Haiden Henderson

Henderson was born and raised in Hanford, California by a single mother and moved frequently during his childhood.^[2] He taught himself guitar in middle school before setting it aside and did not return to music seriously until college.^[3]

Henderson initially enrolled to study aerospace engineering and interned at SpaceX before transferring to the USC Thornton School of Music.^[4] During his first year in Los Angeles, he lived out of his car while saving money and developing his songwriting.^[3] A childhood hand condition returned when he began playing guitar for extended hours, temporarily stopping him from playing. He shifted his focus to songwriting as a result.^[4]

Henderson released his debut single "Unless" in 2021.^[5] The following year, an acoustic clip of "Can't Hurt Me" accumulated nearly 10 million views online, and "Sorry to Your Next Ex" reached 20 million global streams, propelling his debut EP Good Grief! past 50 million global streams.^[6] In 2023, he released his sophomore EP Choke on My Heart, which included the singles "Fresh Blood" and "Pretty Little Addict", and signed with LAVA/Republic Records.^[7]

In 2024, Henderson released the lover boy EP, which included "hell of a good time" and surpassed 25 million streams.^[7] He also headlined his first sold-out shows in Los Angeles and New York City.^[8] In August 2024, Henderson joined Chandler Leigthon on her Sick Tour.^[9] In September 2024, he released the single "Sweat".^[10]

In August 2025, Henderson released the EP tension, followed by the deluxe edition tension (heightened) in November. The deluxe edition included "Parasite", a collaborative single with MICO that the two co-wrote after Henderson reached out upon hearing an early clip of the track.^[11] He also completed his first sold-out European headline tour in support of the EP.^[11] By this point, Henderson had accumulated over 100 million total streams.^[7]

In 2026, Henderson joined 5 Seconds of Summer as a supporting act on their Everyone's a Star! World Tour across the United Kingdom and Northern America.^[12][13][14]

Henderson's music combines elements of indie pop, pop rock, and alternative pop. He has cited Daniel Caesar, Sam Fender, and John Mayer as songwriting influences, and FINNEAS and Justin Timberlake as more recent inspirations, alongside classic performers such as Bing Crosby and Louis Armstrong.^[4] He has also described David Bowie as an artistic ideal.^[2]