Hayley Legg
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Hayley Legg
, Australia. She spent a majority of her youth learning Beatles songs on the piano and when High School hit she quickly turned to playing the guitar, claiming she needed an instrument she could carry. Aside from her astounding vocal talent, Hayley is also competent at playing a variety of instruments including guitar, bass, drums, & piano. Hayley now also incorporates the Ukulele
into her music after being inspired on a recent trip to Hawaii. She has been a lifelong fan of the South Sydney Rabbitohs
.
, and for Hayley, it developed into an obsession. With over 7 million views, Hayley Legg is currently the 11th most subscribed Australian musician of all time on YouTube
.
The internet success reignited her passion and drive for music, so since then Hayley has been rapidly writing, recording and performing her original songs, as well as some much loved covers, around Sydney and on various internet sites. Falling in love with performing all over again, Hayley released her debut solo acoustic album ‘About Time’ in February 2009 and then went on to win the Songs Alive national Singer Songwriter competition in March 2009. She also has a self titled live album which was recorded at The Basement in November 2009 & has plans to release her second acoustic album by late 2010. Hayley is currently an Independent Artist.
Artists like Joni Mitchell
, James Taylor
, Missy Higgins
, Sheryl Crow
, The Beatles
, Jack Johnson
, Jewel
and KT Tunstall
heavily influence Hayley’s musical style.
Biography
Hayley lives in SydneySydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Australia. She spent a majority of her youth learning Beatles songs on the piano and when High School hit she quickly turned to playing the guitar, claiming she needed an instrument she could carry. Aside from her astounding vocal talent, Hayley is also competent at playing a variety of instruments including guitar, bass, drums, & piano. Hayley now also incorporates the Ukulele
Ukulele
The ukulele, ; from ; it is a subset of the guitar family of instruments, generally with four nylon or gut strings or four courses of strings....
into her music after being inspired on a recent trip to Hawaii. She has been a lifelong fan of the South Sydney Rabbitohs
South Sydney Rabbitohs
The South Sydney Rabbitohs are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Redfern, a suburb of South-central Sydney, New South Wales. They participate in the National Rugby League premiership and are one of nine existing teams from the state capital...
.
Resurgence on the Web
Hayley initially began uploading her music videos to YouTube as a way of allowing one of her closest friends (who was living overseas at the time) to be able to watch her perform. What began as a convenient way to communicate with her friend’s, quickly became an incredibly popular music channel on YouTubeYouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
, and for Hayley, it developed into an obsession. With over 7 million views, Hayley Legg is currently the 11th most subscribed Australian musician of all time on YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
.
The internet success reignited her passion and drive for music, so since then Hayley has been rapidly writing, recording and performing her original songs, as well as some much loved covers, around Sydney and on various internet sites. Falling in love with performing all over again, Hayley released her debut solo acoustic album ‘About Time’ in February 2009 and then went on to win the Songs Alive national Singer Songwriter competition in March 2009. She also has a self titled live album which was recorded at The Basement in November 2009 & has plans to release her second acoustic album by late 2010. Hayley is currently an Independent Artist.
Artists like Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell, CC is a Canadian musician, singer songwriter, and painter. Mitchell began singing in small nightclubs in her native Saskatchewan and Western Canada and then busking in the streets and dives of Toronto...
, James Taylor
James Taylor
James Vernon Taylor is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A five-time Grammy Award winner, Taylor was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2000....
, Missy Higgins
Missy Higgins
Melissa "Missy" Morrison Higgins is an Australian pop singer-songwriter, musician and actor. Her No. 1 albums in Australia are The Sound of White and On a Clear Night , and her Top Ten singles are "Scar", "The Special Two", "Steer" and "Where I Stood". From a musical family in...
, Sheryl Crow
Sheryl Crow
Sheryl Suzanne Crow is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, and actress. Her music incorporates elements of rock, folk, hip hop, country and pop...
, The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
, Jack Johnson
Jack Johnson (musician)
Jack Johnson was born May 18, 1975 is an American folk rock singer-songwriter, surfer and musician known for his work in the soft rock and acoustic genres. In 2001, he achieved commercial success after the release of his debut album, Brushfire Fairytales. He has since released four more albums, a...
, Jewel
Jewel (singer)
Jewel Kilcher , professionally known as Jewel, is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, actress and poet...
and KT Tunstall
KT Tunstall
Kate Victoria "KT" Tunstall is a Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist from St Andrews, Scotland. She broke into the public eye with a 2004 live solo performance of her song "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" on Later... with Jools Holland...
heavily influence Hayley’s musical style.
Awards and nominations
- 2009
- Songs Alive National Singer Songwriter Competition
- As of October 2010
- Hayley is the 11th most subscribed Australian Musician of All Time on Youtube.com