About Hunter Hayes
Hunter Easton Hayes is an American multi-genre singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist. He is proficient at more than 30 instruments. Its most successful single, "Wanted", sold over 3.5 million copies and made Hayes the youngest male act to ever top the Billboard Hot Country Songs. The Advocate writes that Hayes received his first guitar from actor Robert Duvall on his 5th birthday. "Duvall not only attended the birthday party but presented the young musician with a beginner guitar and amplifier". At age 9, Hunter released his debut independent studio album "Through My Eyes" on October 8, 2000, under Sugartown Records and Louisiana Red Hot Records. He has been nominated for five Grammy Awards including Best New Artist, and won the 2012 CMA Award for New Artist of the Year and three BMI Awards.
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