Lisa Heller

Lisa Heller
"Lisa Heller"
Lisa Heller in 2016
Background information
Born (1996-04-16) April 16, 1996
Origin Simsbury, Connecticut, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
Years active 2014–present
Labels Unsigned
Associated acts Rachel Platten, Aaron Sterling, Jim McGorman, Steve Fekete
Website lisaheller.com

Lisa Heller (born April 16, 1996) is an American alternative pop artist and songwriter from Simsbury, Connecticut. She achieved global recognition after the release of her song "Hope" along with its video, which trended first on YouTube in Sweden, Canada, Ireland, Finland, Denmark, Australia, and Italy. The song and video premiered on Twist Magazine June 24, 2016.[1]

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 17, 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. 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. The first song Heller had written, "Close Your Eyes", had been recognized in the Performance Category of the American Songwriting Awards. 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. 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.

2016: Major success with Hope, creation of the Hope Wall

Heller recorded four original songs over winter 2015-2016. Heller was invited to open for Rachel Platten at the 96.5 TIC Acoustic Cafe on May 31, 2016, where she had the chance to connect with Rachel and her drummer afterwards. In the weeks leading up to her single, "Hope", Lisa reached out to a few individuals going through particularly hard times. This led to the creation of the "Hope Wall" where people all over the world have submitted their stories of courage and bravery to be featured on Lisa's wall of hope. The release of her single, "Hope" was on June 24, 2016, with a video premiere on Twist Magazine the same day.[1] The song has achieved global success, topping the coveted YouTube Trending charts in over 5 countries.[2]

2017: Things You Never Said, Midnight, Continuation of success

Heller then released "Things You Never Said" March 17, 2017 which has been posted on multiple music blogs and outlets. She also released her lyric music video for the song through her official YouTube page.

Heller released a song called "Midnight" on July 7, 2017 which has been uploaded on all music blogs and outlets. She has released her lyric music video through her official YouTube page.

2018: Light The Fire collab with #ICANHELP campaign

On January 7, Lisa updated on her social media account that she will release a single called "Light the Fire" on February 2, 2018. As part of the #ICANHELP campaign designed to "educate and empower students to use social media positively." for being chosen as an ambassador for their annual #Digital4Good event at Twitter HQ.[3]

Personal life

When Lisa was 18 years old, she was diagnosed with vocal cord dysfunction. She notice she had this when she stated "I was in the middle of running a race and my throat started closing up," she continued to say "I wasn't sure what was happening, but I couldn't get the air in." in which she had collapse right near the finish line. Which her doctors advised her to hum or sing during her races.[4]

Discography

Singles

Title Year Peaks Album
"Hope" 2016 — Non-album singles
"Things You Never Said" 2017 — Non-album singles
"Midnight" 2017 — Non-album singles
"Light The Fire" 2018 — Non-album singles
"Quicksand" 2018 — Non-album singles

Filmography

Music videos

Title Year Director
Stone Cold (cover) 2016 Matthew Lapaglia
Hope 2016 Kurt J. Zendzian
Hollow (cover) 2016 Forces and Fury
Things You Never Said 2017 N/A
Midnight 2017 N/A
Light The Fire 2018 N/A
Quicksand 2018 N/A

Awards and nominations

Year Song Awards Category Outcome
2014 Song American Songwriting Awards Performance Top 5 Finalist
2015 Life on the Run American Songwriting Awards Teen Won
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

  1. 1 2 Hope Kowalski, Kristine (June 24, 2016). "Exclusive: Catch the Premiere of Lisa Heller's Music Video for 'Hope'". Twist. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  2. ↑ "ON THE RISE: Lisa Heller On Her Creative Journey, New Music and Much More!". Icon vs. Icon. 2016-06-28. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
  3. ↑ "Music". Lisa Heller. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
  4. ↑ "Lisa Heller Inspires with "Hope"". Colgate University News. 2017-03-02. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
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