Hayley Williams

Also known as Hayley Nichole Williams

Hayley Nichole Williams is an American singer and songwriter. She is the lead vocalist and a founding member of the rock band Paramore and has released several solo albums.

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Hayley Nichole Williams is an American singer-songwriter and musician born in Meridian in 1988. She is a member of the band Paramore and has worked with record labels Fueled by Ramen and Atlantic Records. Her musical output spans genres including emo, alternative rock, pop-punk, and pop rock. Williams plays the guitar, piano, keyboard instrument, and drum kit.

She has received the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song and the MTV Europe Music Award for Best Alternative. Her copyright representative is the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Williams is married to Chad Gilbert and was previously in an unmarried partnership with Taylor York. She practices Christianity and speaks English.

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Meridian, Mississippi, USA

Hayley Nichole Williams (born December 27, 1988) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and businesswoman who is best known as the lead vocalist, primary songwriter, and keyboardist of the rock band Paramore. In 2004, she formed Paramore alongside Josh Farro, Zac Farro, and Jeremy Davis. The band currently consists of Hayley Williams, Zac Farro and Taylor York. The band has released five…

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G*ve a F*ck LA: A Benefit for LA Fire Relief2025
Every Time You Lose Your Mind: A Film About Failure — Self2025
The Twits — Marleeta Punge (voice)2025
Paramore - Pinkpop 2013 — Self2025
Good Hang with Amy Poehler — Self - Guest2025
My Generation — Self2024
Paramore 2023 - Live In London At The O2 Arena — Herself2023
Paramore: Live at the Grand Ole Opry — Herself2023
Paramore - Live At Bonnaroo Music Festival 20232023
Paramore - Live At Corona Capital 20222022

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Type: Person
Gender: Female
Country: United States
Active from: 1988

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Paramoresince 2002
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Instance of: human
Family name: Williams
Gender: female
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Meridian
Spouse: Chad Gilbert
Occupation: pianist
Languages spoken: English language
Religion: Christianity
Field of work: singing
Genre: emo pop
Instrument: voice
Record label: Atlantic Records
Image: ParamoreO2200423 (58 of 88) (52833506157) (cropped).jpg
Height: 157

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Commons category: Hayley Williams
member of: Paramore
date of birth: 1988-12-27
start of work period: 2003-00-00
birth name: Hayley Nichole Williams
Commons gallery: Hayley Williams
name in native language: Hayley Williams
social media followers: 504000
copyright representative: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
unmarried partner: Taylor York

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Hayley Nichole Williams (born December 27, 1988) is an American singer and songwriter. She is the lead vocalist and a founding member of the rock band Paramore and has released several solo albums.

Williams was born and raised in Meridian, Mississippi. Her parents divorced when she was 13. She then moved with her mother to Franklin, Tennessee, where she later formed Paramore alongside Josh Farro, Zac Farro, and Jeremy Davis. Paramore has released six studio albums: All We Know Is Falling (2005), Riot! (2007), Brand New Eyes (2009), Paramore (2013), After Laughter (2017), and This Is Why (2023). It has featured a continuously changing line-up (currently consisting of Williams, Zac Farro, and Taylor York) with Williams being the only member to appear on all six albums. Along with York, Williams won the 2015 Grammy Award for Best Rock Song for the song "Ain't It Fun".

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