Hayley Marsten is an Australian country music singer-songwriter, 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. In 2023, Hayley signed to Cheatin' Hearts Records [1] and released her sophomore album, 'Girlhood' through the label.[2]
In 2015, Marsten released her debut extended play, titled Even. Two of the singles reached the top 40 of the Country Tracks Chart.[5][6] Late in 2015, Marsten was announced as one of the 10 finalists for the 2016 Toyota Star Maker competition.[7]
In May 2017, Marsten released "Until You", the lead single from her second EP, Lonestar.[8][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.[9][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.[10]
2019–2022: 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'.[11] It was later nominated for 'Country Work of the Year' at the 2020 Queensland Music Awards.[12] In 2021, she released a digital EP, 'Spectacular' which featured four songs from the album, 'Spectacular Heartbreak', reimagined on piano.[13] In 2022, 'Drowning Myself' the lead single from her second album, Girlhood was nominated for a Queensland Music Award.[14] That same month Hayley crowded $20,000 for Girlhood while about to begin recording it.[15] In October and November 2022 she appeared at the Deni Ute Muster[16] and Groundwater Country Music Festival.[17]
2023: Girlhood
In early 2023 Hayley signed with Cheatin' Hearts Records[18] and played for the first time at CMC Rocks.[19] Marsten's second studio album Girlhood was released on 16 June 2023 and reached #4 on the ARIA Country Charts on release.[20]
The Queensland Music Awards (known as Q Song Awards until 2010) are annual awards celebrating Queensland, Australia's brightest emerging artists and established legends. They commenced in 2006.[26]
