Shealeigh

Shealeigh
Birth name	Shealeigh Noelle Voitl
Born	(1998-03-29) March 29, 1998 (age 27) Winfield, Illinois
Genres	Pop folk
Occupation	Singer-songwriter
Instrument	Piano
Years active	2008–present
Website	www.shealeigh.com

Shealeigh Noelle Voitl ^[1] (born March 29, 1998 ^[2] ), 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. ^{[3] [4]} In 2017, Shealeigh released her debut EP, We All Need to Go Places. ^[5] In 2022, she returned with her sophomore EP, The Whole Sun Balancing Upon My Knees. She has written all her songs herself. ^[6]

Personal life

Shealeigh was born in Winfield, Illinois.^{[ citation needed ]} She went to Hawk Hallow Elementary School, Eastview Middle School, Bartlett High School ^{[ citation needed ]}, and North Central College. ^[7]

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). ^[8] Ellen DeGeneres spotted one of Shealeigh's videos on YouTube in 2010 ^[6] and invited her to perform on The Ellen DeGeneres Show . ^{[9] [10]}

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". ^[11] She released her first non-Disney single, "Strangely Beautiful", in 2012. ^[12]

In 2017, Shealeigh released her debut EP, We All Need to Go Places, which was followed by a single called "Landline" in 2018. ^[13]

Shealeigh released her next EP, The Whole Sun Balancing Upon My Knees, in 2022.

Discography

Extended plays

Title	Details
We All Need to Go Places [14]	Release: April 14, 2017 Format: Digital download (streaming)
The Whole Sun Balancing Upon My Knees	Release: February 25, 2022 Format: Digital download (streaming)

Singles

Title	Year	Album
"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

1. "Mwah Artist – Shealeigh". mwah.net. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
2. "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
3. "Shealeigh at Radio Disney's NBT". radio.disney.go.com. Archived from the original on April 15, 2012. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
4. 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.
5. "Shealeigh", Bandcamp.com
6. Sotonoff, Jamie (June 5, 2012). "Suburban festival singer becomes Radio Disney star". Daily Herald. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
7. "Shealeigh Voitl – Vision Editor – North Central College". LinkedIn. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
8. "Shealeigh Tribute". YouTube . June 28, 2009. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
9. "An Amazing 12-Year-Old Singer". ellen.warnerbros.com. October 20, 2010. Archived from the original on August 30, 2011. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
10. "Daily Herald Suburban Chicago Newspaper Archives, Jun 5, 2012, p. 90". NewspaperArchive.com. June 5, 2012. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
11. "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.
12. "Strangely Beautiful – Single". Amazon. Retrieved May 1, 2012.
13. "We All Need to Go Places"], Shealeigh.bandcamp.com, accessed December 30, 2018
14. "We All Need to Go Places – Shealeigh". Spotify.