Noeline Hofmann
Noeline Hofmann
Born (2003-07-30) July 30, 2003
Bow Island, Alberta, Canada
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • vocals
Years active2023–present
LabelsLa Honda
WebsiteOfficial website

Noeline Hofmann is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Bow Island, Alberta. She gained popularity for writing the song "Purple Gas" and collaborating with Zach Bryan to record it in 2024.[1] She is currently signed to La Honda Records.[2]

Early life

Hofmann grew up in Bow Island in the Alberta Badlands. Her parents have worked as crop dusters, while she descends from a family of farmers.[3] Hofmann cites fellow Canadians Corb Lund and Colter Wall as artists she listened to in her youth.[4] She took piano lessons at a young age, and also wrote poems as a kid.[3] At age 12, she began songwriting and later learned the guitar as a teenager.[5][3] In her adolescent years, Hofmann initially worked on a farm rouging canola, then worked at a local cow-calf operation where she tagged cows, delivered vaccines, and assisted in breeding operations.[3]

After graduating high school, Hofmann worked numerous jobs, including as a receptionist and cashier, and as a server at a restaurant named "Bobby's Grill", which served as the inspiration for her song "Bob's".[6][3] She had planned to attempt to go into music, but amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, there were few available opportunities for new performers.[7] She then decided to move to western Manitoba to work on a ranch named Poplarview Stock Farm in the spring of 2021.[3]

Career

In mid-2023, Hofmann began performing at small venues near her hometown in southern Alberta.[7] In October 2023, she posted a video of her performing her original song "Purple Gas" on TikTok, which caught the attention of American singer-songwriter Zach Bryan.[7] Bryan invited Hofmann down to Oklahoma to film a live performance of "Purple Gas" as part of his video series "The Belting Bronco".[8] In 2024, Bryan asked Hofmann to collaborate with him and record "Purple Gas" as a duet, which he included on his 2024 album The Great American Bar Scene.[8][1] The song would go on to chart on the all-genre BillboardHot 100 in the United States, the Canadian Hot 100, and the New Zealand Hot Singles Chart.[9][10][11] She joined Charley Crockett as on opening date on select dates of his "$10 Cowboy Tour" in early 2024.[12]

Later that year, Hofmann made her debut performance at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee.[13] On October 18, 2024, she released her debut EP Purple Gas on La Honda Records.[14][15] In February 2025, Hofmann released a cover of Luke Bell's song "The Bullfighter".[16] Hofmann won Female Artist of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, and Video of the Year at the 2025 Country Music Alberta Awards.[17] She won the 2025 SiriusXM Top of the Country competition.[18][19] Hofmann was nominated for Breakthrough Artist or Group of the Year and Alternative Country Album of the Year at the 2025 Canadian Country Music Association Awards.[20]

Discography

Extended plays

List of EPs, with selected details
Title Details
Purple Gas

Charted songs

Title Year Peak chart positions CertificationsAlbum
US[22]US Country[23]CAN[10]NZ Hot[11]
"Purple Gas"(with Zach Bryan)2024 69195117 Purple Gas

Music videos

Year Video Director
2024 "August"[25]Preston Hoffman
2025 "The Bullfighter"[26]

Awards and nominations

Year Association Category Nominated work Result Ref
2025 Country Music Alberta Album of the Year Purple GasNominated [27]
Fans' Choice N/aNominated
Female Artist of Year N/aWon [28]
Songwriter(s) of the Year "Purple Gas - Solo" Won
Video of the Year "August" Won
Canadian Country Music AssociationAlternative Country Album of the Year Purple GasNominated [29][30]
Breakthrough Artist or Group of the Year N/aNominated

References

  1. ^ abZylstra, Tione (June 10, 2024). "Zach Bryan Duets With Noeline Hofmann On 'Purple Gas'". Countrytown. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
  2. ^"Noeline Hofmann - Artist Bio - La Honda Records". La Honda Records. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  3. ^ abcdefLopinto, Anna (December 4, 2024). "On the Range with Noeline Hofmann". Saddle Mountain Post. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  4. ^"Good Country 5+5: Noeline Hofmann". The Bluegrass Situation. October 29, 2024. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  5. ^McNaugton, Nerissa (March 1, 2025). "Bow Island's Noeline Hofmann has her foot on the Purple Gas, racing for country music fame". Lethbridge Herald. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  6. ^Mower, Maxim (January 7, 2025). "'Feels Strange That It's Gone': Noeline Hofmann Pays Tribute to Beloved Restaurant with Nostalgic New Song, 'Bob's'". Holler. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  7. ^ abcLawrence, Meredith (December 18, 2024). "Noeline Hofmann's Big Year: The Country Newcomer Recounts Her Journey To 'Purple Gas' & The Opry". Grammy Awards. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  8. ^ abBreihan, Tom (June 7, 2024). "Zach Bryan & Noeline Hofmann – "Purple Gas"". Stereogum. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
  9. ^Zellner, Xander (June 18, 2024). "Hot 100 First-Timers: Noeline Hofmann Earns Chart Debut With Zach Bryan Duet 'Purple Gas'". Billboard. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
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  12. ^Jones, Abigail (March 28, 2025). "Charley Crockett 'can't be neutral on a moving train'; mentee Noeline Hofmann seems of the same mindset". KXAN-TV. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
  13. ^"Noeline Hofmann: From Ranch to Stardom". CKUA. October 7, 2024. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
  14. ^"Noeline Hofmann". Calgary Stampede. Archived from the original on April 17, 2025. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  15. ^Patton, Alli (August 27, 2024). "Noeline Hofmann Slates Debut EP 'Purple Gas', for October". Holler. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
  16. ^Douglas, Hill (February 23, 2025). "Noeline Hofmann Honors Luke Bell's Legacy With Spectacular Cover Of "The Bullfighter"". Whiskey Riff. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
  17. ^"Noeline Hofmann Debuts New Music Video for "The Bullfighter"". Sacks and Co. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  18. ^"SiriusXM Top of the Country competition hits high note as 2025 champion is crowned". SiriusXM Canada. September 12, 2025. Retrieved November 21, 2025.
  19. ^"Finalist - Noeline Hofmann". SiriusXM Canada. Archived from the original on May 2, 2025. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  20. ^"2025 CCMA Awards Nominees Revealed". iHeartRadio Canada. July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  21. ^"Purple Gas - Album by Noeline Hofmann". Apple Music (CA). La Honda Records. October 18, 2024. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
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  24. ^"Canadian certifications – Noeline Hofmann". Music Canada. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  25. ^"Noeline Hofmann - August (Official Video)"(video). YouTube. September 5, 2024. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  26. ^"Noeline Hofmann - The Bullfighter (Official Video)"(video). YouTube. March 12, 2025. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  27. ^Volmers, Eric (February 27, 2025). "Hot up-and-comer country artist Noeline Hofmann has no plans to compromise her vision". Calgary Herald. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  28. ^"14th Annual Award Winners". Country Music Alberta. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  29. ^"2025 CCMA Award Nominees". Canadian Country Music Association. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  30. ^"2025 CCMA Award Winners". Canadian Country Music Association. Retrieved September 14, 2025.
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