Madilyn Bailey

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Madilyn Bailey
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Madilyn in 2016
Background information
Birth nameMadilyn Bailey Wold
Born (1992-09-02) September 2, 1992 (age 31)
Boyceville, Wisconsin, US
GenresPop
Occupations
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • ukulele
  • piano
  • keyboards
  • bass guitar
  • drums
Years active2008–present
Labels
  • Madilyn Bailey Music
  • PlayOn
  • Keep Your Soul Records
Website madilyn.net

Madilyn Bailey Wold (born September 2, 1992), commonly known as Madilyn Bailey and Madilyn, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and YouTube personality. She has appeared on multiple TV live shows in France to promote her cover singles and she also promoted her original single "Tetris" on the American TV show Today in 2018. As of February 2024, she has about 9.6 million subscribers on YouTube.

Contents

Her debut original EP Bad Habit was released in 2012. She released her first studio album Muse Box in 2015 through PlayOn/Warner Music France. Her second original EP, Wiser, was released independently in July 2016.

She held her first headlining show in Paris in 2018 and her first headlining full-band tour in China in 2019; she has also toured in the US and Canada twice with Boyce Avenue as a special guest. [1]

Early life

Madilyn Bailey was born in Boyceville, Wisconsin, to Greg Wold, who works for an advertising firm, [2] and Heidi Wold. She has five siblings. [3] Bailey began to play music and write songs at the age of seven. [4] She played in the marching band of Boyceville High School [5] and graduated in 2011. Before becoming an artist, Bailey worked as a certified nursing assistant. [4]

Career

Madilyn Bailey began her career shortly before graduating from high school [6] by covering popular songs and posting them on YouTube, gathering over 100 million views. [1] In 2012, Bailey joined Keep Your Soul Records to assist with the production of her material and moved to Los Angeles in 2013. [4]

Bailey toured the United States and Canada with Boyce Avenue in the second half of 2013. [1] [4] She later described it by saying "It was an amazing experience being on the road for the first time". [5] She has stated that she has been inspired by Michelle Branch and Kina Grannis. [1]

In 2015, her rendition of the song "Titanium", originally by David Guetta and Sia, gained airplay on Virgin Radio in France. [7] This led to a recording contract with PlayOn in France, a label of Warner Music Group. [7] The song charted in France and Belgium—as did the follow-up, a cover of Imagine Dragons' "Radioactive". In October 2015, Bailey released an album of covers in France, entitled Muse Box, supported by the single "Rude" feat. Flula. A fourth single, a cover of Cher's "Believe", appeared in early 2016. [8]

In July 2016, she released a five track-EP of original material entitled Wiser. [9] [10]

In 2016, her cover of David Guetta and Sia's "Titanium" was featured on the Australian TV series Wanted .

She was picked in April 2018 as Elvis Duran's Artist of the Month. She was featured on NBC's Today show hosted by Hoda Kotb and Kathie Lee Gifford, broadcast nationally in the United States on April 20, 2018, where Bailey performed a live version of her single "Tetris".

In 2018, her original song "Drunk on a Feeling" was featured on the American action-drama TV series Station 19 .

In 2021, Madilyn appeared on the 16th season of America's Got Talent , performing an original song made out of hate comments, which had gained over 20 million views on YouTube. In her audition, she received 4 yeses from the judges. [11] She moved onto the top 36, to perform a cover of David Guetta and Sia's "Titanium" in the quarter-final 1. [12] She got through to perform her original song "Red Ribbon" in the Semi-finals. She was eliminated during the Semi-finals.

Personal life

In 2014, Bailey married James Benrud. [3] [13] In June 2023 she announced that her and Benrud are expecting their first child together. [14] [15] In November 2023, Bailey gave birth to a daughter. [16]

Bailey is dyslexic. [17]

Awards and nominations

Music Awards
YearAssociationCategoryWorkResult
2014Streamy AwardsBest Cover Song"Wake Me Up"Nominated
2015NRJ Music AwardsInternational Revelation of the YearNominated
2017Streamy AwardsInfluencer Campaign"Rise to the Occasion" (Parts of DiGiorno)Nominated

Discography

Bailey performing in 2015 Madilyn Bailey.jpg
Bailey performing in 2015

Cover albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak positions
BEL
(Fl)

[18]
BEL
(Wa)

[19]
FR
[20]
Muse Box
  • Released: October 2, 2015
  • Label: PlayOn, Warner Music France, Madilyn Bailey Music
  • Formats: CD, download
812624

Cover singles

YearTitlePeak positionsNotesAlbum
BEL
(Fl)

[18]
BEL
(Wa)

[19]
FR
[20]
2015"Titanium"18413Cover of David Guetta featuring Sia Muse Box
"Radioactive"4236Cover of Imagine Dragons
"Rude"
(featuring Flula)
29
(Ultratip*)
84Cover of Magic!
2016"Believe"125Cover of Cher

*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratop charts.

Original EPs

TitleAlbum details
Bad Habit
  • Released: May 2, 2012
  • Label: Keep Your Soul Records
  • Formats: CD, download
Wiser [21]
  • Released: July 12, 2016
  • Label: Madilyn Bailey Music
  • Formats: CD, download

Original singles

YearTitleDistributorWriter(s)Producer(s)AlbumNotes
2016"Wiser"Stem Oh, Hush!, Drew Lawrence, Jaden MichaelsOh, Hush!Wiser
2018"Tetris"StemMadilyn Bailey Wold, Jacob Ames Chatelain, London Jackson Glorfield, Mick Coogan X Lovers
2018"Drunk on a Feeling"StemMadilyn Bailey Wold, Daniel BurkeDaniel Burke
2019"Red Ribbon"StemMadilyn Bailey Wold, Lauren Christy, Jon Levine Joseph Barba
2019"Are We Falling in Love"StemMadilyn Bailey Wold, Christo Bowman, Courtney BallardCourtney Ballard, Joseph Barba
2019"All My Oxygen"StemMadilyn Bailey Wold, Nikki Flores, Justin GrayPrince Fox, Brian Malouf, Justin Gray
2019"Tastes Like Karma"StemMadilyn Bailey Wold, London Jackson Glorfield, Jacob Ames Chatelain, Mick CooganJoel Manduke
2020"Wisconsin" AWAL Madilyn Bailey Wold, Saint Claire, Tienus, Clifford GoiloClifford Goilo, Joseph Barba
2020"小鱼 Little Fish (bilingual version)"StemMadilyn Bailey Wold, Sam Tsui, Casey Breves Sam Tsui Little Fish*Available on NetEase
2021"How Good We Had It"StemMadilyn Bailey Wold, Hannah Wilson, Sam MerrifieldSam Merrifield
2021"Miss Anonymous"StemMadilyn Bailey Wold, Saint Claire, Kelly Craige, Clifford GoiloClifford Goilo, Saint Claire
2021"View"StemMadilyn Bailey Wold, Mikal Blue, Johan LindbrandtMikal Blue, Johan Lindbrandt, Joel Maduke
2021"shine your diamond heart"StemMadilyn Bailey WoldClifford Goilo, Joseph Barba
2021"Crown" TuneCore Madilyn Bailey WoldJason Pitts
2022"My Worst"StemMadilyn Bailey Wold, Emi Dragoi, LIlVEmi Dragoi
2022"Digital Age"StemMadilyn Bailey Wold, Catalina Schwighauser, Clifford GolioClifford Golio
2022"Digital Age (Acoustic Version" TuneCore Madilyn Bailey Wold, Catalina Schwighauser, Clifford GolioJoseph Barba
2022"True Crime"StemMadilyn Bailey Wold, Emily-Madelen Aarsheim Harbakk, Olivia "LIIV" CargileBendik Moe Krogh, Gucci Caliente
2022"Mister Misfit"StemMadilyn Bailey WoldJoseph Barba

Writing credits

YearTitleArtist(s)AlbumCredits
2018"Wallflower" Whethan Life of a Wallflower Vol.1Writer
2021"Flu" IU LILAC Composer
2021"Weird Year"Saint DjuniNon-album single Writer

Vocal credits

YearTitleArtist(s)Album
2018"Alive"Raffey CassidyVox Lux (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2018"Your Body Talk"
2018"Hologram (Smoke and Mirrors)"
2018"Wallflower" Whethan Life of a Wallflower Vol.1
2021"Flu" IU LILAC
2021"Spellbound (feat. Madame Bizarre)"LVCRFTThe Return

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