Anhayla Explained

Anhayla Rene Stanley (born May 24, 1988), better known by her stage name Anhayla, is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist.^[1] She is known for covering popular R&B and hip hop songs presented on her YouTube channel, Anhaylarene.^{[2] [3]} Anhayla was endorsed by Crafter guitars in 2013.^[4]

Early life

Anhayla was born in Norfolk, Virginia, and began singing at the age of 5.^[5] She started writing music on the piano in middle school and credits her mother as a being a musical influence. Anhayla attended Virginia Commonwealth University and studied accounting.^[6]

Career

In 2010, Anhayla participated in We Are the World 25 for Haiti (YouTube edition). In 2013, she released an album If I Was.^{[7] [8]}

Anhayla made her first national appearance in a 2015 AT&T commercial, singing Spaceship.^[9]

In a 2016 interview with NPR, Anhayla revealed that she has more than twenty inches of scars on her back as a result of a car accident. Her struggle with self-image lead her to organize Girls Nite Out, an annual event that encourages positivity and self-esteem for girls ages 5 to 18.^{[10] [5]}

Discography

Albums

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Album details
If I Was	Released: January 1, 2013 Label: Self-released Formats: CD, digital download

Singles

See also

• YouTube personalities

Notes and References

1. Web site: Crafter Guitars: Artists . Crafter, Inc. . Crafterusa.com . January 7, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150106061449/http://crafterusa.com/artists/ . January 6, 2015 . dead .
2. Web site: Daniels . Shariffa . YouTube Singers Cover Rihanna and Chris Brown's "Nobody's Business" . . . January 30, 2013 . January 7, 2015.
3. Web site: About . youtube.com/anhaylarene . . January 7, 2015.
4. . Crafter Catalogue . Crafter . Ashland . Crafter, Inc. . 2013 . January 7, 2015.
5. Miller . Cheryl . Virginia This Morning: Anhayla . . Richmond . June 2, 2016 . CBS 6 News . October 20, 2016.
6. News: Hankerson . Mechelle . November 4, 2010. Youtube sensation champions… . . Richmond, VA . January 7, 2015.
7. Web site: Tinsley . Justin . On Anhayla, "If I Was" And Appreciating A Great Live Performance . Uproxx.com . Uproxx . April 24, 2013 . January 8, 2015.
8. Web site: Anhayla: If I Was. Idle Media, Inc. . . January 8, 2015.
9. Web site: When singer Anhayla relies on AT&T U-verse High Speed Internet... . . youtube.com . September 2016 . October 20, 2016.
10. Komp . Catherine . Anhayla: Richmond's Soulful Singer-Songwriter . Richmond . October 8, 2015 . . October 20, 2016.