Heather
Shelley is a 22 year old native of Scott City, Kansas. She has performed at
festivals, clubs and numerous events across the state of Kansas for the past 5 years. Heather has shared the stage with
Big & Rich,
SheDaisy,
Dierks Bentley,
Restless Heart,
Cross
Canadian Ragweed,
Sawyer
Brown,
Trick
Pony, and many more national touring artists.
Heather
truly began pursuing her dream of moving to Nashville and becoming an
entertainer at age 14. One of the first songs she ever attempted to sing
was “Unchained Melody”.
Martina McBride,
LeAnn
Rimes, Faith
Hill,
Christina Aguilera, and
Whitney Houston
have provided some of the major influences on her vocal style. From the
beautiful vocal range required in “Unchained Melody” to the raw dynamic
power in Christina Aguilera’s “Mercy on Me”, Heather knows few vocal limits.
On
January 29th, 2005 Heather emerged from 50,000 other contestants
in the world’s largest country music talent search to become the
Colgate Country
Showdown National Champion at Disney’s Epcot Center in Orlando,
Florida. Heather received $100,000 and the title
of “Best New Act in Country Music”.
In 2005,
Heather released a collectors edition CD produced by famed record producer
Garth Fundis at
Sound
Emporium Studios in Nashville. Garth produced
Trisha Yearwood's latest album as well as the latest album by
Buddy Jewel
and the debut album by
Sugarland.
In 2006, Heather and her band (NITEHAWK) recorded a new rock song “In My Time” for the Kansas Department of Transportation Bureau of Traffic Safety for a campaign to help curb underage drinking. The campaign included a
Sobriety Rocks songwriting scholarship contest for the youth of Kansas. In 2007, Heather and her band teamed up with Sobriety Rocks scholarship winner Irv Da Phenom to record his winning song "Numb the Pain". This new song and music video will be used to promote the 2008 Sobriety Rocks songwriting scholarship contest.
In 2006
and 2007, Heather was nominated by the Post Rock Jaycees for the prestigious
“Ten Outstanding Young Americans” award. Previous winners of this award
include Elvis Presley and John F. Kennedy.
Whether
opening for a national touring act or headlining her own show; Heather
continues to dazzle audiences everywhere with her vocal style and stage
presence. Don't miss your next opportunity to see Heather Shelley and
NITEHAWK in action!
