Birth name Mandy Harvey Name Mandy Harvey Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter Role Singer | Instruments Vocals Years active 2009 - present Genres Jazz | |
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Born January 2, 1988 (age 36)
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA ( 1988-01-02 ) | ||
Education Colorado State University | ||
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Mandy Harvey (born January 2, 1988) is an American jazz and pop singer and songwriter.
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Harvey was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. She had hearing problems and underwent several surgeries as a child to try to correct them. Her family moved to Colorado when she was a young child. She sang throughout her childhood and her talent was recognized at Longmont High School, where she graduated in 2006. Harvey lost her remaining hearing when she was nineteen, while she was majoring in singing education at Colorado State University; as a result she left the university.
In 2008 she met jazz pianist Mark Sloniker at Jay's Bistro in Fort Collins, where she began performing regularly. She later performed at Dazzle Jazz Lounge in Denver and recorded several jazz albums. JazzTimes wrote of her debut album, Smile, "The vocals are rich and captivating." In 2011 Harvey won VSA's International Young Soloist Award. She later returned to perform at the Kennedy Center. She is an Ambassador for the nonprofit organization No Barriers to help people with disabilities overcome obstacles. Harvey uses "visual tuners" to help her find pitches.
In 2017, Harvey appeared on America's Got Talent, season 12, where she took 4th place, using her ukulele while performing original songs during the competition. The same year, she published a memoir with co-author Mark Atteberry, Sensing the Rhythm: Finding My Voice in a World Without Sound.
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