Elyse Saunders

Rising Country Star Elyse Saunders, wins FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR at the 2024 CMAOntario Awards as she’s rapidly growing her name in the genre. With over 4 million streams to date, Elyse has carved her path with powerhouse vocals, memorable live shows, undeniable drive and impressive songwriting. Selected as Bell Media/iHeart Radio’s Next Future Star & Rogers Radio’s One To Watch, her recent breakout single “Never Have I Ever” achieved top 30 on Canada’s Country Mediabase charts & had a skyrocketing Australian radio debut, climbing to #6 on Australia’s National Radio Airplay Charts.

Songwriting between Nashville & Canada, Elyse has had 16 outside cuts by other artists in multiple genres of music and signed her first publishing deal with Arts & Crafts Music Publishing earlier this year. As a 3 x Mississauga Music Award winner and now 2 x CMAO Award winner, Elyse’s music videos receive regular rotation on CMT Australia including features on CMT Nashville and has done hundreds of media interviews across Canada, US, Australia & Europe with multiple TV performances on news outlets in Canada & the U.S. Her music receives major editorial playlist support and she’s had the honor of being the face-out artist on several of the playlist’s covers. As an entertainer, Elyse has played festivals to thousands of people across Canada with some including Sunfest Country Music Festival, Manitoulin Country Fest, Lucknow’s Music in the Fields, and now joins the Boots & Hearts Country Music Festival lineup this summer along with Thomas Rhett and Matchbox Twenty.

With over 100,000 streams and 60,000 YouTube views in only a week of its release, new single “Dirt” is on deck for an exciting summer release!