Tony Stevens (Canadian singer)

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Tony Stevens
Born1984 (age 4041)
Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
Origin Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Genres Country
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Instrument(s)Guitar, vocals
Years active2019-present
Labels
Website Official website

Tony Stevens is a Canadian country music singer and songwriter from Surrey, British Columbia. [1] He is currently signed to Willing Entertainment. [2] He has charted with the singles "Tomorrow Today", "Whiskey in Colorado", and "When I Hear That Song". [3]

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Early life

Stevens was raised in Coquitlam, British Columbia, but moved to Surrey when he was thirteen years old. [4] In his twenties, he elected not to pursue a full-time music career as he was working a career in construction, got married, and was starting a family. [4] In 2013, Stevens suffered a serious brain injury in a wakeboarding accident in Tulameen. [4] After recovering, he began thinking once again about pursuing a career as a musician, and eventually began the process of doing so. [4]

Career

In 2022, Stevens released the song "Cochrane Avenue". [5] The next year, he released "Tomorrow Today", his first single to Canadian country radio. [6] The song would later reach the top 50 on the Billboard Canada Country chart. [3] In 2024, he was a semi-finalist in the SiriusXM Top of the Country competition. [7] Stevens also released the single "Whiskey in Colorado" in January 2024. [8] [9] The song went on to reach the number eight on the Canada Country chart, while Stevens and his co-writers received a nomination for Songwriter(s) of the Year at the 2024 Canadian Country Music Awards for writing it. [3] [10]

Discography

Singles

YearTitlePeak chart positionsAlbum
CAN Country
[3]
2023"Tomorrow Today"47
2024"Whiskey in Colorado"8TBA
"When I Hear That Song"38

Awards and nominations

YearAssociationCategoryNominated workResultRef
2024 Canadian Country Music Association Songwriter of the Year"Whiskey in Colorado" (with Dan Swinimer, Wes Mack, David Borus)Nominated [10]

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References

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