Biography
After finishing high school, Hyatt briefly worked as a youth pastor at a church. [3] He then worked as an iron worker at a nickel mine in his hometown of Sudbury for three years. [4] [5] After leaving that job, Hyatt went to school for record production, then enrolled at a school for policing. [5] In his late teens and early twenties, he performed in a Christian rock band. [6] After the band broke up, Hyatt began a solo career and released his debut EP Never Back Down in 2015 on Wax Records. [6]
Hyatt released his full-length debut album Iron & Ashes in May 2017. [7] The album included his first charting single "On Me". [8] In late 2017, he signed with 604 Records and released the single "Do It With You", which later became his first top ten single on the Billboard Canada Country airplay chart. [9] [10] Hyatt won the SiriusXM "Top of the Country" competition. [11] He received three nominations at the Country Music Association of Ontario awards in 2018, for Male Artist of the Year, Album of the Year and Rising Star of the Year. [12] Hyatt released the companion EPs Cain in 2018 and Abel in 2019. [13] Hyatt supported the EPs by touring as an opening act for Dean Brody and Tim Hicks. [13]
In 2020, Hyatt had begun a 36-date tour opening for Gord Bamford when the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the tour. [1] He turned to further recording, releasing the EP Neverland in 2020. [14] It included the singles "Didn't Know Me", "I Needed That", and "Neverland", the latter of which became Hyatt's first song to chart on the all-genre Canadian Hot 100. [15] [16] In 2021, he released The Wanderspace Sessions featuring three stripped-down versions of his singles. [3] [1] That year, he also released the EP Wild Flowers, which was the follow-up to Neverland. [3] He was a nominee for "Rising Star" at the 2021 Canadian Country Music Awards. [17]
In 2022, Hyatt released the EP Four Good Years. [18] It was subsequently nominated for "Album of the Year" at the 2023 Canadian Country Music Awards. [19] In January 2024, he released the EP L Is For. [20] In the spring of 2024, Hyatt embarked on "The Country Mixtape Tour" across Canada as a co-headliner alongside Shawn Austin and Tyler Joe Miller. [21]
In February 2025, Hyatt released the song "Between the Lines", part of an upcoming project titled "Andrew Hyatt and the Ten Year War". [22] He embarked on a headlining tour of the same name in Ontario in March 2025. [22] Hyatt was nominated for four awards at the 2025 CMAOntario Awards, including Male Artist of the Year. [23]
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