| Haley Reinhart | |
| Information | |
| Age | 29 |
| Sex | Female |
| Act | Singer |
| Seasons | BC |
| Position Reached | 10th Place |
Haley Reinhart was a Singer act from FantasyAGT: Battle of the Champions. She finished the competition in 10th Place.
Background[]
Haley Elizabeth Reinhart (born September 9, 1990) is an American singer, songwriter and voice actress from Wheeling, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. She first rose to prominence after placing third in the tenth season of American Idol. In July 2011, Reinhart signed a recording deal with Interscope Records. Her debut album Listen Up! was released on May 22, 2012, to critical acclaim, and she subsequently became the first American Idol alumna to perform at Lollapalooza. After being dropped by Interscope Records following a change in the company's management in 2012, Reinhart expanded the agreement she had with her music publisher, ole, in 2014. Reinhart signed with ICM Partners in March 2016, in addition to her ongoing deal with ole.
Reinhart garnered widespread recognition in 2015 for performing and touring with Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox. Her most notable collaboration with the band on a Jazz cover of Radiohead's "Creep" spent 58 consecutive weeks on Billboard's Jazz Digital Songs chart and received critical acclaim. In the same year, she gained additional notice when her cover of Elvis Presley's "Can't Help Falling in Love", which was used in a commercial for Extra Gum, became a viral sensation, peaked at number 16 on the US Adult Contemporary chart, and was later certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America on October 4, 2019. Reinhart won a Cannes Lion for Entertainment and a Clio Award for the song in 2016. Additionally, she made her voice acting debut as Bill Murphy in the Netflix animated comedy F Is for Family on December 18, 2015. She reprised the role as a main cast member in the series' second and third seasons.
Her second studio album, Better, served as an expansion of an initially conceived EP and was released on April 29, 2016, following the lead single and title track, "Better", which was released on April 8. The album debuted at number 22 on Billboard's Independent Albums chart. Supported the release of the album with a 2016 summer headlining tour that was held throughout the United States and a spring leg that was held throughout Europe in May and June 2017. Reinhart's third studio album, What's That Sound?, was released September 22, 2017 through Concord Records. The album produced four singles in total, including the lead single, "Baby It's You", which was released June 16, 2017. Reinhart supported the album with a 2017 fall US headlining solo tour.
In 2018, Reinhart gained additional notice as a featured vocalist on Jeff Goldblum's debut album The Capitol Studios Sessions and on Vicetone's single "Something Strange", which peaked at number 23 on Billboard's Dance/Mix Show Airplay charts. On June 1, 2018, she released the standalone single "Last Kiss Goodbye", which charted at number 15 on Billboard's Jazz Digital Songs chart. Reinhart's fourth studio album, Lo-Fi Soul, was released on March 27, 2019. The album produced four singles in total, including the lead single "Don't Know How to Love You", which was released on September 14, 2018. The album was supported with a headlining North American tour in the fall of 2019 and spring of 2020, followed by a European tour in mid 2020.
Reinhart will make her live-action acting debut in Robert Rodriguez's upcoming science fiction superhero film, We Can Be Heroes, set to be released via Netflix. [1]
Preliminary[]
Haley Reinhart's preliminary performance in Episode BC05 consisted of singing Elton John's "Bennie and the Jets". Mike, Saf, Pennies and Fresh all gave her standing ovations. Her performance was strong enough for the judges to send her to Judge Cuts instead of Queen Emily.
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Judge Cuts[]
Haley Reinhart's Judge Cuts performance in Episode BC06 consisted of singing a vintage 1930's version of Tove Lo's "Habits" accompanied by a band. Mike, Saf, guest judge Fuz, Pennies and Fresh all gave her standing ovations. Extremely impressed with the performance, Fuz hit his Golden Buzzer, sending Haley straight to the Quarterfinals.
Habits - Vintage 1930's Jazz Tove Lo Cover ft. Haley Reinhart
Quarterfinals[]
Haley Reinhart's Quarterfinal performance in Episode BC012 consisted of singing The Animal's "The House of the Rising Sun". Mike, Saf, Pennies and Fresh all gave her standing ovations. Haley received enough votes to move onto the Semifinals instead of Emily West.
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Semifinals[]
Haley Reinhart's Semifinal performance in Episode BC015 consisted of singing Tom Jones' "I Who Have Nothing". Mike, Saf, Pennies and Fresh all gave her standing ovations again. Haley received enough votes to move onto the Finals instead of Ndlovu Youth Choir.
Haley Reinhart - I Who Have Nothing - Top 4
Finals[]
Haley Reinhart's Finals performance in Episode BC017 consisted of singing a jazz cover of Radiohead's "Creep" accompanied again by a band. Mike, Saf, Pennies and Fresh all gave her standing ovations once again, praising her vocal technique.
Creep - Vintage Postmodern Jukebox Radiohead Cover ft. Haley Reinhart
Finale[]
For the Finale on Episode BC018, Haley Reinhart collaborated with actor and pianist Jeff Goldblum. They performed his song, "My Baby Just Cares...".
Top 10's Journey[]
| Haley Reinhart is one of the best American Idol contestants in history, but got robbed in 3rd place to make way for country singers Lauren Alaina and Scotty McCreery. On JayGT: Tension, Haley did not have any country singer rivals, but she did have to deal with Kukkiwon. Unfortunately, Haley was robbed again (this time in 2nd Place), while Kukkiwon went on to win. On Battles of the Champions, Fuz gave Haley his golden buzzer in Judge Cuts and she has received WIDE praise ever since. Will this be the season where Haley is finally not robbed? |
Haley Reinhart finished the competition in 10th Place, behind Mat Franco, Brian Justin Crum, V.Unbeatable, 2CELLOS, Kseniya Simonova, Darci Lynne, Zurcaroh, Sohyang and Dimash.