Paul Hayden Desser, known professionally as Hayden, was born on February 12,
1971, in Thornhill, Ontario, Canada, and is a Canadian singer-songwriter. He
began his music career by entering his song "Take" into CFNY-FM's annual New
Music Search competition in 1993. Hayden released his first independent
cassette, In September, in 1994, followed by the album Everything I Long For in
1995, which led to a contract with Geffen Records' subsidiary Outpost
Recordings. His album, The Closer I Get, was released in 1998. Hayden continued
with albums such as Elk-Lake Serenade (2004), In Fiel...