Tenille Townes

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Tenille Townes
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Townes performing at The Stoller Hall in Manchester, England, 2023
Background information
Birth nameTenille Nicole Nadkrynechny
Born (1994-01-20) January 20, 1994 (age 30)
Origin Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada
Genres Country pop
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active2009–present
Labels
Website tenilletownes.com

Tenille Townes (born Tenille Nicole Nadkrynechny; January 20, 1994) is a Canadian country music singer from Grande Prairie, Alberta. In 2011, at the age of 17, she was nominated for a Canadian Country Music Award for Female Artist of the Year. [1] [2]

Contents

Biography

Townes was raised in Grande Prairie, Alberta, and attended Peace Wapiti Academy high school. [3] She was introduced to country music by her parents and grandparents during trips in the family car. [4] At the age of nine, she attended a concert by Shania Twain during her Up! Tour bearing a sign asking for chance to sing with Twain on stage, which Twain granted. [5] In 2009, she released the single "Home Now", a song she wrote from the perspective of a daughter whose father is posted in the war in Afghanistan, a topic she learned about in school. [3] [6] The track was produced by country musician Duane Steele. [6]

Townes released her first album, Real, in June 2011. [7] She has raised over $1.9 million for Sunrise House, a shelter for homeless youth in Alberta, through her annual fundraiser, Big Hearts For Big Kids. She appeared on the national television show Canada AM in August 2011, performing her single "Real Me," [8] and has released multiple songs to radio. She released her second album, Light, in March 2013. That same year, she relocated to Nashville. [5]

Although Townes started her career under her birthname, she later changed her surname. In a 2018 interview on Everything GP, she explained, "Townes is actually from Township Road 722, which is the road that I grew up on and the house that built me essentially, so that’s where that all comes from.” [9]

On April 13, 2018, Townes announced, through her official Facebook page that she had signed a record deal with Columbia Nashville. [10] She released her first single with the label, "Somebody's Daughter," in September 2018, and it became her first to chart, where it reached number 92 on the Canadian Hot 100 and was a Number One hit on the Canadian Country chart dated February 2, 2019. [11]

In 2018, Townes served as the opening act for all dates for Miranda Lambert and Little Big Town on their joint The Bandwagon Tour. In 2019 she appeared on Donovan Woods's album The Other Way, as a duet vocalist on the song "I Ain't Ever Loved No One". [12]

Townes won four awards at the 2019 Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) Awards, which included one for Female Artist of the year, and three for "Somebody's Daughter" which won Single, Song, and Video of the Year. [13]

In 2024, Townes parted ways with her longtime record label, Sony Music Nashville. [14]

To recognize Townes, and pay tribute to the positive impact she’s made through her music and philanthropic efforts, on November 19, 2024, The City of Grande Prairie and Grande Prairie Sunrise House announced the renaming of a portion of 107 Avenue to Tenille Townes Way. [15] [16]

Discography

Albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
CAN
[17]
US
Country

[18]
Real
  • Release date: June 14, 2011
  • Label: Royalty
Light
  • Release date: March 12, 2013
  • Label: Royalty
The Lemonade Stand 2641
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Extended plays

TitleDetailsPeak chart
positions
CAN
[17]
Living Room Worktapes
  • Release date: April 13, 2018
  • Label: Columbia Nashville
Road to the Lemonade Stand
  • Release date: February 7, 2020
  • Label: Columbia Nashville
91
Masquerades
  • Release date: April 22, 2022
  • Label: Columbia Nashville / RCA Records
Train Track Worktapes
  • Release date: April 21, 2023
  • Label: Columbia Nashville
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

As lead artist

YearSinglePeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
CAN
[19]
CAN Country
[20]
US
Country
Songs

[21]
US
Country
Airplay

[22]
2009"Home Now"Real
2010"Wendy (Can You Hear Me Peter Pan)"
2011"Pictures on a Crooked Wall"
"Real Me"
"Home Now"
(with John Landry)
Non-album single
2012"Starts with You"Light
2013"Dear Heart"
"Halfway to Somewhere"
2018"Somebody's Daughter"9212926The Lemonade Stand
2019"White Horse"8
"Jersey on the Wall (I'm Just Asking)"881
2020"The Most Beautiful Things"43
"Come as You Are"824
2021"Girl Who Didn't Care"865Non-album single
2022"When's It Gonna Happen"877Masquerades
"The Last Time"915Non-album singles
2023"The Thing That Wrecks You"
(with Bryan Adams) [25]
[A] 30
"Home to Me"38Train Track Worktapes
2024"As You Are"TBA
"Thing That Brought Me Here (Truck Song)"21
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
TitleYearAlbum
"I Know"
(Train featuring Tenille Townes and Bryce Vine)
2023Non-album single

Other charted songs

YearSongPeak chart
positions
Album
CAN
Country

[20]
US
Country
Songs

[21]
2019"Fooled Around and Fell in Love"
(with Miranda Lambert, Maren Morris,
Ashley McBryde, Caylee Hammack, and Elle King)
47Non-album song
2020"One in a Million"45Songs for Christmas
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

YearVideoDirector
2011"Pictures on a Crooked Wall" Warren P. Sonoda
2013"Dear Heart" Stephano Barberis
2018"Somebody's Daughter"P.R. Brown
2019"Jersey on the Wall (I'm Just Asking)"Mason Dixon
2021"Girl Who Didn't Care"
2022"When You Need It"Alex Alvga
2023"The Thing That Wrecks You" Bryan Adams
2024"As You Are"Brenton Giesey

Awards and nominations

YearAssociationCategoryResult
2011 Canadian Country Music Association Female Artist of the YearNominated
2013Interactive Artist of the YearNominated
2014Interactive Artist of the YearNominated
2019 CMT Music Awards Breakthrough Video of the Year – "Somebody's Daughter"Nominated
Canadian Country Music Association Female Artist of the YearWon
Single of the Year – "Somebody's Daughter"Won
Video of the Year – "Somebody's Daughter"Won
Songwriter of the Year (shared with Barry Dean, Luke Laird)Won
2020 Juno Awards Breakthrough Artist of the YearNominated
Songwriter of the YearNominated
ACM Awards New Female Artist of the YearWon
Musical Event of the Year – "Fooled Around and Fell In Love"Won
Canadian Country Music Association TD Entertainer of the YearNominated
Fan's Choice AwardNominated
Female Artist of the YearWon
Interactive Artist or Group of the YearNominated
Songwriter of the Year (shared with Tina Parol, Gordie Sampson)Won
Video of the Year – "Jersey On The Wall (I’m Just Asking)"Won
CMA Awards Musical Event of the Year – "Fooled Around and Fell In Love"Nominated
2021 Juno Awards of 2021 Country Album of the YearTenille TownesWon
2021 Canadian Country Music Awards Album of the Year – "The Lemonade Stand"Won [27]
Fan's Choice AwardNominated
Female Artist of the YearWon
Songwriter of the Year (shared with Marc Beeson, Daniel Tashian)Nominated
2022 Canadian Country Music Association Entertainer of the YearWon [28]
Album of the Year – MasqueradesWon
Fans' ChoiceNominated
Female Artist of the YearWon
Single of the Year – "Girl Who Didn't Care"Won
Songwriter(s) of the Year (shared with Steph Jones, David Pramik)Won
Video of the Year – "Girl Who Didn't Care"Nominated
Country Music Association Awards International Artist Achievement AwardNominated
2023 Canadian Country Music Association Entertainer of the YearNominated [29]
Fans' ChoiceNominated
Female Artist of the YearWon [30]
Songwriter of the Year – "The Thing That Wrecks You"Nominated
Video of the Year – "The Thing That Wrecks You"Nominated
2024 Canadian Country Music Association Female Artist of the YearNominated [31]

Notes

  1. "The Thing That Wrecks You" did not enter the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, but peaked at number 25 on the Canadian Digital Song Sales component chart. [26]

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