Robyn Ottolini

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Robyn Ottolini
Born (1995-07-31) July 31, 1995 (age 28)
Origin Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada
Genres Country
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Years active2012–present
Labels
Website robynottolini.com

Robyn Ottolini is a Canadian country singer and songwriter. She has released four extended plays as well as the platinum-certified single "F-150". [1] [2]

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Early life

Robyn Ottolini was raised in Uxbridge, Ontario [3] and began songwriting at the age of 13. [4] She cites Kacey Musgraves, Lennon & Maisy, and Sam Hunt as influences on her music. [4] [5]

Career

In 2016, Ottolini was the second runner-up at the Boots and Hearts Music Festival’s Emerging Artist Showcase. [6] In February 2019, she independently released her debut EP Classic. [7] She was nominated for the Rising Star Award at the 2019 Country Music Association of Ontario Awards. [8]

In January 2020, Ottolini released the song "F-150". [9] The track was included on her February 2020 release The I'm Not Always Hilarious EP. [10] Towards the latter half of 2020, "F-150" gained traction on TikTok [11] and charted at #3 on the Rolling Stone Trending 25 chart in the United States for the week of October 1, 2020. [12] [13] Amidst the success of the track, she signed a record deal with Warner Music Nashville. [14] [15]

"F-150" impacted country radio formats on February 16, 2021, [16] and became her first Top 10 hit on the Billboard Canada Country chart, [17] and first gold-certified single in Canada. [18] In June 2021, Ottolini released her major-label debut project The But I'm Not Always Sad Either EP, which included the single "Tell You Everything". [19] Later that year, she won the "Rising Star" award at the 2021 Canadian Country Music Awards. [20]

In the spring of 2023, Ottolini departed Warner Nashville, and signed a distribution deal with Empire Distribution. She released the single "Match for My Memory" as part of her new deal. [21] On January 19, 2024, Ottolini released the extended play Growing Up to Do. [22]

Tours

Discography

Extended plays

TitleDetails
Classic [7]
The I'm Not Always Hilarious EP [10]
  • Release date: February 21, 2020
  • Label: Independent
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
The But I'm Not Always Sad Either EP [19]
The I'm Not Always Put Together EP
  • Release date: January 7, 2022
  • Label: Warner Music Nashville
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Growing Up to Do
  • Release date: January 19, 2024
  • Label: Independent
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications
YearSinglePeak chart positions Certifications Album
CAN
[24]
CAN
Country

[17]
US
Country
Airplay

[25]
2012"Ring Around the Roses" [26] Open Doors & Fairy Tales
2013"Little Back Road" [27]
2014"Open Doors & Fairy Tales" [28]
2021"F-150"65859The I'm Not Always Hilarious EP
"Tell You Everything"21The But I'm Not Always Sad Either EP
2022"Trust Issues"40The I'm Not Always Hilarious EP
2023"Match for My Memory"22Non-album single
2024"I Kissed Your Boyfriend"Growing Up to Do
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Christmas singles

YearSinglePeak positionsAlbum
CAN Country
[17]
2021"Hangover for Christmas"47

Music videos

YearVideoDirector
2018"Where We're At" [29] Tim Deegan
2020"F-150" [30] Ben Knechtel
2021"Hangover for Christmas" [31]
"Boujee on a Budget" [32]
2022"Trust Issues" [33] Ben Knechtel
"Say It" [34]
"Busy" [35] Ben Knechtel
2023"Sad to Work (Closing Shift)" [36] Connor Scheffler
"Match for My Memory" [37]

Awards and nominations

YearAssociationCategoryNominated WorkResultRef
2019Country Music Association of OntarioRising StarNominated [38]
2021Country Music Association of OntarioAlbum of the YearThe I'm Not Always Hilarious EPNominated [39]
Female Artist of the YearNominated
Rising Star of the YearWon
Songwriter(s) of the Year"F-150" (with Mark Schroor, Erik Fintelman)Nominated
Single of the Year"F-150"Nominated
Canadian Country Music Association Rising StarWon [20]
2022Country Music Association of OntarioAlbum of the YearThe But I'm Not Always Sad Either EPNominated [40]
[41]
Fans' ChoiceNominated
Female Artist of the YearNominated
Music Video of the Year"F-150"Won
Single of the Year"Trust Issues"Nominated
Songwriter(s) of the Year"Tell You Everything" (with Jesse Slack)Nominated
Canadian Country Music Association Fans' ChoiceNominated [42]
[43]
Female Artist of the YearNominated
2023Country Music Association of OntarioFans' ChoiceNominated [44]
[45]
Female Artist of the YearWon
Music Video of the Year"Busy"Nominated
Single of the Year"Say It"Won
Songwriter(s) of the Year"Say It" (with Nate Miles, Emily Falvey)Nominated

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