Haley Williams (full name Hayley Nicole Williams), the vocalist of the rock band Paramore, was born on December 27, 1988 in Meridien, Mississippi.
When Haley turned 13, her familymoved to the city of Franklin, Tennessee. In the school where she began to study the girl, she had new interesting acquaintances - the brothers Zach and Josh Farro. Haley, a passionate fan of pop music, could spend hours talking to them about new songs, discs and concerts. Both brothers already began to get involved in punk rock: Josh played electric guitar and sang well, and Zach Farro played percussion instruments.
Haley at the same time studying in school mastered the basicsvocal singing, and she gradually expanded the range of voice. Inspired by her vocal successes, the girl tried to join the funk band Factory, where another friend of hers played on the bass guitar - Jeremy Davis. In 2003, Haley met producer Richard Williams and his partner David Streanbrink, who explained to the young singer how the music band was being created. At the same time experienced administrators have already seen the creative perspective of Williams and offered her a contract for recording discs.
Hayley Williams did not agree to release soloalbums, she wanted to sing not with random musicians, but with her own band. So began to form Paramore with the brothers Farro and Jeremy Davis. Hayley herself had already mastered keyboard instruments, and her vocal abilities had all improved. The girl stood at the head of the group, Jeremy took on the role of bass player, Zach Farro sat behind the drums, and Josh began playing rhythm guitar with solo guitar guitars too.
После того как группа Paramore сформировалась, the question arose of its belonging. Initially, the style of the band's performance was tied to the funky rock under the Atlantic Records label, but then they decided to expand the image of Paramore and took on the label Fueled by Ramen as a more versatile, specializing in rock. In the end, all organizational issues were solved, and the rock band Paramore began rehearsals.
Hayley Williams made dating incomposers writing songs for pop-punk and punk rock artists. Gradually, Paramore collected material on four solo albums, after which work began in the recording studio. All We Know Is Falling, Brand New Eyes, Riot and Paramore albums were recorded almost simultaneously. In addition, two albums were created based on the live recordings of the group, as well as three studio minions. The discs were sold well, and Hayley Williams, whose photos along with the musicians were on all covers, became a famous singer.
Studio records required significantfinancial investments, and receipts of money from the sale of albums were expected later. Therefore, in 2006 Hayley Williams, whose biography was already inextricably linked with music, decided to organize a small tour tour in nearby states, and the group as a whole went on a two-month trip to American cities. Then Paramore visited the UK with a whole series of performances, and from London the musicians moved to Europe, where they participated in the festival Give It A Name under the aegis of the brand The Blackout. In 2007, the already popular rock band Paramore continued touring America. Then the musicians were joined by the rhythm guitarist Taylor York, who fit well with the group and in 2009 became its legal participant.
The musical career of Hayley Williams contributes to herpopularity in other areas, for example, the singer was recognized as the "Sexiest Woman" in 2007 according to the magazine Kerrang - English rock weekly. Williams took second place in the ranking, the first was Amy Lee, vocalist Evanescence. However, in 2008 Haley stepped forward and took the lead position, which nobody lost in 2009. And this despite the fact that the growth of Hayley Williams - only 155 centimeters.
The singer's attempt to perform as a composerwas successful, she wrote the song Teenagers, which became the soundtrack to the film "The Body of Jennifer." Haley surprises her fans by stubbornly refusing a solo career, she prefers to sing in a band. Periodically, Williams takes part in the projects of other musicians, filming in clips. In 2010, she appeared in Airplanes popular rapper V.O. from his debut disc. The clip had unprecedented commercial success, for one only the first week it was sold about 140 thousand digital copies. The song rose to fifth place on the Billboard Hot Digital Songs chart, and on the Billboard Hot 100 ranked 12th.
The personal life of Hayley Williams is her work,The singer can be seen only in the recording studio or on stage. She is constantly surrounded by Paramore musicians, although recently she was accompanied by a young man named Chad, the guitarist of the band New Found Glory. Family to start Williams is not going to, especially since her parents have long been divorced. And this fact does not speak in favor of the family way of life.
Hailey's body is decorated with numerous tattoos. There are already nine of them. On the ankle - a razor with the inscription "Shave me," on the stomach - flowers, there are other symbols. However, this is her own business.