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.

Biography Townes was raised in Grande Prairie, Alberta, and attended Peace Wapiti Academy high school. She was introduced to country music by her parents and grandparents during trips in the family car. 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. 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. The track was produced by country musician Duane Steele.

Townes released her first album, Real, in June 2011. 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," and has released multiple songs to radio. She released her second album, Light, in March 2013. That same year, she relocated to Nashville.

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.”

On April 13, 2018, Townes announced, through her official Facebook page that she had signed a record deal with Columbia Nashville. 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.

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"."Hear Donovan Woods’ New Acoustic Version of ‘Truck Full of Money’". Rolling Stone, April 16, 2019.

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.

In 2024, Townes parted ways with her longtime record label, Sony Music Nashville. To recognize Townes, and pay tribute to the positive impact she has 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.

In 2025, Townes collaborated with fellow Canadian country artist Nate Haller on "Backfire". On February 27, 2026, she announced her fourth album, The Acrobat alongside the release of the title track, co-written with and featuring Lori McKenna. The album was recorded, produced, and mixed solely by Townes, who also plays every instrument on the project, and is set for release on April 10 via her own Township Records.

Discography Albums Title Details Peak chart positions CAN USCountry Real Release date: June 14, 2011 Label: Royalty — — Light Release date: March 12, 2013 Label: Royalty — — The Lemonade Stand Release date: June 26, 2020 Label: Columbia Nashville 26 41 The Acrobat Release date: April 10, 2026 Label: Township — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Extended plays Title Details Peak chartpositions CAN 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 Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album CAN CAN Country"The Thing That Wrecks You": "Backfire": USCountrySongs USCountryAirplay 2009 "Home Now" — — — — Real 2010 "Wendy (Can You Hear Me Peter Pan)" — — — — 2011 "Pictures on a Crooked Wall" — — — — "Real Me" — — — — "Home Now" — — — — 2012 "Starts with You" — — — — Light 2013 "Dear Heart" — — — — "Halfway to Somewhere" — — — — 2018 "Somebody's Daughter" 92 1 29 26 MC: Platinum RIAA: Gold The Lemonade Stand 2019 "White Horse" — 8 — — "Jersey on the Wall (I'm Just Asking)" 88 1 — — MC: Gold 2020 "The Most Beautiful Things" — 43 — — "Come as You Are" 82 4 — — 2021 "Girl Who Didn't Care" 86 5 — — 2022 "When's It Gonna Happen" 87 7 — — Masquerades "The Last Time" 91 5 — — rowspan="2" 2023 "The Thing That Wrecks You"(with Bryan Adams) — 30 — — "Home to Me" — 38 — — Train Track Worktapes 2024 "As You Are" — — — — rowspan=3 "Thing That Brought Me Here (Truck Song)" — 21 — — 2025 "Backfire"(with Nate Haller) 79 3 — —2026 "Enabling" — — — — The Acrobat "The Acrobat"(featuring Lori McKenna) — — — — "Sunshine's Free" — 7 — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart.

As featured artist Title Year Album "I Know" 2023

Other charted songs Year Song Peak chartpositions Album CANCountry USCountrySongs 2019 "Fooled Around and Fell in Love" — 47 2020 "One in a Million" 45 — Songs for Christmas "—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Music videos Year Video Director 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 Year Association Category Result 2011 Canadian Country Music Association Female Artist of the Year 2013 Interactive Artist of the Year 2014 Interactive Artist of the Year 2019 CMT Music Awards Breakthrough Video of the Year – "Somebody's Daughter" Canadian Country Music Association Female Artist of the Year Single of the Year – "Somebody's Daughter" Video of the Year – "Somebody's Daughter" Songwriter of the Year (shared with Barry Dean, Luke Laird) 2020 Juno Awards Breakthrough Artist of the Year Songwriter of the Year ACM Awards New Female Artist of the Year Musical Event of the Year – "Fooled Around and Fell In Love" Canadian Country Music Association TD Entertainer of the Year Fan's Choice Award Female Artist of the Year Interactive Artist or Group of the Year Songwriter of the Year (shared with Tina Parol, Gordie Sampson) Video of the Year – "Jersey On The Wall (I’m Just Asking)" CMA Awards Musical Event of the Year – "Fooled Around and Fell In Love" 2021 Juno Awards of 2021 Country Album of the Year – Tenille Townes 2021 Canadian Country Music Awards Album of the Year – "The Lemonade Stand" Fan's Choice Award Female Artist of the Year Songwriter of the Year (shared with Marc Beeson, Daniel Tashian) 2022 Canadian Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year Album of the Year – Masquerades Fans' Choice Female Artist of the Year Single of the Year – "Girl Who Didn't Care" Songwriter(s) of the Year (shared with Steph Jones, David Pramik) Video of the Year – "Girl Who Didn't Care" Country Music Association Awards International Artist Achievement Award 2023 Canadian Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year Fans' Choice Female Artist of the Year Songwriter of the Year – "The Thing That Wrecks You" Video of the Year – "The Thing That Wrecks You" 2024 Canadian Country Music Association Female Artist of the Year

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