Shealeigh Explained

Birth Name:	Shealeigh Noelle Voitl
Birth Date:	29 March 1998
Birth Place:	Winfield, Illinois
Instrument:	Piano
Occupation:	Singer-songwriter
Years Active:	2008–present

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. She went to Hawk Hallow Elementary School, Eastview Middle School, Bartlett High School, 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 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
"Be Kind"	2013
"Darlin'"	2015
"Loverboy"	2017	We All Need to Go Places
"Landline"	2018
"Here Again"	2022	The Whole Sun Balancing Upon My Knees

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mwah Artist – Shealeigh . mwah.net . April 12, 2012.
2. Web site: Twitter: Shealeigh (verified account) . twitter.com . Thank you guys for all of your lovely birthday wishes. It makes me smile x . March 29, 2012 . April 11, 2012.
3. Web site: Shealeigh at Radio Disney's NBT . radio.disney.go.com . April 9, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120415151144/http://radio.disney.go.com/nbt/featuredArtist.html?name=shealeigh . April 15, 2012 .
4. News: Schillaci. Sophia. Radio Disney's 'Next BIG Thing Winner' Congratulated By Cody Simpson, Network Execs. The Hollywood Reporter. December 8, 2011. March 4, 2018.
5. https://shealeigh.bandcamp.com/releases "Shealeigh"
6. News: Suburban festival singer becomes Radio Disney star. Sotonoff. Jamie. Daily Herald. June 5, 2012. March 4, 2018.
7. Web site: Shealeigh Voitl – Vision Editor – North Central College . LinkedIn . April 29, 2021.
8. Web site: Shealeigh Tribute . . June 28, 2009 . September 9, 2012.
9. Web site: An Amazing 12-Year-Old Singer . ellen.warnerbros.com . October 20, 2010 . April 9, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110830123937/http://ellen.warnerbros.com/2010/10/an_amazing_12-year_old_singer_1020.php . August 30, 2011 .
10. News: Daily Herald Suburban Chicago Newspaper Archives, Jun 5, 2012, p. 90. June 5, 2012. NewspaperArchive.com. March 4, 2018.
11. Web site: Shealeigh Wins Radio Disney's "N.B.T" . popstaronline.com . December 10, 2011 . April 9, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131109140732/http://www.popstaronline.com/shealeigh-wins-radio-disney%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%9Cn-b-t/ . November 9, 2013 .
12. Web site: Strangely Beautiful – Single . Amazon . May 1, 2012.
13. "We All Need to Go Places"
14. Web site: We All Need to Go Places – Shealeigh. Spotify.