Emily Hatton, Melbourne-born country Singer-Songwriter, is a firestorm on stage. Seamlessly blending country and pop stylings, her energetic presence delivers catchy hooks coupled with authentic, personal stories. She crafts her music from places of strength to vulnerability, but all the time with heartfelt, true-to-life experience woven in to complete the storytelling. Most recently, Emily has be
en announced as a Top 40 finalist in this year’s Vanda and Young Global Songwriting Competition, as well as a semi-finalist in the 2020 International Songwriting Competition. She also performed in Melbourne’s Official Golden Guitar 2021 event, endorsed by the Country Music Association of Australia and the Tamworth Country Music Festival. Before the health restrictions crippled any touring plans for 2020, Emily toured with QLD country-rock group ‘Eight Second Ride’ playing to near sellout crowds across a dozen locations. Hatton is making firm plans to hit the road again in 2021, to share her upcoming EP release with new audiences. On the single front, 2020 was a consistent release year for Hatton, with two quality tracks hitting the airwaves since January. The first of these entitled ‘Maybe’, featuring award-winning country star Troy Kemp which hit #1 on community radio charts. Building on the success of ‘Maybe’, Hatton took her career to a new high with the single ‘Why’d You Have To?’ released on September 14, 2020. The track provided Emily with her first iTunes #1 single, as well as landing at #2 on the AMRAP charts and earned a premiere on Kix Country radio. The track also gained international recognition placing Runner-Up in the SongTuner’s Songwriting Competition. Emily is a recent graduate of the CMAA’s Academy X, and plans to attend The Academy in person, in 2021.
