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Leah McFall
Leah McFall
Born	1 July 1989 (age 35); Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland
Genres	R&B, pop
Occupation	Singer-songwriter
Instruments	Vocals; piano;
Years active	2010–present
Labels	Independent

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Leah McFall (born 1 July 1989) is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter.^[3] She rose to fame after finishing as runner-up on the second series of the BBC talent series The Voice.

Early life

McFall began her singing career at her local church, Glenabbey, at the age of six.^[4] She was a pupil at Antrim Grammar School.^[4] During her childhood she listened to Motown, jazz, gospel, folk and pop music which was played around the family home, and influences both her vocal and song writing style.^[5] After years of gigging around Northern Ireland, Leah moved to London to attend college.^[6] After six months there, she began playing at the Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club.^[6]

Career

2010: Supporting Leon Jackson

In 2010, McFall opened for Leon Jackson on tour, where she performed a number of songs from her EP.

2013: The Voice UK

In 2013, McFall auditioned for the second series of The Voice, where she chose to join Will's team.^[7] In the battle round, she sang against CJ Edwards. The pair duetted on the Michael Jackson song "The Way You Make Me Feel", and McFall was chosen to proceed. In the Knockout round, will.i.am gave his Fast Pass to McFall and she performed Minnie Riperton's "Lovin' You".^[8] In the first live show, McFall sang "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor. The studio version of her performance charted at number 16 on the UK Singles Chart, selling 19,213 copies within a week.^[9]^[10]^[11] A week later, it rose to number 8. McFall then performed the Fugees' version of "Killing Me Softly" in the semi-final on 15 June 2013.^[12] The result was revealed that McFall had received the most public votes, and would therefore represent Team Will in the final.^[13]

Performances

Performed	Song	Original Artist	Result
Blind Audition	"R.I.P"	Rita Ora	Joined Team Will
Battle Rounds	"The Way You Make Me Feel" (against CJ Edwards)	Michael Jackson	Winner
Knockout rounds	"Lovin' You"	Minnie Riperton	Fast pass
Quarter-final	"I Will Survive"	Gloria Gaynor	Fast pass
Semi-final	"Rapture" (as part of Team Will)	Blondie	Safe
	"Killing Me Softly"	Fugees
	"I Will Wait" (as part of The Voice UK Semi-finalists)	Mumford & Sons
Final	"I Will Always Love You"	Whitney Houston	Safe
	"Bang Bang" (mentor duet with will.i.am)	will.i.am	Safe
	"Lovin' You" (as favourite performance)	Minnie Riperton	Runner-up

2013–present: Weird to Wonderful and independent releases

In July 2013, Will.i.am revealed that he would release a new version of his single "Bang Bang" featuring McFall.^[14] On 14 July 2013, McFall made her debut performance at the Wireless Festival alongside her mentor will.i.am.^[15] During the tour, McFall revealed she would release three music videos before her first official single and album are released. The first of these videos, "No Ordinary Love", was released on 1 February 2014.^[16] On 6 June, McFall announced the title of her first official single, "Home" featuring will.i.am.^[17] The single was released on 27 July 2014.^[18] On 21 July 2014, McFall announced her debut album, titled Weird to Wonderful, was due to be released in October 2014,^[19] but was cancelled, and she was dropped from her record label.

McFall returned in September 2016 with "Wolf Den", released independently. This was followed by the release of single "Happy Human", and the release of her EP, INK. The release of the EP was preceded by the "INK Tour", which saw McFall perform at dates around the UK and Ireland.

Since INK, McFall has released three singles; "Somber", "White X" and "Marriage".

Discography

Studio albums

Album title	Album details	Peak chart positions
Album title	Album details	UK
Weird to Wonderful	Release date: Cancelled Label: Capitol Records^[2] Formats: CD, Digital Download	N/A

Extended plays

Title	Details
Frills and Fur	Release date: 21 November 2010^[20] Label: Independent Formats: digital download
Ink	Release date: 27 March 2017^[21] Label: Independent Formats: digital download

Singles

As lead artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Album
Title	Year	UK ^[22]	SCO ^[23]	Album
"Home" (featuring will.i.am)^[17]	2014	56	47	Non-album single
"Wolf Den"	2016	—	—	Ink
"Happy Human"	2017	—	—	Ink
"Somber"	2018	—	—	TBA
"White X"	2018	—	—
"Marriage"	2019	—	—
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Promotional singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Album
Title	Year	UK ^[22]	IRE ^[24]	SCO ^[23]	Album
"I Will Survive"	2013	8	39	13	Non-album singles
"Killing Me Softly"		36	—	53
"I Will Always Love You"		43	—	48
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Guest appearances

Single	Year	Album
"Bang Bang"^[25] (will.i.am featuring Leah McFall)	2013	Now That's What I Call Music! 86
"Spiritual Warfare"^[26] (Ghetts featuring Leah McFall & Jordy)	2018	Ghetto Gospel: The New Testament

Music videos

Title	Year	Director(s)
"No Ordinary Love"	2014	noMSG
"Home"	2014	Elisha Smith-Leverock^[27]
"Happy Human"	2017

Concert tours

Supporting act

Leon Jackson solo tour (2010) (supporting Leon Jackson)
#willpower Tour (2013) (supporting will.i.am)
Forestry Tour (2014) (supporting Jessie J)

Headlining act

INK tour. (2017)

References

^ "Newtownabbey Girl To Sing on Bbc 1 Show The Voice". belfastdaily.co.uk. 11 April 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Mohan, Isabel (23 June 2013). "The Voice: Our look at the finalists". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Pair eager to prove they have The Voice". irishnews.com. 12 April 2013. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
^ "Leah McFall from BBC's The Voice joins us this Wednesday!". beauforthousechelsea.co.uk. 16 April 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
^ ^a ^b "A year ago I was playing gigs to just a barman – now I'm through to The Voice live". sundayworld.com/. 31 May 2013. Archived from the original on 9 June 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
^ Rigby, Sam (13 April 2013). "'The Voice' UK: Five best blind auditions week three". Digital Spy. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
^ Hogan, Michael (1 June 2013). "The Voice UK: knockout rounds – part one, BBC One, review". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
^ Darvill, Josh (11 June 2013). "Leah sold 19,213 copies of the track between Friday evening and the close of the chart week on Saturday night, placing her 16th in the charts". Telly Mix. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
^ Darvill, Josh (8 June 2013). "The Voice 2013 favourite Leah McFall makes Top 10 with 'I Will Survive' cover". tellymix.co.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
^ "The Voice star Leah McFall enters the charts as Blurred Lines continues to dominate". metro.co.uk. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
^ Seale, Jack (15 June 2013). "The Voice UK 2013: semi-final – review". radiotimes.com. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
^ Rigby, Sam (15 June 2013). "'The Voice' UK: Matt, Andrea, Leah, Mike make 2013 final". Digital Spy. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
^ "Will.i.am teases release of Leah McFall version of Bang Bang". capitalfm.com. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
^ Ferguson, Amanda (16 July 2013). "A bigger stage for Voice star Leah McFall". belfasttelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmNt6dFiBLM
^ ^a ^b https://twitter.com/leahmcfallmusic/status/474989457939398657
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Flavourmag [@Flavourmag] (21 July 2014). "Leah Mcfall speaks EXCLUSIVELY to Flavourmag about her brand new debut single 'Home', her debut Album and her ..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ Leah McFall [@leahmcfallmusic] (21 November 2010). "New ep 'Frills and Fur' OUT NOW!!! Download at www.leahmcfall.bandcamp.com" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ "Watch: Leah McFall releases new music video for single Happy Human". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
^ ^a ^b "Leah McFall > UK Charts". officialcharts.com/ Official Charts Company.
^ ^a ^b
Peak positions for singles in Scotland:
- For "I Will Survive": "Chart Archive > June 16, 2013". Official Charts Company.
- For "Killing Me Softly": "Chart Archive > June 23, 2013". Official Charts Company.
- For "I Will Always Love You": "Chart Archive > June 30, 2013". Official Charts Company.
- For "Home": "Chart Archive > August 3, 2014". Official Charts Company.
^
Peak positions in Ireland:
- For "I Will Survive": "Chart Archive > Week 24, 2013". (IRMA). 13 June 2013. Archived from the original on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
^ "Will.i.am releases new version of Bang Bang with The Voice's Leah McFall". Telly Mix. 19 November 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
^ "Ghetto Gospel: The New Testament by Ghetts". iTunes (UK). Retrieved 5 September 2018.
^ Brown, Jimmy. "Leah McFall ft Will.I.Am 'Home' by Elisha Smith-Leverock". promonews.tv. Retrieved 10 July 2014.

External links

Leah McFall at IMDb

[1] "Newtownabbey Girl To Sing on Bbc 1 Show The Voice". belfastdaily.co.uk. 11 April 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013.

[capitolrecords.co.uk-2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] Mohan, Isabel (23 June 2013). "The Voice: Our look at the finalists". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 23 June 2013.

[Pair_eager_to_prove_they_have_The_Voice-4] "Pair eager to prove they have The Voice". irishnews.com. 12 April 2013. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2013.

[Leah_McFall_from_BBC’s_The_Voice_joins_us_this_Wednesday!-5] "Leah McFall from BBC's The Voice joins us this Wednesday!". beauforthousechelsea.co.uk. 16 April 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013.

[A_year_ago_I_was_playing_gigs_to_just_a_barman_-_now_I'm_through_to_The_Voice_live-6] "A year ago I was playing gigs to just a barman – now I'm through to The Voice live". sundayworld.com/. 31 May 2013. Archived from the original on 9 June 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013.

[7] Rigby, Sam (13 April 2013). "'The Voice' UK: Five best blind auditions week three". Digital Spy. Retrieved 8 June 2013.

[8] Hogan, Michael (1 June 2013). "The Voice UK: knockout rounds – part one, BBC One, review". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2013.

[9] Darvill, Josh (11 June 2013). "Leah sold 19,213 copies of the track between Friday evening and the close of the chart week on Saturday night, placing her 16th in the charts". Telly Mix. Retrieved 11 June 2013.

[10] Darvill, Josh (8 June 2013). "The Voice 2013 favourite Leah McFall makes Top 10 with 'I Will Survive' cover". tellymix.co.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2013.

[11] "The Voice star Leah McFall enters the charts as Blurred Lines continues to dominate". metro.co.uk. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2013.

[12] Seale, Jack (15 June 2013). "The Voice UK 2013: semi-final – review". radiotimes.com. Retrieved 15 June 2013.

[13] Rigby, Sam (15 June 2013). "'The Voice' UK: Matt, Andrea, Leah, Mike make 2013 final". Digital Spy. Retrieved 15 June 2013.

[14] "Will.i.am teases release of Leah McFall version of Bang Bang". capitalfm.com. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.

[15] Ferguson, Amanda (16 July 2013). "A bigger stage for Voice star Leah McFall". belfasttelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 16 July 2013.

[16] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmNt6dFiBLM

[twitter.com-17] ttps://twitter.com/leahmcfallmusic/status/474989457939398657

[18] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[19] Flavourmag [@Flavourmag] (21 July 2014). "Leah Mcfall speaks EXCLUSIVELY to Flavourmag about her brand new debut single 'Home', her debut Album and her ..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[20] Leah McFall [@leahmcfallmusic] (21 November 2010). "New ep 'Frills and Fur' OUT NOW!!! Download at www.leahmcfall.bandcamp.com" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[21] "Watch: Leah McFall releases new music video for single Happy Human". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)

[UK-22] "Leah McFall > UK Charts". officialcharts.com/ Official Charts Company.

[SCO-23] Peak positions for singles in Scotland:
For "I Will Survive": "Chart Archive > June 16, 2013". Official Charts Company.

For "Killing Me Softly": "Chart Archive > June 23, 2013". Official Charts Company.

For "I Will Always Love You": "Chart Archive > June 30, 2013". Official Charts Company.

For "Home": "Chart Archive > August 3, 2014". Official Charts Company.

[24] For "I Will Survive": "Chart Archive > June 16, 2013". Official Charts Company.

[25] For "Killing Me Softly": "Chart Archive > June 23, 2013". Official Charts Company.

[26] For "I Will Always Love You": "Chart Archive > June 30, 2013". Official Charts Company.

[27] For "Home": "Chart Archive > August 3, 2014". Official Charts Company.

[IRE-24] Peak positions in Ireland:
For "I Will Survive": "Chart Archive > Week 24, 2013". (IRMA). 13 June 2013. Archived from the original on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2013.

[29] For "I Will Survive": "Chart Archive > Week 24, 2013". (IRMA). 13 June 2013. Archived from the original on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2013.

[25] "Will.i.am releases new version of Bang Bang with The Voice's Leah McFall". Telly Mix. 19 November 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.

[26] "Ghetto Gospel: The New Testament by Ghetts". iTunes (UK). Retrieved 5 September 2018.

[27] Brown, Jimmy. "Leah McFall ft Will.I.Am 'Home' by Elisha Smith-Leverock". promonews.tv. Retrieved 10 July 2014.

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