Madilyn Bailey

Madilyn Bailey was born in Boyceville, Wisconsin, to Greg Wold, who works for an advertising firm, and Heidi Wold. She has five siblings. Bailey began to play music and write songs at the age of seven. She played in the marching band of Boyceville High School and graduated in 2011. Before becoming an artist, Bailey worked as a certified nursing assistant. ==Career==

Madilyn Bailey began her career shortly before graduating from high school by covering popular songs and posting them on YouTube, gathering over 100 million views. This led to a recording contract with PlayOn in France, a label of Warner Music Group. In July 2016, she released a five track-EP of original material entitled Wiser. In 2016, her cover of David Guetta and Sia's "Titanium" was featured on the Australian TV series Wanted. She was picked in April 2018 as Elvis Duran's Artist of the Month. She was featured on NBC's Today show hosted by Hoda Kotb and Kathie Lee Gifford, broadcast nationally in the United States on April 20, 2018, where Bailey performed a live version of her single "Tetris". In 2018, her original song "Drunk on a Feeling" was featured on the American action-drama TV series Station 19. In 2021, Madilyn appeared on the 16th season of ''America's Got Talent'', performing an original song made out of hate comments, which had gained over 20 million views on YouTube. In her audition, she received 4 yeses from the judges. She moved onto the top 36, to perform a cover of David Guetta and Sia's "Titanium" in the quarter-final 1. ==Personal life==

In 2014, Bailey married James Benrud. In June 2023 she announced that her and Benrud were expecting their first child together. On November 15, 2023, Bailey gave birth to a daughter. In 2021, Bailey was diagnosed with stage 4 endometriosis. == Awards and nominations ==

Cover albums Cover singles • Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratop charts. Original EPs Original singles Writing credits Vocal credits == References ==