Hayley Nichole Williamsborn December 27, 1988 is an American singer, songwriter and the lead vocalistand keyboardistof the band Paramore.
Contents
* 1 Life
o 1.1 Paramore
o 1.2 Personal life
* 2 Discography
o 2.1 Featured singles
o 2.2 Featured appearances
* 3 Awards and nominations
* 4 References
* 5 External links
Life and career
In 2002, at the age of 13, Williams moved from her hometown, Meridian, Mississippi, to Franklin, Tennessee, where she met fellow band members Josh Farro and Zac Farro in school. Shortly after arriving, she began taking vocal lessons with Brett Manning While still in school, she tried out for a local funk cover band called The Factory where she met Jeremy Davis.
Williams was discovered in 2003 by managers Dave Steunebrink and Richard Williams who signed the 14-year-old to a production deal.According to former manager Jeff Hanson in an interview with HitQuarters, at the time she was writing pop songs with top songwriters in Nashville. Williams was introduced to Atlantic Records A&R Tom Storms through Richard's attorneys Jim Zumwalt and Kent Marcus, and then signed to the label by Jason Flom. The label's original plan for their new artist was to make her a solo pop artist but Williams objected to this, saying that she wanted to be part of a band and play alternative music. Atlantic decided to go along with her wishes and she then formed Paramore with Jeremy Davis and Josh and Zach Farro.
The music of Paramore was originally supposed to come out on Atlantic Records but the label's marketing department decided it would be better for the image of the band to not have them attached to a huge label. They instead released their music through a cooler niche label in Fueled by Ramen.
In 2007, Williams appeared in the music video for "Kiss Me" by New Found Glory.
In the 2007 Kerrang! Readers' Poll she finished second to Evanescence's Amy Lee in the "Sexiest Female" categorygoing on to win the first place spot for "Sexiest Female" a year later in the 2008 poll,and again in the 2009 poll. She also appears as a playable character in the video game Guitar Hero World Tour.
Williams wrote and recorded the song "Teenagers", which was featured in the soundtrack for the film Jennifer's Body. After the release of "Teenagers", Williams stated that she had no plans to establish herself as a solo artist. In 2010, she appeared on the tracks "Airplanes" and "Airplanes Part IIfrom alternative rapper B.o.B's debut album, B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray"Airplanes", later released as a single, peaked within the top ten in nineteen countries, including number one peak positions in the United Kingdom and New Zealand.
Hayley has also went onto stage during different intervals and sets of the Reading Festival 2010, and performed several songs with British pop band You Me At Six, including the band's latest hit single "Stay With Me". The band's frontman Josh Franceschi has reportedly expressed a keen interest in collaborating with Hayley after the stage performance. It hasn't been confirmed yet though, if the band is recording their third yet-to-be-untitled with Hayley.
Paramore
Main article: Paramore
Paramore was created in Franklin, Tennessee in 2004, with Hayley Williams lead vocals/keyboards alongside Josh Farro lead guitarbacking vocals, Jeremy Davis bass guitarand Zac Farro drumsPrior to forming Paramore, the other members of what was soon to be Paramore had been "edgy about the whole female thing" of having Williams as singer, but as they were good friends she began writing with them and eventually became a member. The band has released three studio albums, All We Know Is Falling, Riot!, and Brand New Eyes as well as two live albums and three EPs. In June 2009, the band welcomed Taylor York (rhythm guitaras an official member, although he had already been playing as a touring member with the band since 2007.
Personal life
Williams is currently dating New Found Glory guitarist Chad Gilbert
Discography
See also: Paramore discography
Year Song Album
2009 "Teenagers" Jennifer's Body: Music from the Motion Picture
Featured singles
Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications
sales threshold Album
US AUS CAN EU GER IRE NL NZ SWI UK
2010 "Airplanes"with B.o.B 2 2 2 2 8 2 4 1 5 1
* US: 3Platinum
* AUS: 3Platinum
* CAN: 2 Platinum
* NZ: Platinum
B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray
Featured appearances
Year Song Album
2006 "Keep Dreaming Upside Down" October Fall featuring Hayley WilliamsA Season in Hell
2007 "Then Came To Kill" The Chariot featuring Hayley WilliamsThe Fiancée
"The Church Channel"Say Anything featuring Hayley WilliamsIn Defense of the Genre
"Plea" Say Anything featuring Hayley Williams and Kenny Vasoli
2008 "Fallen" Death in the Park featuring Hayley WilliamsDeath in the Park EP
2009 "Tangled Up" New Found Glory Not Without A Fight
"The Few That Remain Set Your Goals featuring Hayley Williams This Will Be the Death of Us
2010 "AirplanesB.o.B featuring Hayley Williams B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray
"AirplanesPart IIB.o.B featuring Hayley Williams & Eminem
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