Hayley Gene Penner (formerly known as W. Darling) is a singer-songwriter born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She grew up sharing the stage with her father; iconic Canadian family entertainer Fred Penner.

Penner spent her first four years in LA in a sort of songwriting bootcamp. Learning the ins and outs of the industry and yes, sleeping in a closet in a house with seven men. As is the case with many new-to-LA artists, Penner got swallowed up in the industry and spent the last two years redefining what it means to be authentic. What it means to protect your identity and own your flaws with kindness, compassion and acceptance.

After making and shelving four albums in the process of finding her true self, she is now stepping out as a classic singer-songwriter with a focus on story telling. More specifically, telling her story. Her debut album, People You Follow, is a brave, fearless and self-explorative dive into vulnerability and the inevitable shifts that occur when we stare down the barrel of our flaws and own them. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.