ALBURY-born songstress Hayley Jensen's new EP Past Tense and Present Peace has debuted at number one on the iTunes country music charts.
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The former Australian Idol and The Voice finalist released the EP on February 3, where it also reached number 17 on the all-genre charts.
Jensen, who was born in Albury and grew up in Canberra before moving back to Wodonga at age 10, said inspiration for the album came after the passing of her father in 2016.
“The last 12 months have been an incredible high musically, but also the toughest and most heartbreaking of my life after losing my dad,” she said.
“He was my biggest musical supporter, I vowed that I would make him proud.
“The album is a very personal collection of songs that a coming from a very private place.”
Jensen burst onto the scene when she finished fourth in the second season of Australian Idol in 2004, before going on to be a finalist on The Voice in 2014.
