Madilyn Bailey

Madilyn Bailey Wold (born September 2, 1992) is an American YouTuber, singer and songwriter. She has appeared on French TV shows to promote her cover songs and also promoted her original single "Tetris" on the American TV show Today in 2018. As of 2020, she has about eight million subscribers on YouTube.

Madilyn Bailey
Bailey in 2016
Background information
Birth nameMadilyn Bailey Wold
Born (1992-09-02) September 2, 1992
Boyceville, Wisconsin, U.S.
GenresPop
Occupation(s)
Instruments
Years active2009–present
Labels
  • PlayOn
  • Madilyn Bailey Music
Websitemadilyn.net

Her debut original EP Bad Habit was released in 2012. She released her first studio album Muse Box in 2015. Her second original EP Wiser was released in July 2016. She held her first headlining show in Paris in 2018 and has toured internationally with other YouTube performers.[1]

Biography

Bailey began her career shortly before graduating,[2] 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.[3]

Bailey toured the United States and Canada with Boyce Avenue in the second half of 2013.[1][3] She later described it by saying "It was an amazing experience being on the road for the first time".[4] She has stated that she has been inspired by Michelle Branch and Kina Grannis.[1]

In 2015, her rendition of the song "Titanium" by David Guetta and Sia, gained airplay on Virgin Radio in France.[5] This led to a recording contract with PlayOn in France, a label of Warner Music Group.[5] 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.[6]

In July 2016, she released a five track EP of original material entitled Wiser.[7][8]

In 2016, her cover of David Guetta'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.

Personal life

She was born in Boyceville, Wisconsin, to Greg Wold, who works for an advertising firm,[9] and Heidi Wold; she has five siblings. (Jordan (older brother), Alex (little sister), Isaac (adopted little brother), Hayley (adopted little sister), Caden (little brother)[10] Bailey began to play music and write songs at the age of seven.[3] She played in the marching band of Boyceville High School[4] and graduated in 2011. Before becoming an artist, Bailey worked as a certified nursing assistant.[3] She is dyslexic.[11]

In 2014, she married James Benrud.[10][12]

Awards and nominations
Music Awards
Year Association Category Work Result
2014 Streamy Awards Best Cover Song "Wake Me Up" Nominated
2015 NRJ Music Awards International Revelation of the Year — Nominated
2017 Streamy Awards Influencer Campaign "Rise to the Occasion" (Parts of DiGiorno) Nominated

Discography
Performing in 2015.

Albums
Title Album details Peak positions
BEL
(Fl)
[13]		 BEL
(Wa)
[14]		 FR
[15]
Muse Box
  • Released: October 2, 2015
  • Label: Madilyn Bailey Music, Play On
  • Formats: CD, download
 81 26 24

EPs
Title Album details Peak positions Notes
FR
[15]
Bad Habit EP
  • Released: May 2, 2012
  • Label: Keep Your Soul Records
  • Formats: CD, download
  –
Wiser EP[16]
  • Released: July 12, 2016
  • Label: Madilyn Bailey Music
  • Formats: CD, download
  –

Singles
Year Title Peak positions Notes Album
BEL
(Fl)
[13]		 BEL
(Wa)
[14]		 FR
[15]
2015 "Titanium" 18 4 13 Cover of David Guetta featuring Sia Muse Box
"Radioactive" — 42 36 Cover of Imagine Dragons
"Rude"
(featuring Flula)		 — 29
(Ultratip*)		 84 Cover of Magic!
2016 "Believe" — — 125 Cover of Cher
"Wiser" — — — Wiser EP
2018 "Tetris" — — — Unnamed new album
"Drunk on a Feeling" — — —
2019 "Red Ribbon" — — —
"Are We Falling In Love" — — —

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

Writing credits
credits
Year Title Artist(s) Album
2018 Wallflower Whethan Life of a Wallflower Vol.1

Vocal credits
credits
Year Title Artist(s) Album
2018 Alive Raffey Cassidy Vox Lux (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2018 Your Body Talk
2018 Hologram (Smoke and Mirrors)
2018 Wallflower Whethan Life of a Wallflower Vol.1

References
  1. "Interview with Madilyn Bailey". The Native Entertainment. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  2. "7 Up-and-Coming YouTube Musicians You Should Be Listening to Right Now". New Media Rockstars. June 21, 2013. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  3. "Madilyn Bailey | Singer-Songwriter". New Media Rockstars. August 13, 2013. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  4. "We chatted to Madilyn Bailey and she revealed something that NONE of her fans know". Maximum Pop!. August 26, 2016. Archived from the original on February 16, 2017. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  5. "Iinterview Madilyn Bailey : "Je suis une raconteuse d'histoires utilisant la musique comme faire mon art"". Potins.net (in French). July 15, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  6. aficia (February 10, 2016). "La belle et talentueuse Madilyn Bailey nous livre ses secrets et ses projets pour 2016 !" [The beautiful and talented Madilyn Bailey reveals her secrets and projects for 2016!]. aficia (in French). Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  7. "YouTube Star Madilyn Bailey Shares Original Music On Her First EP, 'Wiser' - Tubefilter". Tubefilter. July 12, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  8. Fink, Lucie (October 23, 2016). "Madilyn Bailey Talks About Her New Album & Creepy YouTube Comments". Refinery29. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  9. "About | Planet Propaganda". Planet Propaganda. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  10. "Young Age Madilyn Bailey: Want to Know Her Bio? Married Life With Musician Husband". LIVERAMPUP. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  11. "Dyslexic Advantage: My Dyslexia – Madilyn Bailey YouTube Sensation". Archived from the original on November 9, 2017. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
  12. Madilyn Bailey (September 20, 2014), Madilyn & James's Wedding - August 22 2014 - Madilyn Bailey, retrieved February 16, 2017
  13. "Madilyn Bailey discography". ultratop.be/nl/. Hung Medien. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  14. "Madilyn Bailey discography". ultratop.be/nl/. Hung Medien. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  15. "Madilyn Bailey discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  16. "YouTube Star Madilyn Bailey Shares Original Music On Her First EP, 'Wiser'". www.tubefilter.com. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
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