Kalsey Kulyk

Kalsey Kulyk (born July 23, 1990) is a Canadian country music singer and songwriter. She has released one extended play, and has charted with the singles "Who I Was" and "Love Me Like an Outlaw". Her debut album Outlaw Poetry was released on February 23, 2024.

Early life
Kulyk was born and raised in Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan. Her entire family worked on a mill, and also farmed in their spare time. Growing up, she participated in numerous talent competitions, winning several including the "Pasquia Idol" in Manitoba. She viewed Shania Twain as her musical idol. As a teenager, Kulyk was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma and underwent months of chemotherapy treatment.

Career
At nineteen years old, Kulyk moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, to work with producer Richard Dashut. She initially released music on Calgary-based label Phaymis Records, including the single "With You" in 2014.

In 2017, Kulyk won the CCMA Discovery Award. She signed with olé Media Management's Red Dot label and subsequently moved to Nashville, Tennessee, and in 2019, released the songs "More Time" and "Bad Liar". Both songs were included on her self-titled debut extended play, Kalsey Kulyk, which was released on olé's rebranded label Anthem Entertainment on August 15, 2019. In August 2020, Kulyk released the single "Who I Was", which became her first charting song on the Billboard Canada Country chart. Her self-titled extended play received a nomination for "Roots Album of the Year" at the 2020 CCMA Awards.

In July 2022, Kulyk released the single "Big Deal", her first release as an independent artist. In February 2023, Kulyk released the single "Ain't Enough Whiskey". That spring, she competed on the third season of reality television show Canada's Got Talent. In June 2023, Kulyk released the single "Love Me Like an Outlaw", which became her first top 20 hit on Billboard Canada Country.

Personal life
In December 2019, Kulyk married fellow Canadian country singer and songwriter Eric Ethridge. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the couple left their home in Nashville, Tennessee, lived in a van and performed in it across Canada, calling their informal tour "Love on the Road". In August 2021, Kulyk gave birth to the couple's first child, a son named Wilder. Kulyk and her family now reside in Beaumont, Alberta.