Haiden Henderson is an American singer-songwriter and musician based in Los Angeles. He was born on May 31, 2001, in Hanford, California, where he was raised by a single mother and moved frequently during his childhood. He taught himself guitar in middle school, but later set it aside and did not return to music seriously until college. Henderson initially enrolled to study aerospace engineering and interned at SpaceX before transferring to the USC Thornton School of Music. During his first year in Los Angeles, he lived out of his car while saving money and developing his songwriting. A childhood hand condition returned when he began playing guitar for extended periods, temporarily preventing him from playing and leading him to focus more heavily on songwriting.
Henderson released his debut single, “Unless”, in 2021. The following year, an acoustic clip of “Can't Hurt Me” accumulated nearly 10 million views online, while “Sorry to Your Next Ex” reached 20 million global streams. His debut EP, Good Grief!, surpassed 50 million global streams. In 2023, he released his second EP, Choke on My Heart, which included the singles “Fresh Blood” and “Pretty Little Addict”, and signed with LAVA and Republic Records.
In 2024, Henderson released the EP lover boy, which included “hell of a good time” and surpassed 25 million streams. That year he also headlined his first sold-out shows in Los Angeles and New York City and joined Chandler Leighton on her Sick Tour. In September, he released the single “Sweat”.
Henderson released the EP tension in August 2025, followed by the expanded edition tension (heightened) in November. The deluxe edition included “Parasite”, a collaboration with MICO that the two co-wrote. Henderson also completed his first sold-out European headline tour in support of the EP. By that point, he had accumulated more than 100 million total streams. In 2026, he joined 5 Seconds of Summer as a supporting act on their Everyone's a Star! World Tour across the United Kingdom and North America.
Henderson’s music combines indie pop, pop rock and alternative pop. He has cited Daniel Caesar, Sam Fender and John Mayer as songwriting influences, while naming FINNEAS and Justin Timberlake among his more recent inspirations. His influences also include classic performers such as Bing Crosby and Louis Armstrong, while he has described David Bowie as an artistic ideal. Henderson released his debut studio album, Bleach, in 2026.
