Noeline Hofmann

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Noeline Hofmann
Born (2003-07-30) July 30, 2003 (age 21)
Bow Island, Alberta, Canada
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • vocals
Years active2023–present
LabelsLa Honda
Website Official website

Noeline Hofmann is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Bow Island, Alberta. She gained popularity for writing the song "Purple Gas" and collaborating with Zach Bryan to record it in 2024. [1] She is currently signed to La Honda Records. [2]

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Early life

Hofmann grew up in Bow Island in the Alberta Badlands. Her parents have worked as crop dusters, while she descends from a family of farmers. [3] Hofmann cites fellow Canadians Corb Lund and Colter Wall as artists she listened to in her youth. [4] She took piano lessons at a young age, and also wrote poems as a kid. [3] At age 12, she began songwriting and later learned the guitar as a teenager. [5] [3] In her adolescent years, Hofmann initially worked on a farm rouging canola, then worked at a local cow-calf operation where she tagged cows, delivered vaccines, and assisted in breeding operations. [3]

After graduating high school, Hofmann worked numerous jobs, including as a receptionist and cashier, and as a server at a restaurant named "Bobby's Grill", which served as the inspiration for her song "Bob's". [6] [3] She had planned to attempt to go into music, but amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, there were few available opportunities for new performers. [7] She then decided to move to western Manitoba to work on a ranch named Poplarview Stock Farm in the spring of 2021. [3]

Career

In mid-2023, Hofmann began performing at small venues near her hometown in southern Alberta. [7] In October 2023, she posted a video of her performing her original song "Purple Gas" on TikTok, which caught the attention of American singer-songwriter Zach Bryan. [7] Bryan invited Hofmann down to Oklahoma to film a live performance of "Purple Gas" as part of his video series "The Belting Bronco". [8] In 2024, Bryan asked Hofmann to collaborate with him and record "Purple Gas" as a duet, which he included on his 2024 album The Great American Bar Scene . [8] [1] The song would go on to chart on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, the Canadian Hot 100, and the New Zealand Hot Singles Chart. [9] [10] [11] She joined Charley Crockett as on opening date on select dates of his "$10 Cowboy Tour" in early 2024. [12]

Later that year, Hofmann made her debut performance at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee. [13] On October 18, 2024, she released her debut EP Purple Gas on La Honda Records. [14] [15] In February 2025, Hofmann released a cover of Luke Bell's song "The Bullfighter". [16] Hofmann won Female Artist of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, and Video of the Year at the 2025 Country Music Alberta Awards. [17] She is one of three finalists in the 2025 SiriusXM Top of the Country competition. [18] Hofmann is nominated for Breakthrough Artist or Group of the Year and Alternative Country Album of the Year at the 2025 Canadian Country Music Association Awards. [19]

Discography

Extended plays

List of EPs, with selected details
TitleDetails
Purple Gas

Charted songs

TitleYearPeak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[21]
US Country
[22]
CAN
[10]
NZ Hot
[11]
"Purple Gas"
(with Zach Bryan)
202469195117Purple Gas

Music videos

YearVideoDirector
2024"August" [24] Preston Hoffman
2025"The Bullfighter" [25]

Awards and nominations

YearAssociationCategoryNominated workResultRef
2025Country Music AlbertaAlbum of the YearPurple GasNominated [26]
Fans' ChoiceNominated
Female Artist of YearWon [27]
Songwriter(s) of the Year"Purple Gas - Solo"Won
Video of the Year"August"Won
Canadian Country Music Association Alternative Country Album of the YearPurple GasPending [28]
Breakthrough Artist or Group of the YearPending

References

  1. 1 2 Zylstra, Tione (June 10, 2024). "Zach Bryan Duets With Noeline Hofmann On 'Purple Gas'". Countrytown. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
  2. "Noeline Hofmann - Artist Bio - La Honda Records". La Honda Records. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Lopinto, Anna (December 4, 2024). "On the Range with Noeline Hofmann". Saddle Mountain Post. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  4. "Good Country 5+5: Noeline Hofmann". The Bluegrass Situation. October 29, 2024. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  5. McNaugton, Nerissa (March 1, 2025). "Bow Island's Noeline Hofmann has her foot on the Purple Gas, racing for country music fame". Lethbridge Herald . Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  6. Mower, Maxim (January 7, 2025). "'Feels Strange That It's Gone': Noeline Hofmann Pays Tribute to Beloved Restaurant with Nostalgic New Song, 'Bob's'". Holler. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  7. 1 2 3 Lawrence, Meredith (December 18, 2024). "Noeline Hofmann's Big Year: The Country Newcomer Recounts Her Journey To 'Purple Gas' & The Opry". Grammy Awards . Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  8. 1 2 Breihan, Tom (June 7, 2024). "Zach Bryan & Noeline Hofmann – "Purple Gas"". Stereogum . Retrieved February 17, 2025.
  9. Zellner, Xander (June 18, 2024). "Hot 100 First-Timers: Noeline Hofmann Earns Chart Debut With Zach Bryan Duet 'Purple Gas'". Billboard . Retrieved February 17, 2025.
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  12. Jones, Abigail (March 28, 2025). "Charley Crockett 'can't be neutral on a moving train'; mentee Noeline Hofmann seems of the same mindset". KXAN-TV . Retrieved May 5, 2025.
  13. "Noeline Hofmann: From Ranch to Stardom". CKUA. October 7, 2024. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
  14. "Noeline Hofmann". Calgary Stampede . Archived from the original on April 17, 2025. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  15. Patton, Alli (August 27, 2024). "Noeline Hofmann Slates Debut EP 'Purple Gas', for October". Holler. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
  16. Douglas, Hill (February 23, 2025). "Noeline Hofmann Honors Luke Bell's Legacy With Spectacular Cover Of "The Bullfighter"". Whiskey Riff. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
  17. "Noeline Hofmann Debuts New Music Video for "The Bullfighter"". Sacks and Co. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  18. "Finalist - Noeline Hofmann". SiriusXM Canada. Archived from the original on May 2, 2025. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  19. "2025 CCMA Awards Nominees Revealed". iHeartRadio Canada . July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  20. "Purple Gas - Album by Noeline Hofmann". Apple Music (CA). La Honda Records. October 18, 2024. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  21. "Canadian certifications – Noeline Hofmann". Music Canada . Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  22. "Noeline Hofmann - August (Official Video)" (video). YouTube . September 5, 2024. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  23. "Noeline Hofmann - The Bullfighter (Official Video)" (video). YouTube . March 12, 2024. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  24. Volmers, Eric (February 27, 2025). "Hot up-and-comer country artist Noeline Hofmann has no plans to compromise her vision". Calgary Herald . Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  25. "14th Annual Award Winners". Country Music Alberta. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  26. "2025 CCMA Award Nominees". Canadian Country Music Association . Retrieved July 22, 2025.