Hayley Michelle Aitken (born 11 April 1986) is an Australian pop singer-songwriter and record producer who also performs mononymously as Hayley. She had a top 40 hit on the ARIA Singles Chart with her second single, "Kiss Me Quick" (July 2002). Aitken has worked as a songwriter or producer for other artists, and is a prolific producer for many K-pop artists.
Biography
Hayley Aitken was born in April 1986 in the Victorian rural town of Drouin. In 1997 she recorded a song, "Another Tear", following the death of Princess Diana, which was written and produced by Reno Nicastro and Molly Meldrum.
Aitken's debut single, "That Girl", was released under her first name, Hayley, which reached the ARIA Singles Chart top 100 in July 2001. In the ARIA Report it was described as "a catchy urban pop single and features bonus dance remixes." It appeared on an Australian Promo CD for Britney Spears' single, "Stronger". Aitken was signed with Jive/Zomba.
Her second single, "Kiss Me Quick", under the name Hayley Aitken, peaked at No. 31 on the ARIA Singles Chart in August 2002. It contained a b-side, "If I Was to Say", which she wrote when eleven years old. Carmine Pascuzzi described "Kiss Me Quick", "[Aitken] is a teenager with loads of talent and this is an interesting modern pop song that showcases her talent. There is a distinctive confidence and depth in her performance and she delivers this song very positively."
Aitken's third single, "(I Hate the Way) I Love You", (December 2002), which peaked at No. 55. Also in 2002 she recorded a song for the Undercover Angels soundtrack, "[You Must Be An] Angel" Her proposed debut album, Watching TV, was pushed back several times, due to the sale of Zomba records to BMG Records, in 2003. Aitken signed to BMG records but asked to be released from her contract in 2004 so she could pursue her own direction. After her contract with Jive ended, she was signed by Legit music under a management contract by August 2004.
In 2005 Aitken worked as a songwriter, she co-wrote four tracks on Ricki-Lee Coulter's debut self-titled album (October: "Turn It Up", "Something About You", "Stay with Me" and "Hello". She also provided backing vocals for the latter three tracks. Legit Music stated that she was on their artist roster, however on Aitken's MySpace site, she placed her record label as "none". She was signed to Sony BMG publishing.
In 2007, Aitken, Tamara Jaber (ex-Scandal'us) and Reigan Derry (Australian Idol contestant, 2006) formed an all-girl pop trio, Scarlett Belle, and were signed to US label, Def Jam Recordings. In 2008 they were dropped from the label and shortly after Aitken left the group.
During the 2010s, Aitken has written or co-written material for other artists: September's "White Flag" on Love CPR (February 2011), "I Know You're not Alone" on Diamond Veil (May) by Sweetbox, Julie Bergan's "Fire" (June 2014), "Colours" on Eleven (October 2015) by Tina Arena and "Traffic Lights" (May 2015) on Lena's Crystal Sky. Also in 2015, while working in Swedish-based song writing collective, the Kennel, Aitken co-wrote "I Want Your Love" for Ukrainian-born artist, Eduard Romanyuta. "I Want Your Love" was the Moldovan entry for that year's Eurovision Song Contest. Aitken described her writing, "it has always been my dream to write music for different countries and cultures, so this is really cool."
Discography Singles + List of singles, with Australian chart positions Title Year Peak chart positions AUS "That Girl" 2001 53 "Kiss Me Quick" 2002 31 "I Hate the Way I Love You" 55
Other work
YearLabelAlbumArtistSongLyricsMusicCreditedWithCreditedWith 2014 Jellyfish Entertainment Error VIXX "After Dark" Ryu Dasom (Jam Factory), Ravi Andrew Choi, 220, Jake KSM EntertainmentHollerGirls' Generation-TTS"Stay"Brian KimCaesar & Loui, Ollipop2015Ice Cream Cake Red Velvet"Ice Cream Cake"Jo Yoon-kyung, Kim Dong-hyunSebastian Lundberg, Fredrik Haggstam, Johan Gustafson a.k.a. Trinity Music"Stupid Cupid"Sung Hyun-binAndrew Choi, 220, Cha Cha Malone2016Russian RouletteRed Velvet"Lucky Girl"KenzieOllipopPlan A EntertainmentPink RevolutionApink"Boom Pow Love"Beom & Nang, Chang Hye-wonAnne Judith Stokke Wik, Nermin Harambasic, Remee Jackson2017SM EntertainmentDon't Say NoSeohyun"Love & Affection"SeohyunJohan Gustafsson, Fredrik Haggstam, Sebastian Lundberg, Lauren Dyson, TrinityBlockberry CreativeChoerryChoerry"Love Cherry Motion"Hwang Hyun (MonoTree), Shin AgnesOllipop, Kanata OkajimaSM EntertainmentHoliday NightGirls' Generation"All Night"KenzieOllipop, Daniel Caesar, Ludwig LindellBlockberry CreativeMix & MatchLoona Odd Eye Circle"Odd"G-high (MonoTree)Ollipop"Girl Front"Park Ji-yeon, Hwang Hyun (MonoTree),OllipopMax & Match"Odd Front"Park Ji-yeon, Hwang Hyun (MonoTree)OllipopChuuChuu"Heart Attack"Hwang Hyun (MonoTree)Ollipop2018JYP EntertainmentWhat Is Love?Twice"Dejavu"ChloeJan Hallvard Larsen, Eirik Johansen, Anne Judith Stokke Wik, Ronny Vidar Svendsen, Nermin Harambašić (Dsign Music)n.CH EntertainmentSome & LoveNature"Some (You'll Be Mine)"Sung Dan-young, Bang Hye-hyun, Lee Jung-hyunCaesar & Loui, Ollipop2019Starship EntertainmentFor the SummerCosmic Girls"Oh My Summer"JQ, Lee Ji-hye (makeumine works), ExyCaesar & Loui, Ollipop"Sugar Pop"Lovey, ExyCaesar & Loui, OllipopSM EntertainmentThe Reve Festival: Day 1Red Velvet"Zimzalabim"Lee Seu-ranCaesar & Loui, OllipopYuehua EntertainmentHushEverglow"Adios"Lee Bo-ra, 72Ollipop, Gavin Jones, 72"You Don't Know Me"Kang Jung-ah, 72Caesar & Loui, Ollipop, 72JYP EntertainmentFeel SpecialTwice "Feel Special"J. Y. ParkJ. Y. Park, OllipopBlockberry Creative[#]Loona"365"Hwang Yu-binJohan Gustafsson, Realmeee2020ANS EntertainmentSay My NameANS"Say My Name"Eun Jong-tae, Oh Yu-wonOllipopYuehua EntertainmentReminiscenceEverglow"Salute"Lee Seu-ranOllipop, Caesar & Loui, 72"Dun Dun"Seo JieumOllipop, Gavin Jones, 72"Player"Lee Bo-raOllipop, Ludwig Lindell, 72"No Lie"Lee Seu-ranOllipop, Gavin Jones, 72DSP MediaRed MoonKard"Red Moon"Kang Eun-jeong, BMOllipop, Gavin Jones, 72"Enemy" Kang Eun-jeong, BM, J.SephOllipop, 72Bridʒ EntertainmentGood Girl: Episode 2Hyolyn"9LIVES"Ollipop, Gavin Jones, 72Ollipop, Gavin Jones, 72Yuehua Entertainment-77.82X-78.29Everglow"La Di Da"Lee Seu-ran, E:UOllipop, Gavin Jones, 722021 JYP Entertainment U NiziU"Poppin’ Shakin’"Safari Natsuwaka Lee Woo-min "Collapsedone", OllipopYuehua EntertainmentLast MelodyEverglow"First" Park Hee-ah, Yoo Ga-young, 72 Olof Lindskog, Gavin Jones, 72Return of the Girl "Pirate" Hong Yi-reum (Makeumine Works), 72 Olof Lindskog, Gavin Jones, 722022 Yuehua Entertainment SmileyYena"Smiley" (featuring Bibi) TWLV, Bibi, Yena, 72 Olof Lindskog, Gavin Jones, TWLV, Bibi, 72 Smartphone"Smartphone" TWLV, Yena, 72 Ollipop, Gavin Jones, TWLV, 72JYP EntertainmentCelebrate Twice"Bitter Sweet" Co-sho Woo Min Lee "collapsedone, Ollipop, STWPNon-album singleItzy"Boys Like You" Didrik Thott, Sara Davis, Ellie Suh (153/Joombas), Lee Joo-hee (MUMW) Didrik Thott, Sebastian Thott
References
External links Listen to an unreleased Hayley Aitken songwriting demo. Track: Player (S.Godden/H.Aitken) Myspace profile