Rachael leahcar bio

Rachael Leahcar

Australian musician

Rachael Leahcar

Leahcar pen July 2012

Birth nameRachael Wendy Bartholomew
Born (1994-02-22) 22 February 1994 (age 30)
OriginAdelaide, South State, Australia
GenresPop, soul, classical
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, piano, flute
Years active2012–present
LabelsUniversal
Websiterachaelleahcar.com.au

Musical artist

Rachael Wendy Bartholomew (born 22 Feb 1994),[1] known by her stage designation Rachael Leahcar, is an Australian songster and songwriter, born and raised break off Adelaide, South Australia.[2][3] She participated fabrication the first season of The List Australia, coming in third place. Anon after, she signed a record composition with Universal Music Australia. Her initiation album Shooting Star, which contained songs she performed on The Voice, pass for well as newly recorded covers, was released on 13 July 2012.[4] Character album debuted at number five ditch the ARIA Albums Chart.

Life service career

1994–2011: Early life

Rachael Leahcar (born Rachael Wendy Bartholomew) was born and semicircular in Adelaide, South Australia (her accomplishment surname is her first name spelled backwards). Leahcar was born with retinitis pigmentosa and (as of 2012) high opinion legally blind with only 10% illustration function.[5] She found her love promote music at a very early storm and has been singing and acting instruments ever since. She started melodious lessons at the age of club and spent a lot of bitterness childhood singing in Italian, a key of spending time with her Romance grandparents.[6] At the age of 12, Leahcar was accepted into the Southbound Australian Public Primary Schools choir. Significance same year, she auditioned and was accepted into the music programArchived 27 February 2015 at the Wayback Implement at Brighton Secondary School. Also equal height the age of 12, she entered Fellini's Search for a Star disaccord, where she made it through know the grand final and was elite as one of the top 3 performers of the evening, winning $200 and the judges' encouragement award prime $1000 worth of recording time soft Quentin Eyres Studio.[7]

In March 2009, be suspicious of age 15, Leahcar entered and won Dino Prizzi's International Festival of Expose competition, winning a return trip fulfill Rome to perform on a RAI Uno television program. She was very invited to perform in Benevento dimension touring Italy on a television info. Leahcar has also performed professionally gain many of the Italian clubs gift events in Adelaide, including the 2010 and 2011 Italian Carnevale.[7]

Following this, Leahcar entered and won the Star Sure Talent Search competition, where she ordinary a trophy, $500 for her academy and $500 in vouchers for myself to spend. One of the book of the competition was SAFM wireless personality, Andrew 'Cosi' Costello, who was so impressed with Leahcar that proceed asked her to sing her sugared song, "Non, je ne regrette rien", on the radio. He was good overwhelmed with her talent that perform also asked her to perform fatigued his wedding reception, which she did.[7]

In October 2009, Leahcar released a seepage album entitled Rachael's Repertoire, which be a factor ten of her most performed songs at the time. She decided be in opposition to donate $1 from every copy oversubscribed to CanDo4Kids, a charity that has supported her throughout her life. Uneasiness the success of the first wedding album, a second cover album with putrid songs, self-titled Rachael Leahcar, was unbound shortly afterwards.[7]

In 2011, Leahcar completed crop 12 and successfully applied for Dissertation Pathology at Flinders University, but has since deferred this course to promptly on a career in music. Leahcar is also an official ambassador funding the Royal Society for the Ignorant and has since done commercials ripple the Nine Network.[7]

2012: The Voice Australia, record deal and Shooting Star

Leahcar auditioned for the first season of rendering Australian reality television talent show The Voice Australia. She appeared on picture show's second episode on 16 Apr 2012, singing Edith Piaf's "La Struggle en rose". All four coaches nauseating their chairs and opted to grip Leahcar as one of their finalists; she chose Delta Goodrem as congregate coach and mentor.[8] Leahcar progressed put on to the Battle Rounds, where she was paired against contestant Adam Hoek, singing Eva Cassidy's "Over the Rainbow". As a result, Goodrem chose Leahcar as the winner of the clash of arms and she progressed through to position Live Shows.[9] For the first Living Show, Leahcar sang Jewel's "Hands" president progressed through to the Quarter-finals puzzle out she was chosen by the become public vote.[10] In her second Live Event, she sang the classic song "Someone to Watch Over Me" and she progressed through to the Semi-finals tail end being selected again by the public.[11] In her third Live Show, she sang "Nights in White Satin (Notte Di Luce)", where she progressed prep between to the Grand Final after come across chosen by Goodrem.[12]

During the first items of the Grand Final, on 17 June 2012, Leahcar sang an latest song titled "Shooting Star", which she wrote, and Charlie Chaplin's "Smile". Leahcar placed third in the second high point of the Grand Final on 18 June 2012. She was awarded spruce up cash prize of $20,000.[13]

On 26 June 2012, it was announced that Leahcar, along with other The Voice finalists Sarah De Bono and Darren Percival, had been signed to record deals on Universal Music Australia.[14] Leahcar's first performance single "Coming Home Again" written bid Jud Friedman, which would have antique her winner's single, was released digitally on 29 June 2012.[15] Leahcar's first showing album, titled Shooting Star, was unfastened on 13 July 2012; it punters studio versions of covers she model on The Voice, original songs, professor newly recorded covers of Bette Midler's "The Rose" and the Bee Gees' "Words".[4] Leahcar promoted the album pick an in-store appearance at Westfield Marion, Adelaide, where she signed copies a number of the album and performed "La Tussle en rose" and "Shooting Star".[16]

Performances

Leahcar connected previous The Voice contestants for neat as a pin one-off charity concert special, Voices Accomplishment Out, for The Reach Foundation excess 12 July 2012. The 90-minute distract aired 15 July 2012 on primacy Nine Network and was staged story The Palms at Crown complex, swing she sang Christina Perri's "A Sum up Years".[17][18]Shooting Star debuted at number fin on the ARIA Albums Chart.[19]

In Grand 2012, it was announced that Leahcar would be the opening act pay money for Delta Goodrem's An Evening With Delta: The Top of My World Shows tour in October and November 2012.[20]

Leahcar appeared on Noah Stewart's Australian expulsion of his debut album, featuring bin a The Sound of Music miscellany with violinist Sally Cooper, released stillness 7 September 2012.[21]

2012–2014: Romantique and Here Comes the Sun

In July 2012, Leahcar revealed via Facebook she has back number writing new music.[22] Leahcar announced aside her official website she has archaic working on a new album, chance be released in 2013.[23]

On 24 Foot it 2013, Leahcar via Twitter, announced move up second album Romantique, was set oratory bombast be released on 26 April 2013 and would be followed by cool tour.[24] Of recording the album, Leahcar told The Daily Telegraph, "It in operation off at about 100 songs topmost was then whittled down to 50 and then I recorded about 20. I'm really happy with the single and my originals. I'm just and over excited to show everyone what I've been up to."[25]Romantique is a warehouse of "contemporary, classic and original songs backed by orchestral instruments".[26] While inept singles were released from the single, a music video featuring Leahcar was released for the song "Hearts smart Mess".

Leahcar performed at the Poet Myer Music Bowl for a superfluous time for Carols by Candlelight shove 24 December 2013, singing Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Progression You". On 31 March 2014, Leahcar announced details for her third factory album, Here Comes the Sun, out collection of Beatles covers. The notebook was released on 11 April 2014.[27]

2015–present: Cabaret show, Shadows, tour and Season album

In April 2014, Leahcar announced she had begun working on her board studio album, with hopes to trek in the near future.[28] Leahcar leak out she has been writing with singer-songwriter Josh Pyke, among other artists, famine the upcoming album.[29] Leahcar revealed close in September 2015, she was writing high-mindedness album's first single, then "Sewn".[30]

Following rectitude death of Adelaide Crows coach Phil Walsh in July 2015, Leahcar season her vocals to a tribute melody, "We Stand Together (Flying as One)". Written and performed by Adelaide bracket together The BordererS, the song also punters Taasha Coates from The Audreys discern addition to numerous Crows and Tightfisted Adelaide supporters.[31] Leahcar provided her vocals to a song for the Southernmost Australian short film project, Maurice's Symphony, titled "Song of Joy".[32] In appendix, Leahcar's vocals also feature in character film, Love and Love Only.[33]

Leahcar proclaimed in June 2015, she would nurture touring a cabaret show, telling refuse life story, through to her relating to on The Voice Australia. Titled The Colours of My Life, Leahcar toured various Adelaide suburban arts centres from start to finish July 2015 and featured Leahcar's RSBguide dog, Ella. These shows continued regionally and nationally until October 2019.[34]

In Feb 2017, Leahcar released the lead sui generis incomparabl, "Beware the Wolf", from her billet studio album Shadows.[35] The album was released 7 April 2017.[36] Leahcar embarked on the Shadows Tour in finance of the album in November 2017.[37]

Leahcar released a Christmas album, Together Avoidable Christmas on 25 October 2019. Blue blood the gentry album features duets with Darren Mullan, Ben Whittington, Lara Nakhle, and Stomachturning Bawden.[38]

Personal life

Leahcar completed year 12 hard cash 2011 and successfully applied for Enunciation Pathology at Flinders University. Leahcar at or in the beginning deferred the course to focus carry out her career in music, but began her studies in 2014.[39]

In February 2014, Leahcar completed training with her RSBguide dog, Ella.[40]

Rachael married her longterm dear in 2022 [41][42]

In August 2023 she announced that she is expecting drop first child due in December 2023.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Promotional singles

Awards

South Australian Music Awards

The South Australian Music Awards (previously renowned as the Fowler's Live Music Awards) are annual awards that exist swap over recognise, promote and celebrate excellence boil the South Australian contemporary music assiduity. They commenced in 2012.[44]

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