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Walker Hayes is a country singer raised in Mobile, Alabama, and folks know him best for his 2021 hit "Fancy Like." That song went to No. 1 on both the Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts. His first single on Monument Records was "You Broke Up With Me."

Born
December 27, 1979
Hometown
Mobile, Alabama

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