Hunter Hayes and Franklin Jonas

With over 30 instruments in his know how, Hayes’ potential for musical greatness was encouraged from an early age. While most other two year olds are given teddy bears, Hayes’ grandmother gave the youngster an accordion. His foray into the entertainment industry began at age four when he began appearing on local and national television.

By age six, Hayes received a guitar from actor Robert Duvall and he discovered his true love for making music. The following year Hunter was invited to the White House to perform in front of US President Bill Clinton. Following a string of excellent opportunities including a feature on the talent show “America’s Most Talented Kids” Hayes moved to Tennessee, US in 2008. There he signed with Universal Music Publishing Group as a songwriter and began penning tracks for the label, one of which he co-wrote “Play” for Rascal Flatts.

In September 2010 Hayes signed with Atlantic Records as a solo artist where he would begin preparing material for his debut release. The following year, Hayes was given the opportunity to support fellow country star Taylor Swift on ten dates of her “Speak Now World Tour” which was exactly the exposure he needed before his release. After the world tour, Hayes jumped on his own promotional radio tour where he premiered tracks off his forthcoming album.

In October 2011 Hunter Hayes released his debut self-titled album which quickly rose to number one in the top Country album chart and clinched onto number seven in the Billboard chart. The album featured the singles “Wanted” and “Storm Warning” and he became the youngest ever male to top Billboard’s Hot Country Songs. Following the album release, later that month Hayes jumped straight onto his first nationwide tour entitled “Most Wanted Tour”.

2012 was a strong year for Hunter Hayes as he continued to gain popularity as he joined Carrie Underwood on her nationwide “Blown Away Tour”. With four Grammy nominations and winning New Artist of the Year at the Country Music Association Awards, Hayes could do no wrong.

In 2014 Hayes released his second album “Storyline” featuring the popular hit “Tattoo” and topped the US Top Country Album chart. Raising awareness of ending child hunger, the perfect marketing opportunity for the album arose as he took on The Flaming Lips Guinness World Record of most shows played in different cities within 24 hours and smashed their title by playing ten shows in ten different cities.