Lisa Heller

Lisa Heller

"Lisa Heller"

Cover photo for upcoming EP release
Background information
Birth name Lisa Jacqueline Heller
Born (1996-04-16) April 16, 1996
Origin Simsbury, Connecticut, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
Labels Unsigned
Associated acts Aaron Sterling, Jim McGorman, Steve Fekete
Website www.lisaheller.com

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

Lisa Heller

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

Lisa Heller Music

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

Awards and nominations

Year Song Awards Category Outcome
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

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