moss), and it’s certainly hitting the spot with her last single ‘Stomping Ground’ added to Spotify’s iconic ‘Fresh Country’ Playlist, garnering over 600k streams across digital platforms. 'Stomping Ground’ was also added to all major commercial country radio networks across Australia & to ‘Top of the Country’ on SiriusXM across North America.
It followed the release of ‘Rock Bottom’ & ‘Bring it On’ in 2023, which hit #1 on the Australian Country Radio chart, climbed the CountryTown Top 50 radio charts, KIX Country Hot 20 & CMT Australia Top 50. Hayley is currently working on a new album for release in 2025.
Jensen’s last record ‘Breakin’ Hearts’, debuted as #1 ARIA Country Album, #4 All Genres ARIA Album & #1 iTunes Country Album. The title track was the #1 Australian song on the official CountryTown airplay charts & added to Spotify's 'Fresh Country' playlist. It was also one the most played songs on CBC Country on digital radio across North America. The album has amassed combined streams of almost 1 Million across Spotify & Apple Music, and music videos reaching almost 500k YouTube views.
She achieved multiple #1’s and Top 10’s with hit singles preceding & following the album’s launch, including #1 iTunes Country & KIX Country radio single, ‘Karma’, added to 4 curated Apple Music playlists, including 'Today's Country' & 'New Music Daily'. Other hit singles include ‘Just Gonna Party’, ‘Fireworks’, ‘Better Than That’, ‘Shake My Bones’, and title track, ‘Breakin’ Hearts’, which was the #1 Australian song on the official CountryTown airplay charts.
Along with her own International releases, Hayley has also released 2 duets to Canadian Country Radio, ‘Really Shouldn’t Drink Around You’ with Alberta based Dan Davidson, and ‘Flirtin’ with Manitoba band, Petric, which was also added to the Fresh Country Playlist and had chart success on Billboard Canada.
Off the back of a spectacular few years of chart topping success, Hayley was invited to perform as part of the official Australia Day LIVE Broadcast on ABC Television in & the GC 500 Supercars broadcast live on Network 7 in 2022.
Touring extensively, Jensen has graced festival stages across Australia & abroad, including ‘Buckle & Boots Country Festival’ in the UK, plus ‘Calgary Stampede’ and ‘Dauphin's CountryFest’ in Canada. At home, she’s headlined main stage spots at Tamworth Country Music Festiva, Groundwater Country Music Festival (as their feature artist), PBA BAD Festival, Winton Way Out West Fest, Deni Ute Muster, Country Rocks Festival, Charters Towers Country Music Festival, Lights on the Hill, Gympie Country Music Festival and many more!
Hayley Jensen shot to fame as a Top 4 Finalist on the 2nd Series of Australian Idol, and in made a ‘chair turning’ return to the small screen on The Voice Australia where she was dubbed ‘the whole package’ by her coach, Kylie Minogue.
After two decades in the industry, Hayley is at an all-time high and has fortified her place as a leading act in the Australian music landscape and continues to make headway Internationally. What hasn’t changed through the years though, is her powerhouse performances, authentic songwriting, and down to earth nature.
With a new album on the way in 2025, Hayley’s star is shining bright!