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New Release From Hailey Verhaalen “Sunday Morning Love You”

Donna Block
10 min readSep 2, 2020

Born and raised in Oregon City, OR, Hailey Verhaalen spent the early days of her career capturing the hearts of fans throughout the Pacific Northwest. As gritty and hardworking as she is talented, she further developed her craft by performing every chance she got — from rodeos, to festivals and fairs, to singing the National Anthem at NBA games. Four years ago, Verhaalen moved across the country to Nashville, TN, to pursue her calling as a country singer.

American Idol. How did you choose what songs for the audition rounds, like Carrie Underwood’s “Blown Away”?

It was really tough choosing the songs I wanted to sing for all rounds I made it through on my American Idol experience. Song choice is super important, because you

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