Early life
Benedict has been performing since she was just six years old. [3] In 2014, she won Country Music Alberta's Fan's Choice award, and was also named the winner of the youth Junior Talent Search at the Big Valley Jamboree. [3] [4] In 2016, Benedict and her sister were invited on stage by Keith Urban during a concert at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta. [3] After telling Urban that she wanted to be a singer-songwriter, he allowed her to perform one of her original songs, "Clean Slate", for the crowd. [3] In 2017, Benedict was named the Grand Winner of Big Valley Jamboree's 2017 ATB Homegrown Talent Stage, and was also named a recipient of the Global Women of Vision award. [4] [5] She graduated from Paul Kane High School in St. Albert in 2020. [6]
2021-present
In August 2021, Benedict independently released her debut Canadian radio single "Wanted You To", which later reached a peak of number 25 on the Canadian country airplay chart. [7] [8] She subsequently signed a management deal with GPS Artist Management in July 2022. [9] Later that year, Benedict won "Interactive Artist of the Year" at the 2022 Canadian Country Music Awards. [10] In early 2023, Benedict supported Aaron Goodvin as an opening act on his "It's the Ride Tour" across Canada. [11] In June 2023, she released the single "Damn You July" through the label Sakamoto Music. [12] [13] [14] In September 2023, Benedict won the SiriusXM Top of the Country competition. [15] In December 2023, she released her first Christmas single, "Freeze". [16]
In September 2024, Benedict signed a record deal and a publishing deal with Big Loud and Local Hay. [17] [18] That same month, she was nominated for "Breakthrough Artist or Group of the Year" at the 2024 Canadian Country Music Awards. [19] In October 2024, Benedict released the single "Things My Mama Says". [20] The song later became Benedict's first top ten hit on the Billboard Canada Country chart. [21] She is nominated for Female Artist of the Year at the 2025 Canadian Country Music Association Awards. [22]
