Hayley Williams | |
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Williams performing with Paramore on the 2007 Vans Warped Tour. |
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Birth name | Hayley Nichole Williams |
Born | Meridian, Mississippi, U.S. |
December 27, 1988
Genres | Pop punk, alternative rock, punk rock |
Occupations | Musician, singer-songwriter |
Instruments | Vocals, keyboards, guitars, drums, piano |
Years active | 2004–present |
Labels | Fueled by Ramen, Warner Bros., Atlantic Records |
Associated acts | Paramore |
Hayley Nichole Williams[1][2] (born December 27, 1988)[3] is an American singer and songwriter. She is the lead vocalist of the American rock band Paramore.[1][4]
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In 2002, at the age of 13, Williams moved from her hometown, Meridian, Mississippi, to Franklin, Tennessee.[5] She met band members Josh and Zac Farro in her new school.[4][6] While still in school, she tried out for a local funk cover band The Factory, in which she met Jeremy Davis.[6][7]
Williams was discovered in 2003 by managers Dave Steunebrink and Richard Williams who signed the 14-year-old to a production deal.[8] At the time she was writing pop songs with songwriters in Nashville.[8] Williams was introduced to Atlantic Records A&R Tom Storms through Richard Williams' attorneys Jim Zumwalt and Kent Marcus, and then signed to the label by Jason Flom. The label's original plan for their new artist was to make her a solo pop artist but Williams objected to this, saying that she wanted to be part of a band and play alternative rock music.
Atlantic decided to go along with her wishes, and she then formed Paramore with Josh Farro, Zac Farro, and Jeremy Davis.[8] The music of Paramore was originally supposed to come out on Atlantic Records, but the label's marketing department decided it would be better for the image of the band to not have them attached to a huge label. They instead released their music through a "cooler" niche label, Fueled by Ramen.[8] The debut album was released in 2005 when Hayley was only 16 years old.
In 2007, she appeared in the music video for "Kiss Me" by New Found Glory.[9]
In the 2007 Kerrang! Readers' Poll she finished second to Evanescence's Amy Lee in the "Sexiest Female" category,[10] going on to win the first place spot for "Sexiest Female" a year later in the 2008 poll,[11] and again in the 2009 poll. She also appears as a playable character in the video game Guitar Hero World Tour.
Williams wrote and recorded the song "Teenagers", which was featured in the soundtrack for the feature film Jennifer's Body. After the release of "Teenagers", Williams stated that she had no plans to establish herself as a solo artist.[12] In 2010, she appeared on the tracks "Airplanes" and "Airplanes (Part II)" from alternative rapper B.o.B's debut album, B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray.[13] When it was released as a single, "Airplanes" peaked within the top ten in nineteen countries, including number one peak positions in the United Kingdom and New Zealand.
Paramore was created in Franklin, Tennessee in 2004 with Williams (lead vocals/keyboards), alongside Josh Farro (lead guitar/backing vocals), Jeremy Davis (bass guitar) and Zac Farro (drums). Prior to forming Paramore,[7] the other members of what was soon to be Paramore had been "edgy about the whole female thing" of having Williams as singer, but as they were good friends she began writing with them and eventually became a member.[14] The band has released three studio albums, All We Know Is Falling, Riot!, and Brand New Eyes as well as two live albums and three EPs. In June 2009, the band welcomed Taylor York (rhythm guitar) as an official member, although he had already been playing as a touring member with the band since 2007.
In 2006, Paramore started touring outside of the US for the first time, which included a headline tour of the UK and supporting post-hardcore rockband The Blackout on the Give It A Name Festival in Europe.
Williams is a Christian and has a tattoo of a cross on her right thigh.[15]
Since early 2008 she has been in a realationship with Chad Gilbert of the pop punk band New Found Glory
Year | Song | Album |
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2009 | "Teenagers" | Jennifer's Body: Music from the Motion Picture |
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2010 | "Airplanes" (B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams) |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray |
Year | Song | Album |
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2006 | "Keep Dreaming Upside Down" (October Fall featuring Hayley Williams)[20] | A Season in Hell |
2007 | "Then Came To Kill" (The Chariot featuring Hayley Williams)[21] | The Fiancée |
"The Church Channel" (Say Anything featuring Hayley Williams)[22] | In Defense of the Genre | |
"Plea" (Say Anything featuring Hayley Williams and Kenny Vasoli)[22] | ||
2008 | "Fallen" (Death in the Park featuring Hayley Williams)[23] | Death in the Park EP |
2009 | "Tangled Up" (New Found Glory)[24] | Not Without A Fight |
"The Few That Remain" (Set Your Goals featuring Hayley Williams)[25] | This Will Be the Death of Us | |
2010 | "Airplanes" (B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams) | B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray |
"Airplanes (Part II)" (B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams & Eminem) | ||
2011 | "Rainbow Connection" (Weezer & Hayley Williams)[26] | Muppets: The Green Album |
2012 | "Fox Dream Of The Log Flume" (mewithoutYou featuring Hayley Williams)[27] | Ten Stories |
Year | Association | Category | Work | Result |
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2007 | Kerrang Readers' Poll 2007 | Sexiest Female Front Singer | Herself | Nominated |
2008 | Kerrang Readers' Poll 2008 | Won | ||
Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica | Premio Fashionista 2008 | Nominated | ||
2009 | Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica | Premio Fashionista 2009 | Won | |
Shockwaves NME Awards 2009 | Sexiest Female | Won | ||
Kerrang Readers' Poll 2009 | Won | |||
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Kerrang Readers' Poll 2010 | Won | |||
2010 MTV Video Music Awards | Video of the Year | "Airplanes" – B.o.B. (featuring Hayley Williams) | Nominated | |
Best Male Video | Nominated | |||
Best Hip-Hop Video | Nominated | |||
Best Collaboration | Nominated | |||
2011 | 37th People's Choice Awards | Favorite Song | Nominated | |
BET Awards 2011 | Video of the Year | Nominated | ||
Best Collaboration | Nominated | |||
53rd Annual Grammy Awards | Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals | "Airplanes, Part II" – B.o.B. (featuring Eminem & Hayley Williams) | Nominated |
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No Lies is a 1973 short dramatic film made by Mitchell Block while he was a student at New York University. The film, which is in the style of a cinéma vérité interview, deals with a young woman who has been raped and has been widely viewed by nurses, therapists and police officers.
In 2008, No Lies... was selected for inclusion by the United States Library of Congress to its National Film Registry, being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."
“No Lies” serves as a commentary on the observational mode by revealing how emotional the documenter can be. The Cameraman (a character) does a good job of keeping out of the film physically, but hearing his voice really affects the observational theme of the movie. Originally this was just supposed to be a film about his friend getting ready for the night, but it turns into a look into the trauma suffered by victims of rape. During her rant on the events that happened that night, she described a woman walking past her and watching what happened. The Friend said that their eyes locked for a second, but she knew there was nothing to be done. After the long description of the awful event, the Cameraman still doesn’t believe her. It takes a river of tears, and a broken down woman for him to finally understand that this is real for her.
I'm gonna go on
Living like I never met you,
And it'll feel wrong at first,
But I think I can forget you.
Ignore the fact that we sleep
No more than 3 feet apart
I feel you now, your all around me
Underneath me
Your all around me
Underneath me
Well, how was I to know
That what we carved in stone
Would be so, temporary.
Well, how was I to know
That my first crack at love
Would not be the last
It won't be the last
It's in the air now,
Bitter tears and broken hearts
Were teenagers,
We count the years we think were smart
But were not
We don't know anything
So, don't ask me where I'll go
Coz, frankly, I don't know
And I don't give a shit
Why must we all make sense
Of what just won't make sense
For once,
I'm just gonna live.
I'm just gonna live.
Were teenagers
(we don't know anything)
Were teenagers
(we don't know anything)
Well, how was I to know
That what we carved in stone
Would be so, temporary.
(I'm gonna go on)
Why must we all make sense
Of what just wont make sense
For once,
I'm just gonna live.