In 2002, at the age of 13, Williams moved from her hometown, Meridian, Mississippi, to Franklin, Tennessee,. She met old band membersJosh Farro and Zac Farro in her new school. While still in school, she tried out for a local funk cover band called The Factory where she met Jeremy Davis.

Williams was discovered in 2003 by managers Dave Steunebrink and Richard Williams who signed the 14-year-old to a production deal.According to former manager Jeff Hanson in an interview with HitQuarters, at the time she was writing pop songs with top songwriters in Nashville. Williams was introduced to Atlantic Records A&R Tom Storms through Richard's attorneys Jim Zumwalt and Kent Marcus, and then signed to the label by Jason Flom. The label's original plan for their new artist was to make her a solo pop artist but Williams objected to this, saying that she wanted to be part of a band and play 'alternative rock' music. Atlantic decided to go along with her wishes and she then formed Paramore with Josh Farro, Zac Farro, and Jeremy Davis.

The music of Paramore was originally supposed to come out on Atlantic Records but the label's marketing department decided it would be better for the image of the band to not have them attached to a huge label. They instead released their music through a "cooler" niche label in Fueled by Ramen, with the debut album being released in 2005 when Hayley was only 16 years old.

In 2007, Williams appeared in the music video for "Kiss Me" by New Found Glory.

In the 2007 Kerrang! Readers' Poll she finished second to Evanescence's Amy Lee in the "Sexiest Female" category, going on to win the first place spot for "Sexiest Female" a year later in the 2008 poll, and again in the 2009 poll. She also appears as a playable character in the video game Guitar Hero World Tour.

Williams wrote and recorded the song "Teenagers", which was featured in the soundtrack for the film Jennifer's Body. After the release of "Teenagers", Williams stated that she had no plans to establish herself as a solo artist. In 2010, she appeared on the tracks "Airplanes" and "Airplanes (Part II)" from alternative rapper B.o.B's debut album, B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray. "Airplanes", later released as a single, peaked within the top ten in nineteen countries, including number one peak positions in the United Kingdom and New Zealand.

Williams is a Christian and has a tattoo of a cross on her right thigh.

Hayley Williams has been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as a child and has been prescribed Ritalin since then. 

Paramore

Paramore was created in Franklin, Tennessee in 2004 with Williams (lead vocals/keyboards), alongside Josh Farro (lead guitar/backing vocals), Jeremy Davis (bass guitar) and Zac Farro (drums). Prior to forming Paramore,the other members of what was soon to be Paramore had been "edgy about the whole female thing" of having Williams as singer, but as they were good friends she began writing with them and eventually became a member. The band has released three studio albums, All We Know Is Falling, Riot!, and Brand New Eyes as well as two live albums and three EPs. In June 2009, the band welcomed Taylor York (rhythm guitar) as an official member, although he had already been playing as a touring member with the band since 2007.

In 2006, Paramore started touring outside of the US for the first time, which included a headline tour of the UK and supporting post-hardcore rockband The Blackout on the Give It A Name Festival in Europe.






Hayley Williams
Background informationBirth nameHayley Nichole WilliamsBornDecember 27, 1988 (age 22)Meridian, Mississippi, U.S.GenresPop punk, alternative rock, punk rockOccupationsMusician, singer-songwriterInstrumentsVocals, keyboards, guitars, drums, pianoYears active2004–presentLabelsFueled by Ramen, Warner Bros., Atlantic RecordsAssociated actsParamore, B.o.B
Paramore
Paramore performing at Rogers Arena in 2009.Background informationOriginFranklin, Tennessee, USAGenresAlternative rock, emo, pop punkYears active2004–presentLabelsFueled by RamenAssociated actsNovel AmericanWebsiteparamore.netMembersHayley Williams
Jeremy Davis
Taylor YorkPast membersJosh Farro
Zac Farro
Jason Bynum
John Hembree
Hunter Lamb

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