Heather Youmans

{{short description|American singer-songwriter}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Heather Youmans | image = File:Heather_Youmans.jpg | image_size = | landscape =  | alt = Heather Youmans sings at 2011 Relay For Life in San Diego, California | caption = | birth_name = Heather Anne Youmans | native_name = | native_name_lang = | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|05|16}} | birth_place = Vista, California, U.S. | origin = | death_date =  | death_place = | 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}} | website = {{URL|www.heatheryoumans.com}} }}

'''Heather Youmans''' (born May 16, 1992) 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'' 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 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'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 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 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"/>

== 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'' in 2004 at the 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 Regent Beverly Wilshire. Headlining acts for the evening included, 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'',<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.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.<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 and has yet to achieve the secondary goal of becoming a viable 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'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''||align="center"|Nellie||Welk Resort Theatre||Jon Engstrom |- |2004|| ''Annie''||align="center"|Orphan Sadie||La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts||McCoy Rigby Ent. Glenn Casale |- |2004||''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||Regent Beverly Wilshire||align="center"|- |- |2005|| ''Tight Quarters''||align="center"|Lauren||Whitefire Theatre||Jules Aaron |- |2005||Kodak Christmas||align="center"|Featured Soloist||Kodak Theatre||align="center"|- |- |2006||''Teen Witch the Musical''||align="center"|Shana the Rock Star|| workshop ||Alana Lambros |- |2008||New Music Weekly Awards||align="center"|Featured Soloist||Avalon Theatre||align="center"|- |- |2009||''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 Network |- |2012||''American Idol'' Season 11||align="center"|Hollywood Week||Pasadena Civic Auditorium||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" 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 ''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’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'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 Home Entertainment * ''Flicka 2'' (2010) starring Patrick Warburton, Tammin Sursok and Clint Black, 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 Home Entertainment<ref name="Puppy Years Soundtrack"/> * ''Love by Design'' (2014) starring Giulia Nahmany, David Oaks and 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, 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 ====  * "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, 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<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 Media Group's ''Daily Pilot''.

== References ==  {{Reflist|2| refs=

<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>

<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>

<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/20201001012425/https://www.forbes.com/sites/jerylbrunner/2020/09/30/why-this-successful-singer-songwriter-wont-give-up-her-day-job/ | archive-date=2020-10-01 | url-status=dead }}</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/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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== External links == * [http://www.heatheryoumans.com Official website] * {{YouTube|user=HeatherYoumans|Heather Youmans}} * {{Facebook|HeatherYoumansOfficial|Heather Youmans}}

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