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| genre = Rock, pop, country, soul
| occupation = Singer-songwriter, entertaineractor, journalist, publicist| instrument =vocals, bass
| years_active = 2002–present
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| website = {{URL|www.heatheryoumans.com}}
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| education = {{highlight|[[Master of Business Administration| MBA]]}}
| alma_mater = {{highlight|[[California State University, Long Beach]] (2013)}}
| television = {{plainlist| [[I Can See Your Voice (American TV series)| ''I Can See Your Voice'']]<ref name="See Your Voice #4"/><ref name="Upadhyay 2020" />}}
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'''Heather Youmans ''' is a is an American singer-songwriter, stage performeractress, publicist tap dancer and journalist currently based in the Los Angeles area. Youmans was , her work has been featured in in ''[[American Songwriter]]'' magazine in 2019 magazine,<ref name="American Songwriter 2019"/> and performed for [[Parade (magazine)Forbes|''ParadeForbes Women'']] magazineand 's, ''She Rocks Spotlight SeriesParade'' magazine profiled her career and music in 2020,.<ref name="Brunner 2020"/><ref name="Whitmore 2020Shine"/> her work has been featured on soundtracks <ref name="Headliner Magazine"/> An opening solo for feature films ''a UNICEF benefit in 2005, headlined by [[Sting (musician)|Sting]] and [[Moondance AlexanderNatalie Cole]]'' (2007),<ref name="Brunner 2020"/> led to soundtrack work in the films, ''[[Flicka 2]]'' (2010) and and ''[[Marley & Me: The Puppy Years]]'' (2011).<ref name="Daily 49er"/> As a journalist <s>While earning her MBA, Youmans began writing professionally in 2011. She has contributed to the wrote for the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'',<ref name="Chita Rivera"/> and written for the the ''[[Orange County Register|]]''Orange County Register's'']] entertainment section.,<ref name="OC Reg 1st"/> Youmans is and later served as a publicist for [[Fender Musical Instruments Corporation|Fender guitarsGuitars]].<ref name="Buttonow 2019"/></s> Youmans tap dancing on [[I Can See Your Voice (American TV series)|''I Can See Your Voice'']] episode 4 (FOX),<ref name="See Your Voice #4"/><ref name="Upadhyay 2020" /> convinced the judges that she is a professional dancer,<ref name="San Diego Union-Tribune 2020" /> a video depicting her delivery of the national anthem and dealing with acoustic delay effect of a large stadium (Oakland Coliseum) went viral on social media in 2021. <ref name="Fowler 2021 l599">{{cite web | last=Fowler | first=Kate | title=Woman Reveals Shocking Reality of Singing in a Stadium With Sound Delay | website=Newsweek | date=2021-07-01 | url=https://www.newsweek.com/heather-youmans-reveals-shocking-reality-singing-stadium-sound-delay-1605905 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230620092724/https://www.newsweek.com/heather-youmans-reveals-shocking-reality-singing-stadium-sound-delay-1605905 | archive-date=2023-06-20 | url-status=live | access-date=2023-11-28}}</ref>
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== Early life ==
== Education ==
Youmans holds a B.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication with a music minor (classical and jazz vocal at [[Bob Cole Conservatory of Music]]). She graduated [[magna cum laude]] from [[California State University, Long Beach]] (CSULB) in 2013, and graduated with an MBA at CSULB with an emphasis in marketing. During her undergraduate studies, Youmans created and hosted ''Heartbreakers: The Women of Rock'', a radio format program on [[Kbeach#22 West Radio|KBeach.org]] (2011-2013). {{Highlight|While earning her MBA, Youmans wrote for the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'',<ref name="Chita Rivera"/> the ''[[Orange County Register]]'',<ref name="OC Reg 1st"/> and later served as a publicist for [[Fender Musical Instruments Corporation|Fender Guitars]].<ref name="Buttonow 2019"/>}}
== Career ==
In 2005, Youmans earned a voice-over part, playing Becky Thatcher in Disney's ''[[Tom Sawyer's Island]]'' and the following year, won the part of Shana the Rock Star in a pre-production musical ''[[Teen Witch the Musical]]'' (2007).<ref name=TWTM/><ref name="AllMusic Credits"/> These accomplishments led to featured artist performances on the soundtrack for [[Moondance Alexander]] (2007).<ref name="Moondance at Allmusic"/> Youmans' single, "Girl to Change Your World", was a (2011) hit on [[Radio Disney]],<ref name="Daily 49er"/> and it is one of the two Youmans songs included in the film ''Love by Design'' (2014), starring Giulia Nahmany, [[David Oaks]] and [[Jane Seymour (actress)|Jane Seymour]].<ref name="Love by Design"/><ref name="Girl To Change Video"/><ref name="Girl to Change Allmusic"/>
<s>The [[Teen Witch the Musical]] project was successful in its primary goal of reproducing the missing soundtrack for the Halloween classic film [[Teen Witch]] (1989).<ref name="SCS Never Gonna be (Live)"/> The musical stage-play never made it out of [[Workshop production|workshop]] and has yet to achieve the secondary goal of becoming a viable [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] offering.<ref name="18 Fun Facts About 'Teen Witch'"/> This association with Weir Brothers Productions led to additional soundtrack features in the films ''[[Moondance Alexander]]'' (2007), ''[[Flicka 2]]'' (2010) and ''[[Marley & Me: The Puppy Years]]'' (2011).<ref name="Daily 49er"/>
While concurrently studying journalism and music, Youmans auditioned and stacked up credits in Southern California regional theater and wrote for national and regional newspapers on entertainment topics. <ref name="Daily 49er"/> She has produced and hosted an entertainment format radio show,<ref name="Daily 49er"/> interviewed entertainment industry legends,<ref name="Chita Rivera"/><ref name="Wilson Interview"/><ref name="Martina Interview"/><ref name="Carey and Shields Interview"/> and ran a marketing campaign for [[Jon MacLennan|Jon MacLennan's]] iBook, ''Melodic Expressions: The Art of the Line'' (2012).<ref name="Melodic Expressions"/> She works as a communications professional in [[Los Angeles]].</s>
=== Theatre and live performances ===
==== Beverly Hills opener ====An opening solo for a UNICEF benefit in 2005, headlined by [[Sting (musician)|Sting]] and [[Natalie Cole]],<ref name="Brunner 2020"/> led to soundtrack work in the films, ''[[Flicka 2]]'' (2010) and ''[[Marley & Me: The Puppy Years]]'' (2011).<ref name="Daily 49er"/>==== American Idol ====In 2012, Youmans performed "[[Some Kind of Wonderful (The Drifters song)|Some Kind of Wonderful]]" at the [[American Idol]] San Diego competition and won a golden ticket after a unanimous decision from the judges ([[Steven Tyler]], [[Jennifer Lopez]] and [[Randy Jackson]]), which advanced her to the [[American Idol (season 11)#Hollywood week and Vegas rounds|''Hollywood Week'']] competition.<ref name="Daily 49er"/> Youmans was eliminated during ''Hollywood Week'' in Season 11. She attributes the elimination to nerves and an ambitious music selection, [[Heart (band)|Heart]]’s "[[Crazy on You]]".<ref name="IDOL Elim"/> <!--{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"-->{|class="wikitable sortable collapsed collapsible" style="width:98%; margin-right:0; text-align:center;"
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=== Recorded and broadcast ===
<s>In addition to performing in nationally televised commercials, Youmans has been involved in several cutting-edge media projects. </s> In 2005, Youmans played the part of Becky Thatcher in Disney's [[Tom Sawyer's Island]], a voice-over project.<ref name="Daily 49er"/> The performance was delivered via hand-held computers issued to visitors on [[Disneyland|Disneyland's]] Tom Sawyer's Island. A pilot project, titled "Available Light", was one of the first to test Sony Blu-ray camera technology.
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