Canadian born singer/songwriter NAYANA has been making a name for herself over the past year with her unique voice, captivating lyrics and country in her soul performances. In Oct. 2019 she won the Ontario Wide Artist Competition One Artist and walked away with $50,000 worth of prizes. 

Nayana is currently based in Ottawa, ON, where she signed a recording deal with Canadian Indie label Young, Wild & Free records. Teaming up with her producer/ label owner, Jason Wilkinson, the two embarked on a journey through the ups and downs of 2020. They were able to build Nayana’s debut single, an enlightening, feel good song called “Pretty Good To Be Here”. 

Nayana’s anticipated label debut was released on October 26th 2020 and on its first day was added to Sirius XM CBC Country. It was then added to 4 other commercial country stations across Canada the following week. It jumped into the top 45 in its first 2 weeks and is still moving. Pretty Good To Be Here received over 700 plays on Sirius XM, the commercial stations and over 40,000 digital streams. It was also used in a short film project. 

Nayana’s latest single “Now I’m Drunk'' was released at the beginning of December 2021 and has climbed over 500,000 streams while being added to over 8,000 playlists on Spotify alone. Her TikTok following has used the song in over 8,000 videos, growing daily. Country fans are catching on to the tune and the talent this artist holds, helping to take off Nayana's career in music.

2019 – The ONE Artist Ontario Winner $50,000 Prize

2019 – NROC Got Talent Winner

2018 – True North Country, INDIE ROW TOP 20 for "Unsaid"

2018 – Richmond Fair Artist Competition Winner

2017 – Rise 2 Fame Talent Competition Winner

2016 – Williams Town Fair Talent Competition Winner

2014 – YTVs The Next Golden Star Ticket Recipient