Jayli Wolf (born 23 November) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, actress, and filmmaker. She began her music career in collaboration with Hayden Wolf under the name Once A Tree. As a solo artist, she broke out with her single and music video "Child of the Government", which made CBC Music's top 10 Canadian songs of 2021 and won Best Music Video at the Venice Short Film Awards.[1]
Jayli Wolf | |
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 Wolf in 2019 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 23 November Creston, British Columbia, Canada |
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| Years active | 2013–present |
| Member of | Once A Tree |
For her debut solo EP Wild Whisper,[2][3] Wolf was nominated for Contemporary Indigenous Artist of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2022.[4] She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the American Indian Film Festival for her performance in the film Run Woman Run (2021).
Early and personal life
editWolf was born in Creston, British Columbia to a teen mother of Danish descent and raised in a trailer with her maternal family. She was told she was half-Mexican growing up, only to learn she was First Nations at the age of eight. Her father reached out to her with the discovery that he was unwittingly taken in the Sixties Scoop and had his ethnicity covered up on his adoption papers. He found his family in the Saulteau First Nation near Chetwynd.[5]
Wolf is bisexual. She grew up a Jehovah's Witness in what she has described as a Doomsday cult. She convinced her collaborator Hayden Wolf, whom she met online through mutual friends, to join her in leaving the religion. They married in 2012 and moved to Toronto together when Jayli won a songwriting contest. She dropped out of university to pursue a career in music. She has reconnected with her paternal family and indigenous heritage as an adult.[6][7]
Discography
editEPs
edit| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Wild Whisper | Released: 2021
Label: Studio 71 |
| God Is an Endless Mirror | Released: 2023
Label: |
Singles
edit| Year | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "I Can't Remember" | — |
| 2021 | "Child of the Government" | Wild Whisper |
| "Hush"[8][9] | ||
| "Lead Me"[10] | — | |
| 2023 | "Holding On" | |
| "Blood Orange" |
Music videos
edit| Year | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | "Child of the Government" | Wild Whisper |
| "Hush" | ||
| "Would You Die"[11] | ||
| "Hell" | ||
| "Lead Me" | — |
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Being | Angel | Short film |
| 2017 | Ways to Water | Girl | Short film |
| 2018 | Level 16 | ||
| 2021 | Run Woman Run | Jess | |
| 2021 | The Exchange | Brenda |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–2016 | Mohawk Girls | Tulip | Recurring role; 8 episodes |
| 2015 | Single Ladies | Flight Attendant | Episode: "Gone" |
| 2016 | Urban Native Girl | 2 episodes | |
| 2018 | rising | Herself | Documentary |
| 2019 | Burden of Truth | Ashley | 3 episodes |
| 2020 | Tribal | Susan | Episode: "The Road to Hell is Paved" |
| 2020 | Trickster | Destiny | 1 episode |
| 2021 | Y: The Last Man | Laura / Athena | 5 episodes |
| 2023 | Spirit Rangers | Hedgehog | Voice Episode: "River Ruckus/Sailing Stones"[12] |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Venice Shorts Film Awards | Best Music Video | "Child of the Government" | Won | [13] |
| American Indian Film Festival | Best Supporting Actress | Run Woman Run | Nominated | [14] | |
| 2022 | Juno Awards | Contemporary Indigenous Artist of the Year | Wild Whisper | Nominated | [15] |
References
edit- ^ "The top 100 Canadian songs of 2021". CBC Music. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ "Hot Streak: Jayli Wolf". Instrumental. 5 July 2021. Archived from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ Leiber, Sarah Jae (2 April 2021). "Jayli Wolf Releases 'Child Of The Government'". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ Jackson Weaver, "Charlotte Cardin, The Weeknd, Justin Bieber lead 2022 Juno Award nominees". CBC News, March 1, 2022.
- ^ Peters, Alexa (14 May 2021). "Jayli Wolf Reclaims Every Part of Herself on Forthcoming EP Wild Whisper". AudioFemme. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ Weekes, Jabbari (6 August 2015). "Once A Tree Want to Save Your Soul". Vice. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ Eckersley, Lorne (7 December 2017). "Creston grad and husband recognized by Rolling Stone as new performers of note". Creston Valley Advance. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ Estrada, Sienna (18 May 2021). "Jayli Wolf soars in her new single, "Hush" [Video]". EarMilk. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Queer Indigenous artist Jayli Wolf refuses to be silent in new single "Hush"". Queer Forty. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ Major, Michael (30 September 2021). "Jayli Wolf Releases Empowering New Single 'Lead Me'". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ Valentine, Claire (18 June 2021). "Premiere: Jayli Wolf finds strength in vulnerability in "Would You Die" video". Nylon. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ Joey Clift [@joeytainment] (May 3, 2023). "Spirit Rangers Season 2 comes out May 8th and we just announced a bunch of our voice cast!! It was so fun working with all of these Native and Indigenous superstars and I can't wait for ya'll to hear them in the new episodes! #SpiritRangers" (Tweet). Retrieved September 16, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ Rosier, Lauren (5 April 2021). "Indigenous and queer artist, Jayli Wolf, drops new video "Child of the Government" out now". That Mag. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ Schilling, Vincent (7 November 2021). "American Indian Film Festival: 126 films, 30 nominees, 6 winners". Indian Country Today. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ "Jayli Wolf risked it all to leave the past behind and find herself" by David Friend, The Hamilton Spectator (11 May 2022) Retrieved from ProQuest 2661851124
External links
edit- Jayli Wolf at IMDb