Tony Stevens | |
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Born | 1984 (age 39–40) Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada |
Origin | Surrey, British Columbia, Canada |
Genres | Country |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Guitar, vocals |
Years active | 2019-present |
Labels |
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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]
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]
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]
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album |
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CAN Country [3] | |||
2023 | "Tomorrow Today" | 47 | — |
2024 | "Whiskey in Colorado" | 8 | TBA |
"When I Hear That Song" | 49 | ||
Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref |
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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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