Hayley Aitken

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Hayley Aitken
Birth name	Hayley Michelle Aitken
Also known as	Hayley
Born	April 11, 1986 (1986-04-11) (age 22)
Origin	Melbourne, Victoria Australia
Genre(s)	Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter
Instrument(s)	Singing
Years active	2001—present
Label(s)	Jive Records (2000-2004) Legit Music (2004-2006)
Associated acts	Ricki-Lee
Website	Official site

Hayley Michelle Aitken is an Australian singer-songwriter. She released three singles over two years, all of which created an impression on the Australian music scene.^{[dubious – discuss]} Her debut album Watching TV was pushed back several times, due to the sale of Zomba records to BMG Records, currently unreleased. Hayley was then signed to BMG records but asked to be released from her contract in 2004 so she could be free to pursue her own direction.

Her first single, "That Girl" was featured on an Australian Promo CD for Britney Spears - Stronger.

Her second single "Kiss Me Quick" contained a b-side of a track she wrote when eleven years old If I Was To Say. Hayley co-wrote four tracks which appeared on Australian Idol contestant Ricki-Lee's debut album; "Turn It Up", "Something About You", "Stay With Me" and "Hello". also provides backing bocals to "Something About You", "Stay With Me" and "Hello" on Ricki-Lee's album. After her contract with Jive ended, she was signed by Legit music under a management contract. Legit Music currently still states that she is on their artist roster, however on Hayley's MySpace, she has placed her record label as "none". She is currently signed to Sony BMG publishing.

In 2002, she recorded a song for the Undercover Angels soundtrack, "[You Must Be An] Angel", written by Erinn Sherlock and Andy Sidari.

In an August 2007 edition of TV Week, it was announced that Hayley, Tamara Jaber and 2006 Australian Idol contestant Reigan Derry were forming a girl band, and are currently recording a demo in LA.