Elyse Saunders

Nashville/Toronto country artist Elyse Saunders, the 2024 CMAOntario Female Artist of the Year, is a multi-award-winning artist with over 5 million global streams. Known for powerhouse vocals and authentic songwriting, she continues to rise in the genre as a dynamic live performer with an engaging stage presence that leaves audiences wanting more.

Named Bell Media/iHeartRadio’s Future Star and Rogers Radio’s One to Watch, her breakout single “Never Have I Ever,” co-written with Billboard-charting country artist Jason Blaine, reached #27 on Canada’s Country Mediabase chart and #6 on Australia’s National Airplay chart. Since then, her videos have received rotation on CMT Australia and features on CMT Nashville, alongside international media coverage.

With multiple charting singles, she has performed at Boots & Hearts, Sunfest, Music in the Fields, Sauble Beach Party, and North of Nowhere, and has been direct and opening support for Brett Young, Kameron Marlowe, Bryan Martin, Aaron Pritchett, High Valley, and more. She’s also headlined stages such as Kawartha Ribfest, Peterborough Musicfest, and Palmer Rapids Twin Music Festival.

Her new single “Cowboy Up,” written with Raquel Cole and Grammy-nominated Bonnie Baker (Reba McEntire, Rascal Flatts), was inspired by the TV series 1883 — a bold anthem of resilience and feminine grit. Available April 3.