Shealeigh

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Shealeigh
Birth nameShealeigh Noelle Voitl
Born (1998-03-29) March 29, 1998 (age 24)
Winfield, Illinois
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)Piano
Years active2008–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]

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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

TitleDetails
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

TitleYearAlbum
"What Can I Say"2011 Radio Disney's N.B.T Season 4 – The Singles
"Spotlight"
"Strangely Beautiful"2012Non-album single
"Be Kind"2013Non-album promotional single
"Darlin'"2015
"Loverboy"2017We All Need to Go Places
"Landline"2018
"Here Again"2022The Whole Sun Balancing Upon My Knees

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