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Leah McFall
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Background information
Born (1989-07-01) 1 July 1989 (age 35)
OriginNewtownabbey, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom[1]
GenresR&B, Pop
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, piano
Years active2010–present

Leah McFall (born 1 July 1989) is a British singer-songwriter and fashion student,[2] born and raised in Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland. She was a runner-up on the second series of The Voice UK.

Early life

Leah began her singing career at her local church Glenabbey at the age of six.[3] She was a pupil at Antrim Grammar School.[3] She now currently resides in London.[3] During her childhood she listened to Motown, jazz, gospel, folk and pop music which was played around the family home.[4] Leah was influenced by all she heard, and this is reflected in both her vocal and song writing style.[4] She has a five octave vocal range.[4] After years of gigging around Northern Ireland, Leah uprooted to London to follow her dream.[5] After just six months there, she was playing at the world famous Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club.[5]

Music career

2013: The Voice UK and first chart success

In her blind audition McFall sang the Rita Ora hit "R.I.P". Coaches will.i.am and Jessie J turned round in a bid to add Leah to their teams. Jessie was the first to turn around, while Will waited until the very last moment to press his button.[6] She chose to join Will's team.[7] In the battle round Leah sang against fellow Team Will artist CJ Edwards. The pair duetted on the Michael Jackson classic "The Way You Make Me Feel". Will chose to take Leah through to the Knockout rounds. In the Knockout round will.i.am gave his Fast Pass to McFall and she performed Minnie Riperton's Lovin' You.[8] In her first live show on 7 June 2013 Leah sang 'I Will Survive' by Gloria Gaynor. Her performance wowed the judges and her studio version charted at number 16 on the UK Singles Chart with just 24 hours of sales, selling 19,213 copies[9] of the track between Friday evening and the close of the chart week on Saturday night.[10][11] A week later it climbs to number 8. McFall performed the Fugees' version of Killing Me Softly in the semi-final on 15 June 2013.[12] The result was revealed later on during the broadcast that McFall had received the most public votes and would therefore represent Team Will in the final and compete to win the recording contract prize.[13]

During her time in the competition she received support from Cheryl Cole, Rochelle Humes, Natasha Hamilton, Dante Santiago and Holly Willoughby[14][15][16] and was widely tipped to win after her version of Gloria Gaynor's hit 'I Will Survive' stormed the charts.[17][18]

Performances

Performed Song Original Artist Result
Blind Audition "R.I.P" Rita Ora Joined Team Will
Battle Rounds "The Way You Make Me Feel" (against CJ Edwards) Michael Jackson Winner
Knockout rounds "Lovin' You" Minnie Riperton Fast pass
Quarter-Final "I Will Survive" Gloria Gaynor Fast pass
Semi-Final "Rapture" (as part of Team Will) Blondie Safe
"Killing Me Softly" Fugees
"I Will Wait" (as part of The Voice UK Semi-finalists) Mumford & Sons
Final "I Will Always Love You" Dolly Parton Safe
"Bang Bang" (mentor duet with will.i.am) will.i.am
"Lovin' You" (as favourite performance) Minnie Riperton Runner-up

2013-present: Debut studio album

A day after The Voice finale, McFall's coach will.i.am, confirmed that he and McFall would start work on new music a week later in New York.[19][20] He reportedly wanted to avoid McFall having similar lack of success as Leanne Mitchell, series one winner.[21] Will.i.am revealed on 1 July 2013 that he would release a new version of his single "Bang Bang" featuring new vocals from McFall.[22] On 14 July 2013, McFall made her debut performance at the Wireless Festival alongside her mentor will.i.am.[23]

Discography

Extended plays

Title Details
Frills and Fur

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
UK
[25] 		IRE
[26] 		SCO
[27]
2013 "Bang Bang"
(will.i.am featuring Leah McFall) 		— — — Non-album single
"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released.

Promotional singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
UK
[25] 		IRE
[26] 		SCO
[28]
2013 "I Will Survive" 8 19 13 Non-album singles
"Killing Me Softly" 34 — —
"I Will Always Love You" 43 — —
"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released.

References

  1. ^ "Newtownabbey Girl To Sing On Bbc 1 Show The Voice". belfastdaily.co.uk. 11 April 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  2. ^ Mohan, Isabel (23 June 2013). "The Voice: Our look at the finalists". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  3. ^ a b c "Pair eager to prove they have The Voice". irishnews.com. 12 April 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  4. ^ a b c "Leah McFall from BBC's The Voice joins us this Wednesday!". beauforthousechelsea.co.uk. Apr 16, 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  5. ^ a b "A year ago I was playing gigs to just a barman - now I'm through to The Voice live". sundayworld.com/. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  6. ^ Ruby, Jennifer (13 April 2013). "Comin' Atcha! Cleopatra singer Cleo Higgins makes her pop comeback on The Voice as all four coaches turn around for her... but she goes with Will.i.am". Daily Mail. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  7. ^ Rigby, Sam (Apr 13 2013). "'The Voice' UK: Five best blind auditions week three". Digital Spy. Retrieved 8 June 2013. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ^ Hogan, Michael (1 June 2013). "The Voice UK: knockout rounds - part one, BBC One, review". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  9. ^ Darvill, Josh (11 June 2013). "Leah sold 19,213 copies of the track between Friday evening and the close of the chart week on Saturday night, placing her 16th in the charts". Telly Mix. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  10. ^ Darvill, Josh (8 June 2013). "The Voice 2013 favourite Leah McFall makes Top 10 with 'I Will Survive' cover". tellymix.co.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  11. ^ "The Voice star Leah McFall enters the charts as Blurred Lines continues to dominate". metro.co.uk. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  12. ^ Seale, Jack (15 June 2013). "The Voice UK 2013: semi-final - review". radiotimes.com. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  13. ^ Rigby, Sam (15 June 2013). "'The Voice' UK: Matt, Andrea, Leah, Mike make 2013 final". Digital Spy. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  14. ^ Coleman, Maureen (3 June 2013). "Stars sing the praises of Belfast's Leah McFall as the bookies make her favourite to win The Voice". belfasttelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  15. ^ "The Voice UK's Leah McFall Gets Cheryl Cole's Support As She Becomes Bookies' Favourite". uk.omg.yahoo.com. 2 June 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  16. ^ Llewellyn, Angharad (23 June 2013). "Holly Willoughby: Leah McFall's chart success is incredible". The Sun. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  17. ^ "Local star Andrea Begley crowned 'The Voice' 2013". belfasttelegraph.co.uk. 23 June 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  18. ^ "Andrea Begley wins 'The Voice' 2013". nme.com. 23 June 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  19. ^ "Will.i.am and The Voice runner-up Leah McFall to start work on new music within days". mirror.co.uk. 23 June 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  20. ^ Robertson, Colin (23 June 2013). "Leah McFall is tipped for worldwide stardom after The Voice". The Sun. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  21. ^ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2346353/Will-blasts-The-Voice-pointless-doesnt-produce-star-Leanne-Mitchells-debut-album-flops.html
  22. ^ "title=Will.i.am teases release of Leah McFall version of Bang Bang". capitalfm.com. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013. {{cite news}}: Missing pipe in: |title= (help)
  23. ^ Ferguson, Amanda (16 July 2013). "A bigger stage for Voice star Leah McFall". belfasttelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  24. ^ "New ep 'Frills and Fur' OUT NOW!!! Download at www.leahmcfall.bandcamp.com". Twitter. @leahmcfallmusic.
  25. ^ a b "Leah McFall > UK Charts". officialcharts.com/ Official Charts Company.
  26. ^ a b Peak positions in Ireland:
  27. ^ Peak positions for singles in Scotland:
  28. ^ Peak positions for singles in Scotland:

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