Hayley Mary


Hayley Mary is an Australian singer, best known as the lead singer of the indie rock band the Jezabels. She began releasing solo material in 2020.

Early life

Hayley Mary grew up in Byron Bay. She went to school with Heather Shannon, with whom she would form The Jezabels. The two relocated to Sydney to attend university, where they met Nik Kaloper and Sam Lockwood, and formed the band in 2007.

Career

2007–2017: The Jezabels

The Jezabels were formed in 2007 when the four members met as students at the University of Sydney. Over the next years, they released three EPs as well as three studio albums that peaked within the ARIA top 5. The band won an ARIA Music Award, an Australian Music Prize and three Australian Independent Record Awards.
The band have been on unofficial hiatus since December 2017.

2018–present: Solo career

On 14 October 2019, Mary released her debut solo single, "The Piss, The Perfume". This was followed by "Ordinary Me" in December 2019. On 8 January 2020, "Like a Woman Should" was released, all from Mary's debut EP, The Piss, The Perfume, on 17 January 2020.
In May 2021, Mary released "Young & Stupid" and announced her second EP, The Drip, released on 18 June 2021.
On 26 November 2021, Mary surprise-released her third EP, titled Fall in Love.
In July 2024, Mary announced the release of her debut studio album, Roman XS. The album is preceded by the singles "One Last Drag", "The Ballad of Ruby Wednesday" and "The Lonely One".
In November 2024, she posted a and in her own words "cancelled herself". However, she is still continuing to write and put out new music to do so."]

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Singles

Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

The Australian Independent Record Awards is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.
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APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association, "honouring composers and songwriters".
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Australian Music Prize

The Soundmerch Australian Music Prize, awarded annually since 2005, "exists to discover, reward and promote new Australian music of excellence."
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