Biography
Who is Hayley Williams?
Early life
Hayley Williams Nichole Williams was born on December 27, 1988, in Meridian, Mississippi. She grew up there as the daughter of Cristi and Joey Williams and has two younger half-sisters. Her childhood neighbor was NBA player Rodney Hood. Following her parents' divorce in 2002 when she was thirteen years old, Hayley and her mother moved to Franklin, Tennessee. At her new school, she met future bandmates Josh and Zac Farro and began taking vocal lessons with vocal coach Brett Manning.
Formation of Paramore
Atlantic Records A&R Tom Storms was introduced to Hayley through legal counsel, and she was subsequently signed to the label by Jason Flom. The label initially planned to launch her as a solo pop artist, but she objected because she wanted to be part of a band playing pop punk music. Atlantic agreed to her wishes, leading her to form Paramore alongside Josh Farro, Zac Farro, and Jeremy Davis.
Collaborations and Solo Career
Hayley's work outside of Paramore includes contributing the song "Teenagers" to the soundtrack of the 2009 feature film Jennifer's Body. In 2010, she was featured on the single "Airplanes" by B.o.B, which reached the top ten in numerous countries and peaked at number two on the United States Billboard Hot 100 chart. She also collaborated with artists such as Zedd, American Football, New Found Glory, and Taylor Swift on the track "Castles Crumbling" from Speak Now (Taylor's Version).
Awards and Personal Life
Hayley has received several accolades throughout her career. Along with band member and co-writer Taylor York, she won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song at the 2015 ceremony for the Paramore song "Ain't It Fun". She also received the pioneer Award at Billboard's 2014 Women in Music Awards and won an Alternative Press Music Award for Best Vocalist in 2015.
Birthday and age
Hayley Williams was born on December 27, 1988, which makes Hayley 37 years old today. That birthday falls under the Capricorn sign. Hayley shares the date with 28 other famous people.
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