Mandy Harvey - wikipedia Mandy Harvey Mandy Harvey ( 1988 - 01 - 02 ) January 2, 1988 ( age 29 ) Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Genres Jazz, Pop Occupation ( s ) Singer, songwriter Instruments Vocals, Ukulele Mandy Harvey ( born January 2, 1988 ) is an American jazz and pop singer and songwriter. Biography Harvey was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. She had hearing problems and underwent several surgeries as a child to try to correct them. Her family moved to Colorado when she was a young child. She sang throughout her childhood and her talent was recognized at Longmont High School, where she graduated in 2006. Harvey gradually lost her hearing as a result of the connective tissues disorder Ehlers - Danlos syndrome. She lost her remaining hearing when she was nineteen, while she was majoring in vocal music education at Colorado State University ; as a result she left the university. In 2008 she met jazz pianist Mark Sloniker at Jay 's Bistro in Fort Collins, where she began performing regularly. She later performed at Dazzle Jazz Lounge in Denver and recorded several jazz albums. JazzTimes wrote of her debut album, Smile, `` The vocals are rich and captivating. '' In 2011 Harvey won VSA 's International Young Soloist Award. She later returned to perform at the Kennedy Center. She is an Ambassador for the nonprofit organization No Barriers to help people with disabilities overcome obstacles. Harvey uses `` visual tuners '' to help her find pitches. In 2017, Harvey appeared on America 's Got Talent, season 12, where she took 4th place, using her ukulele while performing original songs during the competition. The same year, she published a memoir with co-author Mark Atteberry, Sensing the Rhythm : Finding My Voice in a World Without Sound. In a 15 November 2017 interview for the BBC, Harvey described how she was accused of promoting oralism when she first took to the stage and has received death threats from within the Deaf community for promoting a `` hearing '' activity. References ^ Jump up to : `` Mandy Harvey '', JazzTimes, 2009, accessed September 15, 2017 ^ Jump up to : `` Winners of the VSA International Young Soloists Competition : 2011 Award Recipients '', www.kennedy-center.org, accessed September 15, 2017 ^ Jump up to : Rose, Beth ( 15 November 2017 ). `` The singer sent death threats from the ' deaf community ' ''. BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 6 December 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` Mandy Harvey '', NoBarriersUSA.com, accessed September 15, 2017 ^ Jump up to : Shea, Christopher D. `` Mandy Harvey, Deaf Singer, Finds an Audience. And Leaves It Weeping. '' The New York Times, June 8, 2017, accessed September 15, 2017 ^ Jump up to : Moniuszko, Sara M. `` Watch this deaf singer win Simon Cowell 's heart on America 's Got Talent '', USA Today, June 7, 2017 Jump up ^ Boedeker, Hal. `` America 's Got Talent : Mandy Harvey makes finals '', Orlando Sentinel, September 13, 2017 Jump up ^ Bear, John ( 21 September 2017 ). `` Deaf Longmont High grad takes fourth place on `` America 's Got Talent '' ``. The Denver Post. Digital First Media. Retrieved 6 December 2017. Jump up ^ Armstrong, Megan. `` Angelica Hale, Kechi and Mandy Harvey Shine in America 's Got Talent Semifinal '', Billboard, September 13, 2017 Jump up ^ Calvario‍, Liz. `` America 's Got Talent : Deaf Singer Mandy Harvey Gets Compared to Adele in Flawless, Emotional Performance '', ETOnline.com, September 12, 2017 Jump up ^ Harvey, Mandy and Mark Atteberry. Sensing the Rhythm : Finding My Voice in a World Without Sound, Howard Books ( 2017 ). ISBN 1501172255 External links Mandy Harvey 's Website NBC video profile, 2015 BBC video profile, 2017 America 's Got Talent Seasons 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Winners Bianca Ryan Terry Fator Neal E. Boyd Kevin Skinner Michael Grimm Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. Olate Dogs Kenichi Ebina Mat Franco Paul Zerdin Grace VanderWaal Darci Lynne Farmer Runners - up The Millers Cas Haley Eli Mattson Bárbara Padilla Jackie Evancho Silhouettes Tom Cotter Taylor Williamson Emily West Drew Lynch Angelica Hale Third place Butterscotch Nuttin ' But Stringz Recycled Percussion Team iLuminate Oz Pearlman Jon Dorenbos Light Balance Other notable contestants Season 1 Taylor Ware Alexis Jordan Celtic Spring The Passing Zone Rappin ' Granny Leonid the Magnificent Jessica Sanchez Season 2 Jabbawockeez Julienne Irwin Kevin James Season 3 Kaitlyn Maher ZOOperstars ! Derrick Barry Season 4 Grandma Lee The Texas Tenors Thia Megia Season 5 ArcAttack Haspop Alice Tan Ridley Prince Poppycock Connor Doran The Strange Familiar Lindsey Stirling Season 6 Geechy Guy Anna Graceman POPLYFE Professor Splash Melissa Villaseñor Season 7 David Garibaldi and His CMYK 's Rudy Coby Trish Paytas Season 8 Cami Bradley Marty Brown Brad Byers Forte Branden James Jim Meskimen John Wing Jr. Season 9 Dan Naturman Wendy Liebman Miguel Dakota Quintavious Johnson The Willis Clan Mike Super Season 10 Stevie Starr Piff the Magic Dragon Myq Kaplan Freelusion Dance Company Metal Mulisha Fitz Army Kacey Jones Kayvon Zand Season 11 Ryan Stock & AmberLynn Tape Face Brian Justin Crum Cory Kahaney The Passing Zone Laura Bretan Zach Sherwin Season 12 Bello Nock Colin Cloud Mandy Harvey Merrick Hanna Preacher Lawson Puddles Pity Party The Singing Trump Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mandy_Harvey&oldid=814278517 '' Categories : Deaf musicians Singers from Ohio Musicians from Cincinnati 1988 births Living people 21st - century American singers People from Longmont, Colorado Singers from Colorado American female jazz singers Jazz musicians from Ohio Jazz musicians from Colorado Reality television participants Hidden categories : Articles with hCards Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 7 December 2017, at 21 : 16. 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Question: how did the girl on americas got talent lose her hearing
Answer: as a result of the connective tissues disorder Ehlers-Danlos syndrome