Tenille

Tenille -- the stage name of Tenille Townes -- is a Canadian country singer/songwriter who debuted in the mid-2010s. After earning a nomination for Female Artist of the Year at the Canadian Country Music Awards in 2011, she headed down to Nashville to hone her craft. Born on January 20, 1994, Townes was raised in Grande Prairie, Alberta. At the age of 15, she released the single "Home Now," which gained the attention of the Canadian country industry. Another single, "Wendy (Can You Hear Me Peter Pan)," followed in 2010, and she released her full-length debut, Real, in 2011. Her second album, Light, appeared two years later. She relocated to Nashville and signed a publishing deal with Big Yellow Dog Music, and a third album, Five, arrived in early 2018. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine