Shealeigh | |
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Birth name | Shealeigh Noelle Voitl |
Born | (1998-03-29) March 29, 1998 (age 26) Winfield, Illinois |
Genres | |
Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
Instrument | Piano |
Years active | 2008–present |
Website | www |
Shealeigh Noelle Voitl (born March 29, 1998), known simply as Shealeigh, is an American singer-songwriter. She is best known for winning the fourth season of Radio Disney's N.B.T. (Next Big Thing) competition. In 2017, Shealeigh released her debut EP, We All Need to Go Places. In 2022 she returned with her sophomore EP: The Whole Sun Balancing Upon My Knees. She has written all her songs herself.
Personal life
Shealeigh was born in Winfield, Illinois. She went to Hawk Hallow Elementary School, Eastview Middle School, Bartlett High School, and North Central College.
Music career
In 2009, at the age of 11, Shealeigh won the fifth season of the YouTube singing competition Cree Ingles Idol Search (now called Cree Ingles YouTube Idol). Ellen DeGeneres spotted one of Shealeigh's videos on YouTube in 2010 and invited her to perform on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
One year later, Shealeigh competed in the fourth season of Radio Disney's N.B.T. (Next Big Thing). On December 7, 2011, she won the competition with the song "What Can I Say". She released her first non-Disney single, "Strangely Beautiful", in 2012.
In 2017, Shealeigh released her debut EP, We All Need to Go Places, which was followed by a single called "Landline" in 2018.
Shealeigh released her next EP, The Whole Sun Balancing Upon My Knees, in 2022.
Discography
Extended plays
Title | Details |
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We All Need to Go Places |
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The Whole Sun Balancing Upon My Knees |
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Singles
Title | Year | Album |
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"What Can I Say" | 2011 | Radio Disney's N.B.T Season 4 – The Singles |
"Spotlight" | ||
"Strangely Beautiful" | 2012 | Non-album single |
"Be Kind" | 2013 | Non-album promotional single |
"Darlin'" | 2015 | |
"Loverboy" | 2017 | We All Need to Go Places |
"Landline" | 2018 | |
"Here Again" | 2022 | The Whole Sun Balancing Upon My Knees |
References
- "Mwah Artist – Shealeigh". mwah.net. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
- "Twitter: Shealeigh (verified account)". twitter.com. March 29, 2012. Retrieved April 11, 2012.
Thank you guys for all of your lovely birthday wishes. It makes me smile x
- "Shealeigh at Radio Disney's NBT". radio.disney.go.com. Archived from the original on April 15, 2012. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
- Schillaci, Sophia (December 8, 2011). "Radio Disney's 'Next BIG Thing Winner' Congratulated By Cody Simpson, Network Execs". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
- "Shealeigh", Bandcamp.com
- ^ Sotonoff, Jamie (June 5, 2012). "Suburban festival singer becomes Radio Disney star". Daily Herald. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
- "Shealeigh Voitl – Vision Editor – North Central College". LinkedIn. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
- "Shealeigh Tribute". YouTube. June 28, 2009. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
- "An Amazing 12-Year-Old Singer". ellen.warnerbros.com. October 20, 2010. Archived from the original on August 30, 2011. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
- "Daily Herald Suburban Chicago Newspaper Archives, Jun 5, 2012, p. 90". NewspaperArchive.com. June 5, 2012. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
- "Shealeigh Wins Radio Disney's "N.B.T"". popstaronline.com. December 10, 2011. Archived from the original on November 9, 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
- "Strangely Beautiful – Single". Amazon. Retrieved May 1, 2012.
- "We All Need to Go Places"], Shealeigh.bandcamp.com, accessed December 30, 2018
- "We All Need to Go Places – Shealeigh". Spotify.
- 1998 births
- Living people
- American child singers
- American women pop singers
- American women singer-songwriters
- American child pop musicians
- Singing talent show winners
- Singers from Chicago
- People from Winfield, Illinois
- Participants in American reality television series
- 21st-century American women singers
- 21st-century American singer-songwriters
- Singer-songwriters from Illinois