Lisa Heller
Lisa Heller | |
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 Cover photo for upcoming EP release | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Lisa Jacqueline Heller |
| Born | April 16, 1996 |
| Origin | Simsbury, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Labels | Unsigned |
| Website | www |
Lisa Heller (born April 16, 1996) is an American singer-songwriter and musician from Simsbury, Connecticut.
Early life
Heller was born in Connecticut, the first daughter of Wendy (Loeb) Heller and David Heller. She has a younger sister and brother who grew up in Simsbury with her. Heller's father is from Westport, Connecticut, and her mother is from West Hartford, Connecticut. She graduated from Simsbury High School on June 18, 2014.
Career
Early career
Heller entered her first song into the American Songwriting Awards right after her high school graduation. During the summer of 2014, Heller co-wrote songs with Jim McGorman, current music director of Gwen Stefani and previous music director and/or guitarist for Cassadee Pope, Avril Lavigne, and Shakira. Heller flew out to Los Angeles in late August 2014 to record her first four-song EP at Sunset Sound Factory and The Sound Factory in Hollywood, California. Heller started college at Colgate University in August 2014, studying psychology.
Fall 2014-present
The first song Heller had written, "Close Your Eyes", had been recognized in the Performance Category of the American Songwriting Awards with thousands of entrants. She received the award at the red carpet event at the Grand Central Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Heller then opened for the band, American Authors at a 96.5 TIC Acoustic Cafe Event on December 12. Heller released her first single, "Life on the Run" on April 16, her 19th birthday to online stores including iTunes, Spotify, Google Play and Amazon Music. Musicians on the single include Aaron Sterling (best known for his work with Taylor Swift, Sara Bareilles, and John Mayer), and Steve Fekete (best known for his work with Avril Lavigne, Five for Fighting, Cassadee Pope and Marc Broussard, and for his television appearances on The Voice, Ellen, The Tonight Show, The Today Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Rachael Ray, The X Factor, America's Got Talent and Britain's Got Talent).
Heller interned at RCA Records of Sony Music for the summer of 2015. She performed at the Rockwood Music Hall in New York, New York on August 9, 2015. Heller recorded four original songs over winter 2015-2016 that she will be releasing this summer.
Studio albums
- 2016: EP Name TBD
Awards and nominations
| Year | Song | Awards | Category | Outcome |
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| 2014 | Song | American Songwriting Awards | Performance | Yes |
| 2015 | Life on the Run | Songdoor Songwriting Competition | Pop | Honorable Mention |
| 2015 | The First Day We Met | Songdoor Songwriting Competition | Pop | High Honorable Mention |
| 2015 | Whispers | Songdoor Songwriting Competition | Pop | Honorable Mention |
| 2015 | Wounded Soldier | Songdoor Songwriting Competition | Pop | Honorable Mention |
| 2015 | Life on the Run | International Songwriting Competition | Pop | Semi-Finalist |
References
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- Living people
- 1996 births
- People from Simsbury, Connecticut
- Singers from Connecticut
- Songwriters from Connecticut
- American female singers
- Musicians from Los Angeles, California
- Singers from California
- 21st-century American singers
- 21st-century pianists
- American child singers
- American female pop singers
- American female country singers
- American country singer-songwriters
- American female guitarists
- American female singer-songwriters
- American pop rock singers
- Child pop musicians
- Mezzo-sopranos
- Contraltos
- 21st-century American businesspeople
- American contraltos
- American female rock singers
- American performance artists
- American philanthropists
- American people of German descent
- American people of French descent
- American people of Austrian descent
- American folk guitarists
- American folk singers
- American acoustic guitarists