Hunter Hayes

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...When Hayes was gifted a toy accordionist by his grandmother at the age of two , he surprisingly began playing Rogers songs on it. Anything that he coul...

Cajun music

...parents were working, he was raised by a nanny, who often listened to Cajun music on radio, mostly the accordionist, Aldus Roger. When Hayes was gifte...

five

...orm. He joined the same band, playing instruments for them at the age of five . By six, he had made several small appearances on both local and nationa...

Robert Duvall

...rances on both local and national television. Around this time actor Robert Duvall gifted him his first guitar; he picked up chords by himself and wro...

Nashville

...wn party in the White House. After completing high school, he moved to Nashville to establish a career in music. Since he had already garnered fame, i...

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...r and songwriter Hunter Hayes started his musical career at a young age of 2 when his grandmother gave him a toy accordion. Born on September 9, 1991,...

Louisiana

...ion. Born on September 9, 1991, at Larniurg Hospital in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana , the only child of Lynette and Leo Hayes first made appearances at lo...

September 9, 1991

...ng age of 2 when his grandmother gave him a toy accordion. Born on September 9, 1991 , at Larniurg Hospital in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, the only child...

Through My Eyes

...where they sang Jambalaya (On the Bayou) from Williams' first album Through My Eyes . At 13 years old, he was invited to perform for then President Bil...

tenweek

... music by debuting songs that would appear on his selftitled album on a tenweek radio tour. Preceded by hit singles Wanted and Storm Warning, Hunter H...

October 11, 2011

...nd peaked at No. 3 on Country Album chart after it was released on October 11, 2011 . The album has now been certified Platinum. On September 7, 2012, ...

Platinum

... it was released on October 11, 2011. The album has now been certified Platinum . On September 7, 2012, two days shy of his 21st birthday, he was induc...

New Orleans, Louisiana

... Louisiana Music Hall of Fame at the Mahalia Jackson Theater in New Orleans, Louisiana . He posted more new records in the same year, including being t...

1991

...Hayes was born in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana in 1991 , and showed a keen interest in music at an early age. By the age of five, he had moved up to a cust...

a handful

...g accordion, singing, and writing several songs, as well as performing a handful of Cajun standards. He wrote or cowrote seven of the 13 songs on his ...

seven

... as well as performing a handful of Cajun standards. He wrote or cowrote seven of the 13 songs on his second independent album, 2001's Make a Wish, wh...

Make a Wish

...cowrote seven of the 13 songs on his second independent album, 2001's Make a Wish , which he helped to produce. While Hayes had already mastered keyboa...

Universal Music Publishing Group

...ark in country music, and he signed a publishing deal with Universal Music Publishing Group ; Rascal Flatts Nothing Like This. Producer and songwriter ...

2000

...ularly sitting in with Cajun bands that played at a local restaurant. In 2000 , he recorded his first album, Through My Eyes, for a regional label, wit...

2011

...le. According to wikipedia, Hayes released his selftitled debut album in 2011 . It reached number seven on the Billboard 200 and number one on the Top ...

Wanted

...y Albums, and sold over 1.1 million copies. Its most successful single, Wanted , sold over 3.5 million copies and made Hayes the youngest male act to e...

6 feet 2 inches

... ever top the Billboard Hot Country Songs. He stands at a height of 6 feet 2 inches or 1.91 meters tall. Moreover, he wears the number 12 (UK) shoe si...

Dave Coulier

... At 13, he appeared on Americas Most Talented Kids, a show hosted by Dave Coulier ; he performed the hit Hank Williams song, Hey Good Lookin'. Currentl...

Atlantic Records Nashville

...American country music singer and songwriter. He is signed to Atlantic Records Nashville , which released his debut single Storm Warning on May 16, 201...

May 16, 2011

...tic Records Nashville and released his debut single Storm Warning on May 16, 2011 . It was the first single from his debut album, on which Hayes played...

America's Most Talented Kids

...'s series Figure It Out. At the age of 13, Hayes appeared on America's Most Talented Kids , a show hosted by Dave Coulier. He performed the hit Hank Wi...

13

...y, Rosie O'Donnell, and Nickelodeon's series Figure It Out. At the age of 13 , Hayes appeared on America's Most Talented Kids, a show hosted by Dave Co...

2008

...e Coulier. He performed the hit Hank Williams song, Hey Good Lookin'. In 2008 , he moved from his hometown of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana to Nashville, Te...

Hey Good Lookin'.

...w hosted by Dave Coulier. He performed the hit Hank Williams song, Hey Good Lookin'. In 2008, he moved from his hometown of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana t...

2007

...d with Universal Music Publishing Group as a songwriter. He graduated in 2007 , at the age of 16, and in 2010, cowrote Play for the Rascal Flatts album...

Storm Warning

...s signed to Atlantic Records Nashville and released his debut single Storm Warning on May 16, 2011. It was the first single from his debut album, on w...

May 2014

...r stuido album, a selftitled release, came out on October 11, 2011. In May 2014 , Hayes notably achieved a Guinness World Record for holding the most l...

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...ning Songfacts reports that Hayes began his musical career at the age of four , making appearances at both local performances and on national televisio...

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...nces at both local performances and on national television. At the age of six , he appeared in the drama movie The Apostle alongside character actor Ro...

2012

...ng Wanted, a pianobased ballad became one of the biggest country hits of 2012 . In 2010, he additionally gained notice for having cowrote the song Play...

Play

...2012. In 2010, he additionally gained notice for having cowrote the song Play for Rascal Flatts album Nothing Like This. Hayes also appeared as the op...

ten

...Flatts album Nothing Like This. Hayes also appeared as the opening act of ten dates of pop country star Taylor Swifts Speak Now World Tour as well as ...

Guinness World Record for holding the most live shows played in different cities within 24 hours

..., Hayes notably achieved a Guinness World Record for holding the most live shows played in different cities within 24 hours , a record previously held ...

2014

... Billboard to call him the leader of Country Music's Youth Revolution in 2014 . He has been nominated for five Grammy Awards including Best New Artist,...

CMA Award for New Artist of the Year

...rammy Awards including Best New Artist, and won the 2012 CMA Award for New Artist of the Year and three BMI Awards. Life and career edit Hayes was bor...

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... is an only child. He grew up singing songs in both English and French. At 4 , he began making appearances locally and on national television, includin...

thirty

...putation of being a skilled multiinstrumentalist playing an astonishing thirty musical instruments. For most singers, it can take up to 10, sometimes ...

when he was four years old

...rd 200 chart. He began performing and appearing on television when he was four years old . Some of the shows he has appeared on include the Nickelodeon...

Universal Music Group

...16, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee where he signed a deal with Universal Music Group as a songwriter. He then signed with Atlantic Records Nashville...

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...ist and won the CMA Award for New Artist of the Year in 2012, along with three BMI Awards. Hunter Hayes also known by his birth name Hunter Easton Hay...

Aldus Roger

... who often listened to Cajun music on radio, mostly the accordionist, Aldus Roger . After completing high school, he moved to Nashville to establish a ...

age

...to Nashville to establish a career in music. As a young man, he still has age on his side, if he still wishes to get married. As of now, he is living ...

more than thirty

...He is proficient at more than thirty instruments and is signed to Atlantic Records Nashville. Hayes released his selftitled debut album in 2011. It re...

Leader of Country Music's Youth Revolution

...nstrumentalist has prompted Billboard to call him the Leader of Country Music's Youth Revolution . He has been nominated for five Grammy Awards, includ...

Breaux Bridge, Louisiana

...r Hayes was born on September 9, 1991, at Larniurg Hospital in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana ; he is an only child His parents both have Cajun (French) ance...

Figure It Out

... national television, including Maury, Rosie O'Donnell Show, and the Nickelodeon game show Figure It Out , where he performed Jambalaya (On the Bayou)....