Kalsey Kulyk is a Canadian

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singer and songwriter. She has released one extended play, and has charted with the singles "Who I Was" and " Love Me Like an Outlaw". Her debut album ''Outlaw Poetry'' was released on February 23, 2024.

Early life

Kulyk was born and raised in Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan. Her entire family worked on a mill, and also farmed in their spare time. Growing up, she participated in numerous talent competitions, winning several including the " Pasquia Idol" in

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. She viewed

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as her musical idol. As a teenager, Kulyk was diagnosed with

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and underwent months of

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treatment.

Career

At nineteen years old, Kulyk moved to

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, to work with producer Richard Dashut. She initially released music on Calgary-based label Phaymis Records, including the single "With You" in 2014. In 2017, Kulyk won the

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Discovery Award. She signed with olé Media Management's Red Dot label and subsequently moved to

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, and in 2019, released the songs "More Time" and "Bad Liar". Both songs were included on her self-titled debut extended play, ''Kalsey Kulyk'', which was released on olé's rebranded label Anthem Entertainment on August 15, 2019. In August 2020, Kulyk released the single "Who I Was", which became her first charting song on the '' Billboard''

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chart. Her self-titled extended play received a nomination for "Roots Album of the Year" at the 2020 CCMA Awards. In July 2022, Kulyk released the single "Big Deal", her first release as an independent artist. In February 2023, Kulyk released the single "Ain't Enough Whiskey". That spring, she competed on the third season of reality television show ''

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''. In June 2023, Kulyk released the single " Love Me Like an Outlaw", which became her first top 20 hit on ''Billboard''

Personal life

In December 2019, Kulyk married fellow Canadian country singer and songwriter

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. During the

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, the couple left their home in

, lived in a van and performed in it across Canada, calling their informal tour "Love on the Road". In August 2021, Kulyk gave birth to the couple's first child, a son named Wilder. Kulyk and her family now reside in

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Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

Music videos

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kulyk, Kalsey Canadian country singer-songwriters Living people Musicians from Saskatchewan Anthem Records artists 1993 births 21st-century Canadian singer-songwriters