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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Heather Youmans
| image = File:Heather_Youmans.jpg
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| alt = Heather Youmans sings at 2011 Relay For Life in San Diego, California
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| birth_name = Heather Anne Youmans
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|05|16}}
| birth_place = [[Vista, California]], U.S.
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| genre = Rock, pop, country, soul
| occupation = Singer-songwriter, entertainer, journalist, publicist
| instrument =
| years_active = 2002–present
| label = {{plainlist|
* Caption Records
* Weir Brothers Entertainment
* Suspicious Love Productions}}
| associated_acts =
| website = {{URL|www.heatheryoumans.com}}
}}
'''Heather Youmans''' is an American dancer and singer-songwriter known for her soundtrack work on the feature films, ''[[Moondance Alexander]]'' (2007), ''[[Flicka 2]]'' (2010) and ''[[Marley & Me: The Puppy Years]]'' (2011).<ref name="Daily 49er"/> Youmans recently appeared on [[I Can See Your Voice (American TV series)|''I Can See Your Voice'']] episode 4 (FOX),<ref name="San Diego Union-Tribune 2020" /><ref name="See Your Voice #4"/><ref name="Upadhyay 2020" /> other live performances include a UNICEF benefit opening solo ahead of headliners [[Sting (musician)|Sting]] and [[Natalie Cole]] in 2005,<ref name="Brunner 2020"/> a National Anthem performance for the [[Los Angeles Kings]] on New Year's Eve 2019,<ref name="Whitmore 2020"/><ref name="Brunner 2020"/> and [[Parade (magazine)|''Parade'']] magazine's, She Rocks Spotlight Series, in 2020.<ref name="Whitmore 2020"/> Her work has been featured in ''American Songwriter'' magazine,<ref name="American Songwriter 2019"/> [[Forbes|''Forbes Women'']] and ''Parade'' magazine profiled her career and music in 2020.<ref name="Brunner 2020"/><ref name="Whitmore 2020 Shine"/><ref name="Headliner Magazine"/> Youmans holds an MBA and is publicist with [[Fender Musical Instruments Corporation|Fender Guitars]],<ref name="Buttonow 2019"/> she has written for the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'',<ref name="Chita Rivera"/> and the ''[[Orange County Register]]''.<ref name="OC Reg 1st"/>
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'''Heather Youmans ''' is a singer-songwriter, stage performer, publicist and journalist currently based in the Los Angeles area. Youmans was featured in ''[[American Songwriter]]'' magazine in 2019,<ref name="American Songwriter 2019"/> and performed for [[Parade (magazine)|''Parade'']] magazine's, ''She Rocks Spotlight Series'' in 2020,<ref name="Whitmore 2020"/> her work has been featured on soundtracks for feature films ''[[Moondance Alexander]]'' (2007), ''[[Flicka 2]]'' (2010) and ''[[Marley & Me: The Puppy Years]]'' (2011).<ref name="Daily 49er"/> As a journalist, Youmans began writing professionally in 2011. She has contributed to the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'',<ref name="Chita Rivera"/> and written for the [[Orange County Register|''Orange County Register's'']] entertainment section.<ref name="OC Reg 1st"/> Youmans is a publicist for Fender guitars.<ref name="Buttonow 2019"/>
-->
== Early life ==
Youmans began landing theatre roles at age ten, such as Amarylis in ''[[The Music Man]]'', Marta in ''[[The Sound of Music]]'' in 2003,<ref name="Soundofmusic SDP"/> as well as Nellie in ''[[Annie Get Your Gun (musical)|Annie Get Your Gun]]'' in 2004 at the [[Lawrence Welk|Welk]] Resort Theatre.<ref name="SDPlayBill Annie"/><ref name="UT San Diego Annie Get"/> In 2004, she won first place in the Del Mar TV Idol Contest, Junior Division, at age twelve.<ref name=DelMarTV/> On November 30, 2005, Youmans performed an opening solo at the [[UNICEF]] Snowflake Ball at the [[Beverly Wilshire Hotel|Regent Beverly Wilshire]]. Headlining acts for the evening included, [[Sting (musician)|Sting]], [[Chris Botti]] and [[Natalie Cole]].<ref name="American Songwriter 2019"/><ref name="Canyon News UNICEF"/>
Youmans attended [[Rancho Buena Vista High School]] and was active in the Associated Student Body, dance and drama programs. In 2009, she won the MACY Award for Highest Achievement and Best Supporting Vocal-Female for her role as Rusty in [[Footloose (musical)|''Footloose'']],<ref name="MACY 2009"/> and Best Vocal Female in 2010 for her role as Jo in ''[[Little Women]]''.<ref name="Macy 2010"/>
== 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).
== 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"/>
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]].
=== Theatre and live performances ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
|+ Professional performances and theatre roles
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Venue
! Director/Producer
|-
|2003|| ''[[The Music Man]]''||align="center"|Amarylis||Welk Resort Theatre||Lewis Wilkenfeld
|-
|2003|| ''[[Sound of Music]]''||align="center"|Marta||Welk Resort Theatre||Joshua Carr
|-
|2004|| ''[[Annie Get Your Gun (musical)|Annie Get Your Gun]]''||align="center"|Nellie||Welk Resort Theatre||Jon Engstrom
|-
|2004|| ''[[Annie (musical)|Annie]]''||align="center"|Orphan Sadie||La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts||McCoy Rigby Ent. Glenn Casale
|-
|2004||''[[Annie Get Your Gun (musical)|Annie Get Your Gun]]''||align="center"|Jessie||Saddleback Civic Light Opera||Sheryl Donchey
|-
|2004|| ''[[To Kill a Mockingbird]]''||align="center"|Scout||West Coast Ensemble|| {{sic|hide=y|C. Jaffe/R. Israel}}
|-
|2005||UNICEF Snowflake Ball||align="center"|Opening Soloist||[[Beverly Wilshire Hotel|Regent Beverly Wilshire]]||align="center"|-
|-
|2005|| ''[[Tight Quarters]]''||align="center"|Lauren||Whitefire Theatre||Jules Aaron
|-
|2005||Kodak Christmas||align="center"|Featured Soloist||[[Dolby Theatre|Kodak Theatre]]||align="center"|-
|-
|2006||''[[Teen Witch the Musical]]''||align="center"|Shana the Rock Star|| [[Workshop production|workshop]] ||Alana Lambros
|-
|2008||[[New Music Weekly]] Awards||align="center"|Featured Soloist||Avalon Theatre||align="center"|-
|-
|2009||''[[42nd Street (musical)|42nd Street]]'' ||align="center"|Ensemble|| Moonlight Amphitheatre||Jon Engstrom
|-
|2010|| ''Once Upon A Wedding''||align="center"|Daisy||Bahia Resort-Dinner Theatre||Laughing Tree Prod.
|-
|2010-12|| ''Journey To The Lost Temple''||align="center"|Pippin||[[Legoland]]-California||Shawn Griener
|-
|2012||''[[American Idol]]'' Season 11||align="center"|Contestant|| [[USS Midway Museum]]|| [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox Network]]
|-
|2012||''American Idol'' Season 11||align="center"|Hollywood Week||[[Pasadena Civic Auditorium]]||[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox Network]]
|-
|2019||Jason Robert Brown In Concert||align="center"|Lead singer||Cabaret at the Merc||Gerald Sternbach
|-
|2019||Evita In Concert||align="center"|Ensemble||PVPA||Richard Israel
|-
|2020||HAIR||align="center"|Suzannah 1000-Year-Old Monk||LGBT Center LA||Kate Sullivan Jared Stein
|-
|2020||New Year's Eve, National Anthem Singer||align="center"|Soloist||Staples Center||LA Kings <ref name="Whitmore 2020"/>
|}
=== 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"/>
=== Recorded and broadcast ===
In addition to performing in nationally televised commercials, Youmans has been involved in several cutting-edge media projects. 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.
==== Soundtracks ====
* ''[[Teen Witch the Musical]]'' (2007) original cast recording, Weir Brothers Entertainment.<ref name=TWTM/><ref name="AllMusic Credits"/>
* ''[[Moondance Alexander]]'' (2007) starring [[Kay Panabaker]], [[Don Johnson]] and [[Lori Loughlin]], [[20th Century Fox|20th Century Fox Home Entertainment]]
* ''[[Flicka 2]]'' (2010) starring [[Patrick Warburton]], [[Tammin Sursok]] and [[Clint Black]], [[20th Century Fox|20th Century Fox Home Entertainment]]<ref name="Flicka 2 Soundtrack"/>
* ''[[Marley & Me: The Puppy Years]]'' (2011) starring [[Travis Turner]] and [[Donnelly Rhodes]], [[20th Century Fox|20th Century Fox Home Entertainment]]<ref name="Puppy Years Soundtrack"/>
* ''Love by Design'' (2014) starring Giulia Nahmany, [[David Oaks]] and [[Jane Seymour (actress)|Jane Seymour]], Gold Line Prod. Int.<ref name="Love by Design"/><ref name="Newport Beach FF">{{cite web|title=Newport Beach Film Festival|url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000491/2014?ref_=ttawd_ev_1|website=[[IMDb]]|accessdate=1 February 2015|date=2 February 2014|quote=First-time Filmmaker: Winner}}</ref>
*''High Strung'' (2016) starring [[Keenan Kampa]], Nicholas Galitzine, [[Jane Seymour (actress)|Jane Seymour]], Riviera Films.<ref name="High Strung">{{cite web|title=''High Strung''|url=http://www.soundtrack.net/album/high-strung/|website=Soundtrack.net|accessdate=30 March 2016|date=8 April 2016}}</ref><ref name="High Strung FMR"/><ref name="Red Carpet High Strung"/>
==== Singles ====
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* "Girl To Change Your World" (2011)<ref name="Girl To Change Video"/><ref name="The Remixes"/>
* "Girl To Change Your World - The Remixes" (2011)<ref name="The Remixes"/>
* "In My Arms" (2012)<ref name="In My Arms video"/>
* "My Kind of Trouble LIVE at the Recordium" (2019)<ref name="My Kind of Trouble"/>
* "Is It Just Me LIVE at the Recordium" (2019)
* "Shine" (2019)<ref name="American Songwriter 2019"/><ref name="Elicit Magazine -Shine- 2019"/><ref name="Whitmore 2020 Shine"/>
* "You Made Me Hate Love Songs LIVE at YouTube Space" (2020)<ref name="Headliner Magazine 2020"/>
* "A Little Closer To Happy" (2021)
* "Worth It" (2021)
=== Journalism ===
Youmans writes about entertainment topics, specifically dance, music, theatre and film. Her Southern California beat includes covering venues, such as the [[Orange County Fair (California)|Orange County Fair]], the Newport Beach Jazz Festival, the [[Playboy Jazz Festival]], Sunset Jazz at Newport, the [[Hollywood Bowl]] and [[Segerstrom Center for the Arts]]. Her freelance position with [[Freedom Communications]] has afforded interviews with: [[George Lopez]],<ref name="Lopez Interview"/> [[Drew Carey]] and [[Brooke Shields]],<ref name="Carey and Shields Interview"/> Grammy Award-winning musicians [[David Sanborn]],<ref name="Lopez Interview"/> [[Jeff Hamilton (drummer)|Jeff Hamilton]]<ref name="Hamilton Interview"/> for the ''[[Orange County Register]]'', and her interview with Grammy nominee [[Brian McKnight]] was additionally published in the ''Los Angeles Register''.<ref name="McKnight LAreg"/><ref name="McKnight Interview"/> Earlier interviews include, [[Chita Rivera]] for the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''<ref name="Chita Rivera"/> and interviews with [[Ann Wilson]]<ref name="Wilson Interview"/> and [[Martina McBride]]<ref name="Martina Interview"/> for the [[Los Angeles Times suburban sections|Los Angeles Times Media Group's]] ''Daily Pilot''.
== References ==
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<ref name="Daily 49er">{{cite web|last1=O'Connor|first1=Caitlin|title=CSULB student gets golden ticket on 'American Idol'|url=http://www.daily49er.com/news/2012/01/24/csulb-student-gets-golden-ticket-on-american-idol/|publisher=Daily 49er|accessdate=21 August 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821011818/http://www.daily49er.com/news/2012/01/24/csulb-student-gets-golden-ticket-on-american-idol/|archivedate=21 August 2014|date=24 January 2012}}</ref>
<ref name="Love by Design">{{cite web|author1=Giulia Nahmany|title=Giulia Nahmany Love by Design Premiere at Newport Beach Film Festival|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=et6kw-AH0ZA|publisher=Giulia Nahmany YouTube Channel|accessdate=21 August 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821015154/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=et6kw-AH0ZA|archivedate=21 August 2014|date=20 May 2014}}</ref>
<ref name=TWTM>{{cite web|title=Teen Witch The Musical|url=http://weirbrothersentertainment.com/releases/teen-witch|publisher=Weir Brothers Entertainment|accessdate=22 August 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140822014020/http://weirbrothersentertainment.com/releases/teen-witch|archivedate=22 August 2014}}</ref>
<ref name="AllMusic Credits">{{cite web|title=Heather Youmans: Credits|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/heather-youmans-mn0000643210/credits|website=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=22 August 2014}}</ref>
<ref name=DelMarTV>{{cite web|title=Del Mar TV Idol Contest 2004|url=http://www.delmartv.com/idol/idol04.html|publisher=Del Mar TV Foundation|accessdate=22 August 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140822011402/http://www.delmartv.com/idol/idol04.html|archivedate=22 August 2014|date=10 October 2004|quote=Heather Youmans (1st place)}}</ref>
<ref name="Moondance at Allmusic">{{cite web|title=Moondance Alexander Soundtrack|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/moondance-alexander-mw0000493713|website=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=22 August 2014}}</ref>
<ref name="Macy 2010">{{cite web|title=2010 MACY Award Winners|url=http://macyawards.com/news/67-news/132-2010-macy-award-winners|publisher=MACY Awards|accessdate=22 August 2014|date=22 May 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903125715/http://macyawards.com/news/67-news/132-2010-macy-award-winners|archivedate=3 September 2014}}</ref>
<ref name="MACY 2009">{{cite web|title=2009 MACY Award Winners|url=http://macyawards.com/news/67-news/122-2009-macy-award-winners|accessdate=22 August 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140822022545/http://macyawards.com/news/67-news/122-2009-macy-award-winners|archivedate=22 August 2014}}</ref>
<ref name="UT San Diego Annie Get">{{cite news|last1=Krugen|first1=Pam|title=Strong leads, chemistry make Welk's 'Get Your Gun' a winner|url=http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2003/Sep/03/strong-leads-chemistry-make-welks-get-your-gun-a/2/|newspaper=The San Diego Union-Tribune|accessdate=22 August 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140822042246/http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2003/Sep/03/strong-leads-chemistry-make-welks-get-your-gun-a/2/|archivedate=22 August 2014|date=3 September 2003}}</ref>
<ref name="SDPlayBill Annie">{{cite web|last1=Hopper|first1=Rob|title=Annie Get Your Gun|url=http://www.artsdig.com/reviews/reviews_anniegetyourgun_welk.html|publisher=San Diego Playbill|accessdate=22 August 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140822044216/http://www.artsdig.com/reviews/reviews_anniegetyourgun_welk.html|archivedate=22 August 2014|year=2003}}</ref>
<ref name="Soundofmusic SDP">{{cite web|last1=Hopper|first1=Rob|title=The Sound of Music|url=http://www.artsdig.com/reviews/reviews_soundofmusic_welk.html|publisher=San Diego Playbill|accessdate=22 August 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140822045133/http://www.artsdig.com/reviews/reviews_soundofmusic_welk.html|archivedate=22 August 2014}}</ref>
<ref name="18 Fun Facts About 'Teen Witch'">{{cite web|last1=Wood|first1=Jennifer M.|title=18 Fun Facts About 'Teen Witch'|url=http://mentalfloss.com/article/56436/18-fun-facts-about-teen-witch|publisher=mental_floss|accessdate=22 August 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140822193830/http://mentalfloss.com/article/56436/18-fun-facts-about-teen-witch|archivedate=22 August 2014}}</ref>
<ref name="Girl to Change Allmusic">{{cite web|title=Girl to Change Your World: Releases|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/girl-to-change-your-world-mw0002363250/releases|website=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=23 August 2014|year=2009}}</ref>
<ref name="Girl To Change Video">{{cite web|title=Heather Youmans - Girl To Change Your World|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYU6FLZm9nQ|publisher=Caption Records YouTube Channel|accessdate=23 August 2014|date=7 February 2010}}</ref>
<ref name="IDOL Elim">{{cite web|last1=O'Connor|first1=Caitlin|title=CSULB student loses shot at 'Idol' fame|url=http://www.daily49er.com/news/2012/02/12/csulb-student-loses-shot-at-idol-fame/|publisher=Daily 49er|accessdate=23 August 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140823012031/http://www.daily49er.com/news/2012/02/12/csulb-student-loses-shot-at-idol-fame/|archivedate=23 August 2014|date=12 February 2012|quote=Still, she said she’s not ashamed of the footage. “Yeah, it sucks,” she said. “Everybody has a bad day. Yeah, it’s unfortunate that they showed me having a bad day, but what can you do?”}}</ref>
<ref name="OC Reg 1st">{{cite news|last1=Youmans|first1=Heather|title=Newport Jazz Festival goes down smooth|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/festival-510486-jazz-culbertson.html|newspaper=[[Orange County Register]]|accessdate=26 August 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826092910/http://www.ocregister.com/articles/festival-510486-jazz-culbertson.html|archivedate=26 August 2014|date=29 May 2013}}</ref>
<ref name="Canyon News UNICEF">{{cite web|last1=Schnaidt|first1=Joe|title=Lighting The Way To Hope On Rodeo Drive|url=http://www.canyon-news.com/artman2/publish/News_1153/article_3851.php|publisher=Canyon News|accessdate=26 August 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826100957/http://www.canyon-news.com/artman2/publish/News_1153/article_3851.php|archivedate=26 August 2014|date=4 December 2005|quote=BEVERLY HILLS — Wednesday, November 30 illuminated Rodeo Drive at Wilshire Boulevard for the annual holiday lighting ceremony with celebrities, sponsors and a ray of hope for children facing poverty, health risks and poor education.}}</ref>
<ref name="Puppy Years Soundtrack">{{cite AV media | date = 9 August 2011 | title = Marley & Me The Puppy Years music from and inspired by the motion picture | medium = MP3
| publisher = Weir Brothers Entertainment | asin = B005JBC14S
}}</ref>
<ref name="Flicka 2 Soundtrack">{{cite AV media | date = 4 May 2010 | title = Flicka 2 Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | medium = MP3/CD
| publisher = Weir Brothers Entertainment | asin = B003JE2EIU
}}</ref>
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<ref name="JRAY Nom">{{cite web|title=2009 JRAY Awards|url=http://www.alexsyiek.com/NHSMTA/JRAY2009/FullertonCivicLightOpera.htm|publisher=Fulerton Civic Light Opera|accessdate=28 August 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140828012354/http://www.alexsyiek.com/NHSMTA/JRAY2009/FullertonCivicLightOpera.htm|archivedate=28 August 2014|year=2009}}</ref>
-->
<ref name="Melodic Expressions">{{cite news|last1=Malik|first1=Abhay|title=Alumnus Jon MacLennan's iBook 'Melodic Expressions' advances guitar instruction |url=http://dailybruin.com/2012/05/08/alumnus_jon_maclennan039s_ibook_039melodic_expressions039_advances_guitar_instruction/|newspaper=[[Daily Bruin]]|accessdate=8 August 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808121825/http://dailybruin.com/2012/05/08/alumnus_jon_maclennan039s_ibook_039melodic_expressions039_advances_guitar_instruction/|archivedate=8 August 2014|date=8 May 2012|quote=Heather Youmans, an “American Idol” contestant and freelance journalist, helped edit the iBook and has expressed excitement over the finished product as well.}}</ref>
<ref name="In My Arms video">{{cite web|last1=MacLennan|first1=Jon|title=In My Arms Jon MacLennan (feat. Heather Youmans)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8QJ5aToHxw|publisher=Jon MacLennan YouTube Channel|accessdate=28 August 2014|date=16 July 2013}}</ref>
<ref name="SCS Never Gonna be (Live)">{{cite web|title=Heather Youmans - "Never Gonna Be the Same Again" Studio City Sound LIVE|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYhEtU1EgUM|publisher=[[Studio City Sound]]|accessdate=28 August 2014|date=3 October 2011}}</ref>
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<ref name="iBook Press Release">{{cite press release|title=Melodic Expressions: The Art of the Line|url=http://www.heatheryoumansmusic.com/resources/Melodic%20Expressions%20Press%20Release%20FINAL%20UPDATED.pdf|website=www.heatheryoumansmusic.com/|publisher=Jon MacLennan|accessdate=28 August 2014|date=3 May 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140828221739/http://www.heatheryoumansmusic.com/resources/Melodic%20Expressions%20Press%20Release%20FINAL%20UPDATED.pdf|archivedate=28 August 2014}}</ref>
-->
<ref name="Lopez Interview">{{cite news|last1=Youmans|first1=Heather
|title=Change in tempo for Playboy Jazz Festival
|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/festival-512719-lopez-jazz.html
|accessdate=29 August 2014
|newspaper=[[The Orange County Register]]
|date=21 August 2013
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140829013440/http://www.ocregister.com/articles/festival-512719-lopez-jazz.html
|archivedate=29 August 2014}}</ref>
<ref name="Carey and Shields Interview">{{cite news|last1=Youmans|first1=Heather
|title=Brooke Shields takes the helm of 'Chicago'
|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/shields-517408-broadway-carey.html
|accessdate=29 August 2014
|newspaper=[[The Orange County Register]]
|date=17 July 2013
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140829014021/http://www.ocregister.com/articles/shields-517408-broadway-carey.html
|archivedate=29 August 2014}}</ref>
<ref name="Hamilton Interview">{{cite news|last1=Youmans|first1=Heather
|title=Sunset Jazz series kicks off in Newport
|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/jazz-516249-hamilton-pizzarelli.html
|accessdate=29 August 2014|newspaper=[[The Orange County Register]]|date=9 July 2013
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140829015132/http://www.ocregister.com/articles/jazz-516249-hamilton-pizzarelli.html
|archivedate=29 August 2014}}</ref>
<ref name="The Remixes">{{cite web|title=Weir Brothers Entertainment: Albums|url=http://www.last.fm/label/Weir+Brothers+Entertainment/albums|website=last.fm|publisher=Weir Brothers Entertainment|accessdate=29 August 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140829023539/http://www.last.fm/label/Weir+Brothers+Entertainment/albums|archivedate=29 August 2014|year=2011|quote=Girl to Change Your World singles}}</ref>
<ref name="Martina Interview">{{cite news|last1=Youmans|first1=Heather|title=Music for most every taste|url=http://articles.dailypilot.com/2012-07-17/entertainment/tn-dpt-0718-lineup-20120717_1_rock-band-red-velvet-car-classic-rock|accessdate=29 August 2014|newspaper=Daily Pilot|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140829225029/http://articles.dailypilot.com/2012-07-17/entertainment/tn-dpt-0718-lineup-20120717_1_rock-band-red-velvet-car-classic-rock|archivedate=29 August 2014}}</ref>
<ref name="Wilson Interview">{{cite news|last1=Youmans|first1=Heather|title=O.C. Fair gets some Heart|url=http://articles.dailypilot.com/2012-08-02/entertainment/tn-dpt-0803-heart-20120802_1_nancy-wilson-heart-roll-hall|accessdate=29 August 2014|newspaper=Daily Pilot|date=2 August 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140829224632/http://articles.dailypilot.com/2012-08-02/entertainment/tn-dpt-0803-heart-20120802_1_nancy-wilson-heart-roll-hall|archivedate=29 August 2014}}</ref>
<ref name="Chita Rivera">{{cite news|last1=Youmans|first1=Heather|title=Youmans: Chita Rivera to perform hits from a storied career|url=http://www.latimes.com/tn-dpt-1111-youmans-20111110-story.html|accessdate=29 August 2014|newspaper=[[The Los Angeles Times]]|date=10 November 2011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140829220754/http://www.latimes.com/tn-dpt-1111-youmans-20111110-story.html|archivedate=29 August 2014}}</ref>
<ref name="McKnight Interview">{{cite news|last1=Youmans|first1=Heather|title=Chaka Khan, Brian McKnight noteworthy newcomers at Newport Beach Jazz Festival|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/jazz-616055-music-mcknight.html|accessdate=29 August 2014|newspaper=[[Orange County Register]]|date=28 May 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140829215845/http://www.ocregister.com/articles/jazz-616055-music-mcknight.html|archivedate=29 August 2014}}</ref>
<ref name="McKnight LAreg">{{cite news|last1=Youmans|first1=Heather|title=Chaka Khan, Brian McKnight noteworthy newcomers at Newport Beach Jazz Festival
|publisher=Los Angeles Register|date=29 May 2014
}}</ref>
<ref name="High Strung FMR">{{cite news|title='High Strung' Soundtrack Announced|url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2016/03/09/high-strung-soundtrack-announced/|accessdate=3 May 2016|publisher=FILM MUSIC REPORTER|date=9 March 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160503051828/http://filmmusicreporter.com/2016/03/09/high-strung-soundtrack-announced/|archivedate=3 May 2016}}</ref>
<ref name="Red Carpet High Strung">{{cite web|author1=Kristyn Burtt|title=Heather Youmans at the Red Carpet Premiere for "High Strung" #HighStrungMovie|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOlN1Zt4_I8|website=YouTube.com|publisher=Mingle Media TV|accessdate=3 May 2016|date=30 March 2016}}</ref>
<ref name="Whitmore 2020">{{cite web | last=Whitmore | first=Laura B. | title=Meet This Week's She Rocks Spotlight Series Artists, Including Grammy-Nominated Headliner Mindi Abair | website=Parade | date=2020-04-22 | url=https://parade.com/1028592/laurawhitmore/grammy-nominated-singemindi-abair-she-rocks-spotlight-series/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200427002753/https://parade.com/1028592/laurawhitmore/grammy-nominated-singemindi-abair-she-rocks-spotlight-series/ | archive-date=2020-04-27 | url-status=dead | access-date=2020-04-27}}</ref>
<ref name="American Songwriter 2019">{{cite web | title=Daily Discovery: Heather Youmans, "Shine" « American Songwriter | website=American Songwriter | date=2019-11-13 | url=https://americansongwriter.com/daily-discovery-heather-youmans-shine/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200316151706/https://americansongwriter.com/daily-discovery-heather-youmans-shine/ | archive-date=2020-03-16 | url-status=live | access-date=2020-04-26}}</ref>
<ref name="Buttonow 2019">{{cite web | last=Buttonow | first=Leslie | title=Front and Center: Heather Youmans, PR & Communications Manager, Fender Musical Instruments Corporation – the WiMN - The Women's International Music Network | website=thewimn.com | date=2019-05-01 | url=https://www.thewimn.com/front-and-center-heather-youmans-pr-communications-manager-fender-musical-instruments-corporation/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200426083920/https://www.thewimn.com/front-and-center-heather-youmans-pr-communications-manager-fender-musical-instruments-corporation/ | archive-date=2020-04-26 | url-status=unfit | access-date=2020-04-26}}</ref>
<ref name="Elicit Magazine -Shine- 2019">{{cite web | title=Premiere: Singer-Songwriter Heather Youmans Reveals Latest Single "Shine" + Music Video | website=Elicit Magazine | date=2019-10-18 | url=http://www.elicitmagazine.com/heather-youmans-shine/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200428035459/http://www.elicitmagazine.com/heather-youmans-shine/ | archive-date=2020-04-28 | url-status=live | access-date=2020-04-28}}</ref>
<ref name="My Kind of Trouble">{{cite web |url= https://www.buzz-music.com/post/heather-youmans-gets-honest-and-real-in-my-kind-of-trouble |title= Heather Youmans Gets Honest And Real In "My Kind Of Trouble" |date= 2019-08-13 |website= BuzzMusic |access-date= 2020-04-27 |archive-date= 2020-04-28 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200428034603/https://www.buzz-music.com/post/heather-youmans-gets-honest-and-real-in-my-kind-of-trouble}}</ref>
<ref name="Headliner Magazine 2020">{{cite web | title=Emerging Headliner: Heather Youmans | website=Headliner Magazine | date=2020-02-25 | url=https://headlinermagazine.net/headliners/heather-youmans-fender-you-made-me-hate-love-songs.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200225061919/https://headlinermagazine.net/headliners/heather-youmans-fender-you-made-me-hate-love-songs.html | archive-date=2020-02-25 | url-status=live | access-date=2020-04-28}}</ref>
<ref name="Brunner 2020">{{cite web | last=Brunner | first=Jeryl | title=Why This Successful Singer-Songwriter Won't Give Up Her Day Job | website=Forbes | date=2020-09-30 | url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jerylbrunner/2020/09/30/why-this-successful-singer-songwriter-wont-give-up-her-day-job/ | access-date=2020-10-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001011624if_/https://www.forbes.com/sites/jerylbrunner/2020/09/30/why-this-successful-singer-songwriter-wont-give-up-her-day-job/?fbclid=IwAR3q2uGBNQP6MO-2pr57Mopo6AM0b_lktTAEhvQKHD6XhTNH5jSQoOQpiT4#5d2b64a67b7e|archive-date=2020-10-01}}</ref>
<ref name="Whitmore 2020 Shine">{{cite web | last=Whitmore | first=Laura B. | title=You're Gonna Feel the Joy of Heather Youmans' Video for 'Shine' | website=Parade: Entertainment, Recipes, Health, Life, Holidays | date=2020-10-06 | url=https://parade.com/1098537/laurawhitmore/heather-youmans-video-for-shine/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007032747/https://parade.com/1098537/laurawhitmore/heather-youmans-video-for-shine/ | archive-date=2020-10-07 | url-status=dead | access-date=2020-10-07}}</ref>
<ref name="Headliner Magazine">{{cite web | title=Heather Youmans Releases 'Shine' As Love Letter To Younger Self | website=Headliner Magazine | url=https://headlinermagazine.net/blog/heather-youmans-releases-shine-as-love-letter-to-younger-self.html | access-date=2020-10-11}}</ref>
<ref name="See Your Voice #4">{{cite AV media | people = Heather Youmans | date = 2020-10-28 | title = The Tap Dancer Performs "Youngblood" By 5 Seconds Of Summer - Season 1 Ep. 4 - I CAN SEE YOUR VOICE | language = en | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5rghUxRero | access-date = 2020-10-31 | publisher = FOX }}</ref>
<ref name="San Diego Union-Tribune 2020">{{cite web | title=Column: Singer from Vista stuns panel in new Fox reality series | website=San Diego Union-Tribune | date=2020-11-14 | url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/columnists/story/2020-11-13/column-singer-from-vista-stuns-panel-in-new-fox-reality-series | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118211051/https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/columnists/story/2020-11-13/column-singer-from-vista-stuns-panel-in-new-fox-reality-series | archive-date=2020-11-18 | url-status=live | access-date=2020-11-20}}</ref>
<ref name="Upadhyay 2020">{{cite web | last=Upadhyay | first=Nayna | title=EXCLUSIVE - Heather Youmans says 'I Can See Your Voice' is all about finding 'singers that America needs to know' | website=MEAWW | date=2020-11-16 | url=https://meaww.com/amp/heather-youmans-i-can-see-your-voice-music-singer-game-show | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116192203/https://meaww.com/amp/heather-youmans-i-can-see-your-voice-music-singer-game-show | archive-date=2020-11-16 | url-status=live | access-date=2020-11-20}}</ref>
}}
== External links ==
* [http://www.heatheryoumans.com Official website]
* {{YouTube|user=HeatherYoumans|Heather Youmans}}
* {{Facebook|HeatherYoumansOfficial|Heather Youmans}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
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| birth_name = Heather Anne Youmans
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|05|16}}
| birth_place = [[Vista, California]], U.S.
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| genre = Rock, pop, country, soul
| occupation = Singer-songwriter, entertainer, journalist, publicist
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| years_active = 2002–present
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* Caption Records
* Weir Brothers Entertainment
* Suspicious Love Productions}}
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'''Heather Youmans''' is an American dancer and singer-songwriter known for her soundtrack work on the feature films, ''[[Moondance Alexander]]'' (2007), ''[[Flicka 2]]'' (2010) and ''[[Marley & Me: The Puppy Years]]'' (2011).<ref name="Daily 49er"/> Youmans recently appeared on [[I Can See Your Voice (American TV series)|''I Can See Your Voice'']] episode 4 (FOX),<ref name="San Diego Union-Tribune 2020" /><ref name="See Your Voice #4"/><ref name="Upadhyay 2020" /> other live performances include a UNICEF benefit opening solo ahead of headliners [[Sting (musician)|Sting]] and [[Natalie Cole]] in 2005,<ref name="Brunner 2020"/> a National Anthem performance for the [[Los Angeles Kings]] on New Year's Eve 2019,<ref name="Whitmore 2020"/><ref name="Brunner 2020"/> and [[Parade (magazine)|''Parade'']] magazine's, She Rocks Spotlight Series, in 2020.<ref name="Whitmore 2020"/> Her work has been featured in ''American Songwriter'' magazine,<ref name="American Songwriter 2019"/> [[Forbes|''Forbes Women'']] and ''Parade'' magazine profiled her career and music in 2020.<ref name="Brunner 2020"/><ref name="Whitmore 2020 Shine"/><ref name="Headliner Magazine"/> Youmans holds an MBA and is publicist with [[Fender Musical Instruments Corporation|Fender Guitars]],<ref name="Buttonow 2019"/> she has written for the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'',<ref name="Chita Rivera"/> and the ''[[Orange County Register]]''.<ref name="OC Reg 1st"/>
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'''Heather Youmans ''' is a singer-songwriter, stage performer, publicist and journalist currently based in the Los Angeles area. Youmans was featured in ''[[American Songwriter]]'' magazine in 2019,<ref name="American Songwriter 2019"/> and performed for [[Parade (magazine)|''Parade'']] magazine's, ''She Rocks Spotlight Series'' in 2020,<ref name="Whitmore 2020"/> her work has been featured on soundtracks for feature films ''[[Moondance Alexander]]'' (2007), ''[[Flicka 2]]'' (2010) and ''[[Marley & Me: The Puppy Years]]'' (2011).<ref name="Daily 49er"/> As a journalist, Youmans began writing professionally in 2011. She has contributed to the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'',<ref name="Chita Rivera"/> and written for the [[Orange County Register|''Orange County Register's'']] entertainment section.<ref name="OC Reg 1st"/> Youmans is a publicist for Fender guitars.<ref name="Buttonow 2019"/>
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== Early life ==
Youmans began landing theatre roles at age ten, such as Amarylis in ''[[The Music Man]]'', Marta in ''[[The Sound of Music]]'' in 2003,<ref name="Soundofmusic SDP"/> as well as Nellie in ''[[Annie Get Your Gun (musical)|Annie Get Your Gun]]'' in 2004 at the [[Lawrence Welk|Welk]] Resort Theatre.<ref name="SDPlayBill Annie"/><ref name="UT San Diego Annie Get"/> In 2004, she won first place in the Del Mar TV Idol Contest, Junior Division, at age twelve.<ref name=DelMarTV/> On November 30, 2005, Youmans performed an opening solo at the [[UNICEF]] Snowflake Ball at the [[Beverly Wilshire Hotel|Regent Beverly Wilshire]]. Headlining acts for the evening included, [[Sting (musician)|Sting]], [[Chris Botti]] and [[Natalie Cole]].<ref name="American Songwriter 2019"/><ref name="Canyon News UNICEF"/>
Youmans attended [[Rancho Buena Vista High School]] and was active in the Associated Student Body, dance and drama programs. In 2009, she won the MACY Award for Highest Achievement and Best Supporting Vocal-Female for her role as Rusty in [[Footloose (musical)|''Footloose'']],<ref name="MACY 2009"/> and Best Vocal Female in 2010 for her role as Jo in ''[[Little Women]]''.<ref name="Macy 2010"/>
== 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).
== 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"/>
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]].
=== Theatre and live performances ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
|+ Professional performances and theatre roles
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Venue
! Director/Producer
|-
|2003|| ''[[The Music Man]]''||align="center"|Amarylis||Welk Resort Theatre||Lewis Wilkenfeld
|-
|2003|| ''[[Sound of Music]]''||align="center"|Marta||Welk Resort Theatre||Joshua Carr
|-
|2004|| ''[[Annie Get Your Gun (musical)|Annie Get Your Gun]]''||align="center"|Nellie||Welk Resort Theatre||Jon Engstrom
|-
|2004|| ''[[Annie (musical)|Annie]]''||align="center"|Orphan Sadie||La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts||McCoy Rigby Ent. Glenn Casale
|-
|2004||''[[Annie Get Your Gun (musical)|Annie Get Your Gun]]''||align="center"|Jessie||Saddleback Civic Light Opera||Sheryl Donchey
|-
|2004|| ''[[To Kill a Mockingbird]]''||align="center"|Scout||West Coast Ensemble|| {{sic|hide=y|C. Jaffe/R. Israel}}
|-
|2005||UNICEF Snowflake Ball||align="center"|Opening Soloist||[[Beverly Wilshire Hotel|Regent Beverly Wilshire]]||align="center"|-
|-
|2005|| ''[[Tight Quarters]]''||align="center"|Lauren||Whitefire Theatre||Jules Aaron
|-
|2005||Kodak Christmas||align="center"|Featured Soloist||[[Dolby Theatre|Kodak Theatre]]||align="center"|-
|-
|2006||''[[Teen Witch the Musical]]''||align="center"|Shana the Rock Star|| [[Workshop production|workshop]] ||Alana Lambros
|-
|2008||[[New Music Weekly]] Awards||align="center"|Featured Soloist||Avalon Theatre||align="center"|-
|-
|2009||''[[42nd Street (musical)|42nd Street]]'' ||align="center"|Ensemble|| Moonlight Amphitheatre||Jon Engstrom
|-
|2010|| ''Once Upon A Wedding''||align="center"|Daisy||Bahia Resort-Dinner Theatre||Laughing Tree Prod.
|-
|2010-12|| ''Journey To The Lost Temple''||align="center"|Pippin||[[Legoland]]-California||Shawn Griener
|-
|2012||''[[American Idol]]'' Season 11||align="center"|Contestant|| [[USS Midway Museum]]|| [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox Network]]
|-
|2012||''American Idol'' Season 11||align="center"|Hollywood Week||[[Pasadena Civic Auditorium]]||[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox Network]]
|-
|2019||Jason Robert Brown In Concert||align="center"|Lead singer||Cabaret at the Merc||Gerald Sternbach
|-
|2019||Evita In Concert||align="center"|Ensemble||PVPA||Richard Israel
|-
|2020||HAIR||align="center"|Suzannah 1000-Year-Old Monk||LGBT Center LA||Kate Sullivan Jared Stein
|-
|2020||New Year's Eve, National Anthem Singer||align="center"|Soloist||Staples Center||LA Kings <ref name="Whitmore 2020"/>
|}
=== 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"/>
=== Recorded and broadcast ===
In addition to performing in nationally televised commercials, Youmans has been involved in several cutting-edge media projects. 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.
==== Soundtracks ====
* ''[[Teen Witch the Musical]]'' (2007) original cast recording, Weir Brothers Entertainment.<ref name=TWTM/><ref name="AllMusic Credits"/>
* ''[[Moondance Alexander]]'' (2007) starring [[Kay Panabaker]], [[Don Johnson]] and [[Lori Loughlin]], [[20th Century Fox|20th Century Fox Home Entertainment]]
* ''[[Flicka 2]]'' (2010) starring [[Patrick Warburton]], [[Tammin Sursok]] and [[Clint Black]], [[20th Century Fox|20th Century Fox Home Entertainment]]<ref name="Flicka 2 Soundtrack"/>
* ''[[Marley & Me: The Puppy Years]]'' (2011) starring [[Travis Turner]] and [[Donnelly Rhodes]], [[20th Century Fox|20th Century Fox Home Entertainment]]<ref name="Puppy Years Soundtrack"/>
* ''Love by Design'' (2014) starring Giulia Nahmany, [[David Oaks]] and [[Jane Seymour (actress)|Jane Seymour]], Gold Line Prod. Int.<ref name="Love by Design"/><ref name="Newport Beach FF">{{cite web|title=Newport Beach Film Festival|url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000491/2014?ref_=ttawd_ev_1|website=[[IMDb]]|accessdate=1 February 2015|date=2 February 2014|quote=First-time Filmmaker: Winner}}</ref>
*''High Strung'' (2016) starring [[Keenan Kampa]], Nicholas Galitzine, [[Jane Seymour (actress)|Jane Seymour]], Riviera Films.<ref name="High Strung">{{cite web|title=''High Strung''|url=http://www.soundtrack.net/album/high-strung/|website=Soundtrack.net|accessdate=30 March 2016|date=8 April 2016}}</ref><ref name="High Strung FMR"/><ref name="Red Carpet High Strung"/>
==== Singles ====
<!--* "Never Gonna Be The Same Again" (2007)<ref name=TWTM/><ref name="AllMusic Credits"/><ref name="SCS Never Gonna be (Live)"/>-->
* "Girl To Change Your World" (2011)<ref name="Girl To Change Video"/><ref name="The Remixes"/>
* "Girl To Change Your World - The Remixes" (2011)<ref name="The Remixes"/>
* "In My Arms" (2012)<ref name="In My Arms video"/>
* "My Kind of Trouble LIVE at the Recordium" (2019)<ref name="My Kind of Trouble"/>
* "Is It Just Me LIVE at the Recordium" (2019)
* "Shine" (2019)<ref name="American Songwriter 2019"/><ref name="Elicit Magazine -Shine- 2019"/><ref name="Whitmore 2020 Shine"/>
* "You Made Me Hate Love Songs LIVE at YouTube Space" (2020)<ref name="Headliner Magazine 2020"/>
* "A Little Closer To Happy" (2021)
* "Worth It" (2021)
=== Journalism ===
Youmans writes about entertainment topics, specifically dance, music, theatre and film. Her Southern California beat includes covering venues, such as the [[Orange County Fair (California)|Orange County Fair]], the Newport Beach Jazz Festival, the [[Playboy Jazz Festival]], Sunset Jazz at Newport, the [[Hollywood Bowl]] and [[Segerstrom Center for the Arts]]. Her freelance position with [[Freedom Communications]] has afforded interviews with: [[George Lopez]],<ref name="Lopez Interview"/> [[Drew Carey]] and [[Brooke Shields]],<ref name="Carey and Shields Interview"/> Grammy Award-winning musicians [[David Sanborn]],<ref name="Lopez Interview"/> [[Jeff Hamilton (drummer)|Jeff Hamilton]]<ref name="Hamilton Interview"/> for the ''[[Orange County Register]]'', and her interview with Grammy nominee [[Brian McKnight]] was additionally published in the ''Los Angeles Register''.<ref name="McKnight LAreg"/><ref name="McKnight Interview"/> Earlier interviews include, [[Chita Rivera]] for the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''<ref name="Chita Rivera"/> and interviews with [[Ann Wilson]]<ref name="Wilson Interview"/> and [[Martina McBride]]<ref name="Martina Interview"/> for the [[Los Angeles Times suburban sections|Los Angeles Times Media Group's]] ''Daily Pilot''.
== References ==
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<ref name="Daily 49er">{{cite web|last1=O'Connor|first1=Caitlin|title=CSULB student gets golden ticket on 'American Idol'|url=http://www.daily49er.com/news/2012/01/24/csulb-student-gets-golden-ticket-on-american-idol/|publisher=Daily 49er|accessdate=21 August 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821011818/http://www.daily49er.com/news/2012/01/24/csulb-student-gets-golden-ticket-on-american-idol/|archivedate=21 August 2014|date=24 January 2012}}</ref>
<ref name="Love by Design">{{cite web|author1=Giulia Nahmany|title=Giulia Nahmany Love by Design Premiere at Newport Beach Film Festival|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=et6kw-AH0ZA|publisher=Giulia Nahmany YouTube Channel|accessdate=21 August 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821015154/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=et6kw-AH0ZA|archivedate=21 August 2014|date=20 May 2014}}</ref>
<ref name=TWTM>{{cite web|title=Teen Witch The Musical|url=http://weirbrothersentertainment.com/releases/teen-witch|publisher=Weir Brothers Entertainment|accessdate=22 August 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140822014020/http://weirbrothersentertainment.com/releases/teen-witch|archivedate=22 August 2014}}</ref>
<ref name="AllMusic Credits">{{cite web|title=Heather Youmans: Credits|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/heather-youmans-mn0000643210/credits|website=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=22 August 2014}}</ref>
<ref name=DelMarTV>{{cite web|title=Del Mar TV Idol Contest 2004|url=http://www.delmartv.com/idol/idol04.html|publisher=Del Mar TV Foundation|accessdate=22 August 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140822011402/http://www.delmartv.com/idol/idol04.html|archivedate=22 August 2014|date=10 October 2004|quote=Heather Youmans (1st place)}}</ref>
<ref name="Moondance at Allmusic">{{cite web|title=Moondance Alexander Soundtrack|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/moondance-alexander-mw0000493713|website=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=22 August 2014}}</ref>
<ref name="Macy 2010">{{cite web|title=2010 MACY Award Winners|url=http://macyawards.com/news/67-news/132-2010-macy-award-winners|publisher=MACY Awards|accessdate=22 August 2014|date=22 May 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903125715/http://macyawards.com/news/67-news/132-2010-macy-award-winners|archivedate=3 September 2014}}</ref>
<ref name="MACY 2009">{{cite web|title=2009 MACY Award Winners|url=http://macyawards.com/news/67-news/122-2009-macy-award-winners|accessdate=22 August 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140822022545/http://macyawards.com/news/67-news/122-2009-macy-award-winners|archivedate=22 August 2014}}</ref>
<ref name="UT San Diego Annie Get">{{cite news|last1=Krugen|first1=Pam|title=Strong leads, chemistry make Welk's 'Get Your Gun' a winner|url=http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2003/Sep/03/strong-leads-chemistry-make-welks-get-your-gun-a/2/|newspaper=The San Diego Union-Tribune|accessdate=22 August 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140822042246/http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2003/Sep/03/strong-leads-chemistry-make-welks-get-your-gun-a/2/|archivedate=22 August 2014|date=3 September 2003}}</ref>
<ref name="SDPlayBill Annie">{{cite web|last1=Hopper|first1=Rob|title=Annie Get Your Gun|url=http://www.artsdig.com/reviews/reviews_anniegetyourgun_welk.html|publisher=San Diego Playbill|accessdate=22 August 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140822044216/http://www.artsdig.com/reviews/reviews_anniegetyourgun_welk.html|archivedate=22 August 2014|year=2003}}</ref>
<ref name="Soundofmusic SDP">{{cite web|last1=Hopper|first1=Rob|title=The Sound of Music|url=http://www.artsdig.com/reviews/reviews_soundofmusic_welk.html|publisher=San Diego Playbill|accessdate=22 August 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140822045133/http://www.artsdig.com/reviews/reviews_soundofmusic_welk.html|archivedate=22 August 2014}}</ref>
<ref name="18 Fun Facts About 'Teen Witch'">{{cite web|last1=Wood|first1=Jennifer M.|title=18 Fun Facts About 'Teen Witch'|url=http://mentalfloss.com/article/56436/18-fun-facts-about-teen-witch|publisher=mental_floss|accessdate=22 August 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140822193830/http://mentalfloss.com/article/56436/18-fun-facts-about-teen-witch|archivedate=22 August 2014}}</ref>
<ref name="Girl to Change Allmusic">{{cite web|title=Girl to Change Your World: Releases|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/girl-to-change-your-world-mw0002363250/releases|website=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=23 August 2014|year=2009}}</ref>
<ref name="Girl To Change Video">{{cite web|title=Heather Youmans - Girl To Change Your World|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYU6FLZm9nQ|publisher=Caption Records YouTube Channel|accessdate=23 August 2014|date=7 February 2010}}</ref>
<ref name="IDOL Elim">{{cite web|last1=O'Connor|first1=Caitlin|title=CSULB student loses shot at 'Idol' fame|url=http://www.daily49er.com/news/2012/02/12/csulb-student-loses-shot-at-idol-fame/|publisher=Daily 49er|accessdate=23 August 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140823012031/http://www.daily49er.com/news/2012/02/12/csulb-student-loses-shot-at-idol-fame/|archivedate=23 August 2014|date=12 February 2012|quote=Still, she said she’s not ashamed of the footage. “Yeah, it sucks,” she said. “Everybody has a bad day. Yeah, it’s unfortunate that they showed me having a bad day, but what can you do?”}}</ref>
<ref name="OC Reg 1st">{{cite news|last1=Youmans|first1=Heather|title=Newport Jazz Festival goes down smooth|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/festival-510486-jazz-culbertson.html|newspaper=[[Orange County Register]]|accessdate=26 August 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826092910/http://www.ocregister.com/articles/festival-510486-jazz-culbertson.html|archivedate=26 August 2014|date=29 May 2013}}</ref>
<ref name="Canyon News UNICEF">{{cite web|last1=Schnaidt|first1=Joe|title=Lighting The Way To Hope On Rodeo Drive|url=http://www.canyon-news.com/artman2/publish/News_1153/article_3851.php|publisher=Canyon News|accessdate=26 August 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826100957/http://www.canyon-news.com/artman2/publish/News_1153/article_3851.php|archivedate=26 August 2014|date=4 December 2005|quote=BEVERLY HILLS — Wednesday, November 30 illuminated Rodeo Drive at Wilshire Boulevard for the annual holiday lighting ceremony with celebrities, sponsors and a ray of hope for children facing poverty, health risks and poor education.}}</ref>
<ref name="Puppy Years Soundtrack">{{cite AV media | date = 9 August 2011 | title = Marley & Me The Puppy Years music from and inspired by the motion picture | medium = MP3
| publisher = Weir Brothers Entertainment | asin = B005JBC14S
}}</ref>
<ref name="Flicka 2 Soundtrack">{{cite AV media | date = 4 May 2010 | title = Flicka 2 Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | medium = MP3/CD
| publisher = Weir Brothers Entertainment | asin = B003JE2EIU
}}</ref>
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<ref name="Melodic Expressions">{{cite news|last1=Malik|first1=Abhay|title=Alumnus Jon MacLennan's iBook 'Melodic Expressions' advances guitar instruction |url=http://dailybruin.com/2012/05/08/alumnus_jon_maclennan039s_ibook_039melodic_expressions039_advances_guitar_instruction/|newspaper=[[Daily Bruin]]|accessdate=8 August 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808121825/http://dailybruin.com/2012/05/08/alumnus_jon_maclennan039s_ibook_039melodic_expressions039_advances_guitar_instruction/|archivedate=8 August 2014|date=8 May 2012|quote=Heather Youmans, an “American Idol” contestant and freelance journalist, helped edit the iBook and has expressed excitement over the finished product as well.}}</ref>
<ref name="In My Arms video">{{cite web|last1=MacLennan|first1=Jon|title=In My Arms Jon MacLennan (feat. Heather Youmans)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8QJ5aToHxw|publisher=Jon MacLennan YouTube Channel|accessdate=28 August 2014|date=16 July 2013}}</ref>
<ref name="SCS Never Gonna be (Live)">{{cite web|title=Heather Youmans - "Never Gonna Be the Same Again" Studio City Sound LIVE|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYhEtU1EgUM|publisher=[[Studio City Sound]]|accessdate=28 August 2014|date=3 October 2011}}</ref>
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<ref name="Lopez Interview">{{cite news|last1=Youmans|first1=Heather
|title=Change in tempo for Playboy Jazz Festival
|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/festival-512719-lopez-jazz.html
|accessdate=29 August 2014
|newspaper=[[The Orange County Register]]
|date=21 August 2013
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140829013440/http://www.ocregister.com/articles/festival-512719-lopez-jazz.html
|archivedate=29 August 2014}}</ref>
<ref name="Carey and Shields Interview">{{cite news|last1=Youmans|first1=Heather
|title=Brooke Shields takes the helm of 'Chicago'
|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/shields-517408-broadway-carey.html
|accessdate=29 August 2014
|newspaper=[[The Orange County Register]]
|date=17 July 2013
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140829014021/http://www.ocregister.com/articles/shields-517408-broadway-carey.html
|archivedate=29 August 2014}}</ref>
<ref name="Hamilton Interview">{{cite news|last1=Youmans|first1=Heather
|title=Sunset Jazz series kicks off in Newport
|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/jazz-516249-hamilton-pizzarelli.html
|accessdate=29 August 2014|newspaper=[[The Orange County Register]]|date=9 July 2013
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140829015132/http://www.ocregister.com/articles/jazz-516249-hamilton-pizzarelli.html
|archivedate=29 August 2014}}</ref>
<ref name="The Remixes">{{cite web|title=Weir Brothers Entertainment: Albums|url=http://www.last.fm/label/Weir+Brothers+Entertainment/albums|website=last.fm|publisher=Weir Brothers Entertainment|accessdate=29 August 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140829023539/http://www.last.fm/label/Weir+Brothers+Entertainment/albums|archivedate=29 August 2014|year=2011|quote=Girl to Change Your World singles}}</ref>
<ref name="Martina Interview">{{cite news|last1=Youmans|first1=Heather|title=Music for most every taste|url=http://articles.dailypilot.com/2012-07-17/entertainment/tn-dpt-0718-lineup-20120717_1_rock-band-red-velvet-car-classic-rock|accessdate=29 August 2014|newspaper=Daily Pilot|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140829225029/http://articles.dailypilot.com/2012-07-17/entertainment/tn-dpt-0718-lineup-20120717_1_rock-band-red-velvet-car-classic-rock|archivedate=29 August 2014}}</ref>
<ref name="Wilson Interview">{{cite news|last1=Youmans|first1=Heather|title=O.C. Fair gets some Heart|url=http://articles.dailypilot.com/2012-08-02/entertainment/tn-dpt-0803-heart-20120802_1_nancy-wilson-heart-roll-hall|accessdate=29 August 2014|newspaper=Daily Pilot|date=2 August 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140829224632/http://articles.dailypilot.com/2012-08-02/entertainment/tn-dpt-0803-heart-20120802_1_nancy-wilson-heart-roll-hall|archivedate=29 August 2014}}</ref>
<ref name="Chita Rivera">{{cite news|last1=Youmans|first1=Heather|title=Youmans: Chita Rivera to perform hits from a storied career|url=http://www.latimes.com/tn-dpt-1111-youmans-20111110-story.html|accessdate=29 August 2014|newspaper=[[The Los Angeles Times]]|date=10 November 2011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140829220754/http://www.latimes.com/tn-dpt-1111-youmans-20111110-story.html|archivedate=29 August 2014}}</ref>
<ref name="McKnight Interview">{{cite news|last1=Youmans|first1=Heather|title=Chaka Khan, Brian McKnight noteworthy newcomers at Newport Beach Jazz Festival|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/jazz-616055-music-mcknight.html|accessdate=29 August 2014|newspaper=[[Orange County Register]]|date=28 May 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140829215845/http://www.ocregister.com/articles/jazz-616055-music-mcknight.html|archivedate=29 August 2014}}</ref>
<ref name="McKnight LAreg">{{cite news|last1=Youmans|first1=Heather|title=Chaka Khan, Brian McKnight noteworthy newcomers at Newport Beach Jazz Festival
|publisher=Los Angeles Register|date=29 May 2014
}}</ref>
<ref name="High Strung FMR">{{cite news|title='High Strung' Soundtrack Announced|url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2016/03/09/high-strung-soundtrack-announced/|accessdate=3 May 2016|publisher=FILM MUSIC REPORTER|date=9 March 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160503051828/http://filmmusicreporter.com/2016/03/09/high-strung-soundtrack-announced/|archivedate=3 May 2016}}</ref>
<ref name="Red Carpet High Strung">{{cite web|author1=Kristyn Burtt|title=Heather Youmans at the Red Carpet Premiere for "High Strung" #HighStrungMovie|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOlN1Zt4_I8|website=YouTube.com|publisher=Mingle Media TV|accessdate=3 May 2016|date=30 March 2016}}</ref>
<ref name="Whitmore 2020">{{cite web | last=Whitmore | first=Laura B. | title=Meet This Week's She Rocks Spotlight Series Artists, Including Grammy-Nominated Headliner Mindi Abair | website=Parade | date=2020-04-22 | url=https://parade.com/1028592/laurawhitmore/grammy-nominated-singemindi-abair-she-rocks-spotlight-series/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200427002753/https://parade.com/1028592/laurawhitmore/grammy-nominated-singemindi-abair-she-rocks-spotlight-series/ | archive-date=2020-04-27 | url-status=dead | access-date=2020-04-27}}</ref>
<ref name="American Songwriter 2019">{{cite web | title=Daily Discovery: Heather Youmans, "Shine" « American Songwriter | website=American Songwriter | date=2019-11-13 | url=https://americansongwriter.com/daily-discovery-heather-youmans-shine/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200316151706/https://americansongwriter.com/daily-discovery-heather-youmans-shine/ | archive-date=2020-03-16 | url-status=live | access-date=2020-04-26}}</ref>
<ref name="Buttonow 2019">{{cite web | last=Buttonow | first=Leslie | title=Front and Center: Heather Youmans, PR & Communications Manager, Fender Musical Instruments Corporation – the WiMN - The Women's International Music Network | website=thewimn.com | date=2019-05-01 | url=https://www.thewimn.com/front-and-center-heather-youmans-pr-communications-manager-fender-musical-instruments-corporation/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200426083920/https://www.thewimn.com/front-and-center-heather-youmans-pr-communications-manager-fender-musical-instruments-corporation/ | archive-date=2020-04-26 | url-status=unfit | access-date=2020-04-26}}</ref>
<ref name="Elicit Magazine -Shine- 2019">{{cite web | title=Premiere: Singer-Songwriter Heather Youmans Reveals Latest Single "Shine" + Music Video | website=Elicit Magazine | date=2019-10-18 | url=http://www.elicitmagazine.com/heather-youmans-shine/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200428035459/http://www.elicitmagazine.com/heather-youmans-shine/ | archive-date=2020-04-28 | url-status=live | access-date=2020-04-28}}</ref>
<ref name="My Kind of Trouble">{{cite web |url= https://www.buzz-music.com/post/heather-youmans-gets-honest-and-real-in-my-kind-of-trouble |title= Heather Youmans Gets Honest And Real In "My Kind Of Trouble" |date= 2019-08-13 |website= BuzzMusic |access-date= 2020-04-27 |archive-date= 2020-04-28 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200428034603/https://www.buzz-music.com/post/heather-youmans-gets-honest-and-real-in-my-kind-of-trouble}}</ref>
<ref name="Headliner Magazine 2020">{{cite web | title=Emerging Headliner: Heather Youmans | website=Headliner Magazine | date=2020-02-25 | url=https://headlinermagazine.net/headliners/heather-youmans-fender-you-made-me-hate-love-songs.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200225061919/https://headlinermagazine.net/headliners/heather-youmans-fender-you-made-me-hate-love-songs.html | archive-date=2020-02-25 | url-status=live | access-date=2020-04-28}}</ref>
<ref name="Brunner 2020">{{cite web | last=Brunner | first=Jeryl | title=Why This Successful Singer-Songwriter Won't Give Up Her Day Job | website=Forbes | date=2020-09-30 | url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jerylbrunner/2020/09/30/why-this-successful-singer-songwriter-wont-give-up-her-day-job/ | access-date=2020-10-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001011624if_/https://www.forbes.com/sites/jerylbrunner/2020/09/30/why-this-successful-singer-songwriter-wont-give-up-her-day-job/?fbclid=IwAR3q2uGBNQP6MO-2pr57Mopo6AM0b_lktTAEhvQKHD6XhTNH5jSQoOQpiT4#5d2b64a67b7e|archive-date=2020-10-01}}</ref>
<ref name="Whitmore 2020 Shine">{{cite web | last=Whitmore | first=Laura B. | title=You're Gonna Feel the Joy of Heather Youmans' Video for 'Shine' | website=Parade: Entertainment, Recipes, Health, Life, Holidays | date=2020-10-06 | url=https://parade.com/1098537/laurawhitmore/heather-youmans-video-for-shine/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007032747/https://parade.com/1098537/laurawhitmore/heather-youmans-video-for-shine/ | archive-date=2020-10-07 | url-status=dead | access-date=2020-10-07}}</ref>
<ref name="Headliner Magazine">{{cite web | title=Heather Youmans Releases 'Shine' As Love Letter To Younger Self | website=Headliner Magazine | url=https://headlinermagazine.net/blog/heather-youmans-releases-shine-as-love-letter-to-younger-self.html | access-date=2020-10-11}}</ref>
<ref name="See Your Voice #4">{{cite AV media | people = Heather Youmans | date = 2020-10-28 | title = The Tap Dancer Performs "Youngblood" By 5 Seconds Of Summer - Season 1 Ep. 4 - I CAN SEE YOUR VOICE | language = en | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5rghUxRero | access-date = 2020-10-31 | publisher = FOX }}</ref>
<ref name="San Diego Union-Tribune 2020">{{cite web | title=Column: Singer from Vista stuns panel in new Fox reality series | website=San Diego Union-Tribune | date=2020-11-14 | url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/columnists/story/2020-11-13/column-singer-from-vista-stuns-panel-in-new-fox-reality-series | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118211051/https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/columnists/story/2020-11-13/column-singer-from-vista-stuns-panel-in-new-fox-reality-series | archive-date=2020-11-18 | url-status=live | access-date=2020-11-20}}</ref>
<ref name="Upadhyay 2020">{{cite web | last=Upadhyay | first=Nayna | title=EXCLUSIVE - Heather Youmans says 'I Can See Your Voice' is all about finding 'singers that America needs to know' | website=MEAWW | date=2020-11-16 | url=https://meaww.com/amp/heather-youmans-i-can-see-your-voice-music-singer-game-show | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116192203/https://meaww.com/amp/heather-youmans-i-can-see-your-voice-music-singer-game-show | archive-date=2020-11-16 | url-status=live | access-date=2020-11-20}}</ref>
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