Hayley Marsten

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.

Hayley Marsten
Background information
Birth nameHayley Marsten
BornAustralia
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2015–present
Websitewww.hayleymarsten.com

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] 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] 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
'Second Fiddle'[18] 2017 Lonestar
'Money Can't Buy Class' [19] 2018 Lonestar
"Coming Home"[20] 2018 non-album single
"Wendy"[21] 2019 Spectacular Heartbreak
"Red Wine, White Dress"[22]
"Spectacular Heartbreak"[23] 2020
"Pretty"[24]
'Drowning Myself'[25] 2021
'I'm Fine, Thanks'[26] 2022
'Bittersweet at Best'[27] 2022

CMAA Golden Guitars
Year Nominee/Work Award Result
2020[28] Spectacular Heartbreak Alt-Country Album of The Year Nominated

Queensland Music Awards
Year Nominee/Work Award Result
2020[29] Wendy Country Work of The Year Nominated
2022[30] Drowning Myself Country Work of The Year Nominated

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. "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. Hayley Marsten Second Fiddle (Official Music Video), retrieved 4 November 2022
  19. Hayley Marsten - Money Can't Buy Class - OFFICIAL VIDEO, retrieved 4 November 2022
  20. "Coming Home - single". Apple Music. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  21. "Wendy - single". Apple Music. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  22. "Red Wine, White Dress - single". Apple Music. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  23. "Spectacular Heartbreak - single". Apple Music. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  24. "Singles to Radio". The Music Network. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  25. Hayley Marsten - Drowning Myself (Official Music Video), retrieved 4 November 2022
  26. Hayley Marsten - I'm Fine, Thanks (Official Music Video), retrieved 4 November 2022
  27. Hayley Marsten -Bittersweet At Best (Official Music Video), retrieved 4 November 2022
  28. "And the 2020 Toyota Golden Guitar Awards Finalists Are..." www.country.com.au. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  29. Staff Writers. "2020 Queensland Music Awards Finalists". scenestr - Pop Culture & Entertainment. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  30. "Close to 70 finalists for 2022 Queensland Music Awards". The Music Network. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
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