Lisa Heller

Lisa Heller
Lisa Heller in 2016
Background information
Born	(1996-04-16) April 16, 1996
Origin	Simsbury, Connecticut, U.S.
Genres	Pop power pop pop rock adult contemporary folk pop alternative rock soul
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter guitarist pianist record producer
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)^[1] is an American singer-songwriter and musician from Simsbury, Connecticut. She achieved global recognition after the release of her song "Hope" along with its video Lisa Heller - Hope (Official Music 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.

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.

January 2016 – present

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: Lisa Heller - Hope (Official Music Video) on Twist Magazine the same day. The song has achieved global success, topping the coveted YouTube Trending charts in over 5 countries.

Singles

June 24, 2016: Hope

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

↑ Heller, Lisa. "Facebook". Facebook. Retrieved 6 July 2016.

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/10/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.