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Rachel Hardy (born 24 February 1998) is a Canadian singer, musician, and composer of epic music for movie soundtracks and video games.

She is most widely known for her channel on YouTube, where she - since 2013 - has published cover versions of epic songs, such as "My Mother Told Me" from the HBO-series Vikings, "Toss A Coin To Your Witcher" aired in the Netflix-series The Witcher, and "The Dragonborn Comes" from the computer game Skyrim: The Elder Scrolls.

Career
Hardy began her career in 2013 when she created a personal channel on YouTube and began publishing covers of various contemporary songs. The channel was initially created to allow her family and friends to follow her progress singing. However, after the release of a cover of "The Last Goodbye" used in the film (The Hobbit), a crowd of followers rapidly began forming.

In an interview with the Canadian blogger and podcaster, Kyla Pearson, Hardy explains going from being a freshman to internet sensation in a very short time.

"I began University, planning on going into education when my YouTube channel started doing quite well – and I realized that the extra passive income stream gave me some room to pursue what I’ve always wanted to do. So, I started moving in the direction of composition, which had been a lifelong dream of mine."

Works and awards
In 2019 Rachel Hardy became the runner-up in the Spitfire Audio and HBO's Westworld Scoring Competition, and the year after received a YouTube Silver Creator Award, for reaching 100.000 followers.