| Nate Haller | |
| Background: | solo_singer |
| Birth Date: | October 16th, 1992 |
| Birth Name: | Nate Hall |
| Origin: | Waterloo, Ontario, Canada |
| Instrument: | Vocals, guitar, harmonica |
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| Occupation: | Singer, songwriter |
| Years Active: | 2018–present |
| Label: | Starseed Records |
Nate Haller is a Canadian country singer and songwriter. He released his debut album Party in the Back on Starseed Records in 2022.[1] The album includes the singles "Lightning in a Bottle", "Somewhere to Drink", "Ain't Like Me", "Budweiser", and "Take My Name".[2] [3]
Haller grew up on a farmhouse in Waterloo, Ontario with both of his siblings taking an interest in music, but he stated that he initially only played his brother's guitar on occasion.[4] He then was inspired to pursue music himself after seeing Australian singer-songwriter Xavier Rudd perform live while he was in high school. Soon after this, he was encouraged by a teacher in Grade 11 to enter a talent show, and began writing songs afterwards.[4]
Haller began his music career playing in Kira Isabella's live band for seven years.[5] After befriending Callum Maudsley, a guitar player in the live band for the Reklaws, Haller moved in with Maudsley and the Reklaws' Stuart Walker.[6] He subsequently started touring for three years as the acoustic guitar player for the Reklaws, and credits them for showing him "how the industry works".[6] Haller began fully pursuing his solo career after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and signed with Starseed Entertainment in 2021.[4]
Haller released his debut single "Lightning in a Bottle" in March 2021,[7] and it subsequently became his first top ten on the Billboard Canada Country chart.[8] He followed it up with the promotional single "Grew Up On" in June 2021,[9] and his second radio single "Somewhere to Drink" in September 2022, which features Brett Kissel and the Reklaws.[10] [11] Haller was semi-finalist in the Sirius XM "Top of the Country" contest in 2021.[4] In January 2022, Haller released the promotional single "Broken",[7] and then followed it up with his third radio single "Ain't Like Me" in May 2022.[12] He won "Rising Star" at the 2022 Country Music Association of Ontario Awards, and received a nomination in the same category at the 2022 CCMA Awards. In 2023, Haller released "Take My Name" to radio.[13] He also received a nomination for "Breakthrough Artist or Group of the Year" at the CCMA Awards.
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Country [14] | |||||
| 2021 | "Lightning in a Bottle" | 9 | Party in the Back | ||
| "Somewhere to Drink" | 25 | ||||
| 2022 | "Ain't Like Me" | 15 | |||
| "Budweiser" | 20 | ||||
| 2023 | "Take My Name" | 35 | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | "Lightning in a Bottle (Live)"[15] | |
| "Grew Up On"[16] | ||
| "Somewhere to Drink" (with Brett Kissel and The Reklaws)[17] | Ben Knechtel | |
| 2022 | "Broken"[18] | Austin Chaffe |
| "Budweiser (Live)"[19] | ||
| "Take My Name (Live)"[20] |
| 2022 | Country Music Association of Ontario | Rising Star | [21] | ||
| Canadian Country Music Association | Rising Star | [22] [23] | |||
| 2023 | Country Music Association of Ontario | Album of the Year | Party in the Back | [24] | |
| Fans' Choice | [25] | ||||
| Male Artist of the Year | |||||
| Canadian Country Music Association | Breakthrough Artist or Group of the Year | [26] | |||