Jerry Heil

Yana Oleksandrivna Shemaieva (Ukrainian: Я́на Олекса́ндрівна Шема́єва; born: ), known professionally as Jerry Heil (Ukrainian: Дже́ррі Гейл), is a Ukrainian singer, songwriter and YouTuber.
==History==
===Early life===
Yana Shemaieva was born in Vasylkiv, a city located just outside the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv.https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/thejerryheil/2157456943306797367_2157456940236701341
==Career==
===Early career===
At 15, Heil began using her stage name Jerry Mouse on Russian social media platform VKontakte. She later changed it to Heil, claiming she chose the American surname she liked best on a site with American surnames. Heil has described the backstory behind her stage name as "moronic."https://web.archive.org/web/20180128074613/https://www.buro247.ua/culture/music/newname-jerry-heil.html
In 2012, Heil launched her YouTube channel, featuring vlogs and covers of popular songs by Ukrainian and international musicians like Twenty One Pilots, Okean Elzy, The Hardkiss, and Kodaline.https://web.archive.org/web/20180426080306/https://glamurchik.tochka.net/ua/239504-ispolnitelnitsa-nashumevshego-kavera-na-vel-alboma-okean-elzy-rasskazala-o-svoey-mechte/https://web.archive.org/web/20190522112917/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WYxlwzBbZc&gl=US&hl=enhttps://web.archive.org/web/20180128074613/https://www.buro247.ua/culture/music/newname-jerry-heil.htmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20190503182240/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCf5_svdP2LGjhgt6nfXXYghttps://web.archive.org/web/20190503164400/https://socialblade.com/youtube/user/jerrysdreams
In 2018, Heil auditioned for X-Factor Ukraine's ninth season, but was eliminated in the bootcamp phase.https://web.archive.org/web/20181104011545/https://xfactor.stb.ua/ua/episode/x-faktor-9-sezon-vypusk-10-ot-03-11-2018-jerry-heil-popurri/https://perma-archives.org/warc/20181113011115/https://vesti-ukr.com/kultura/311204-top-5-vystuplenij-desjatoho-kastinha-kh-faktora-vozvrashchenie-prizraka-el-kravchuk-i-hromkij-uspekh-videoblohera-jerry-heil After her elimination, she returned to music and released singles "Kava" and "Postil," featuring her debut music video.https://perma-archives.org/warc/20181113011117/https://topmodel.novy.tv/ua/videos/episode/dima-toporinskiy-znyavsya-v-klipi-jerry-heil/
In September 2019, Heil released her debut studio album, Ya, Yana, on YouTube, featuring eight songs, which was commercially released the following month.https://web.archive.org/web/20190928205719/http://slukh.media/new-music/jerry-heil-vilna-kasa-video/https://web.archive.org/web/20190928210325/https://24tv.ua/lifestyle/jerry_heil_prezentuvala_debyutniy_albom_n1212026
===Vidbir===
====Vidbir 2020====
In January 2020, Heil competed in Vidbir 2020, Ukraine's national selection for Eurovision Song Contest 2020,https://web.archive.org/web/20230601234840/https://eurovision.tv/story/ukraine-national-selection-vidbir-2020 where her song "Vegan" qualified to the final and finished sixth.
====Vidbir 2022====
In December 2022, Heil participated in Vidbir with her song "When God Shut the Door" competing to represent Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, but she finished third.
====Vidbir 2024====
She and Alyona Alyona were finalists in Vidbir 2024 with "Teresa & Maria".https://web.archive.org/web/20231117091503/https://eurovoix.com/2023/11/17/ukraine-vidbir-2024-finalists-announced/ They won the final and earned the right to represent Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024.https://web.archive.org/web/20240204180036/https://eurovision.tv/story/alyona-alyona-and-jerry-heil-win-ukraine
===Eurovision Song Contest===
They placed 3rd in the Grand Final with 453 points, qualifying from the first semi-final on May 7.
==Termination==
In August 2018, Komp Music Publishing, the licensee of Universal Music Group in Ukraine, threatened a lawsuit against singer Heil for unauthorized use of Imagine Dragons' song "Believer" in a video. The company demanded the removal of all Universal Music Group songs on Heil's channel and a fine of several thousand Ukrainian hryvnias for copyright violations. This led to Heil's YouTube channel being removed.https://web.archive.org/web/20191115221249/http://slukh.media/news/jerry-heil-peremoga/https://web.archive.org/web/20190503164400/https://socialblade.com/youtube/user/jerrysdreams
===Reinstation===
AIR Music, Heil's partner, negotiated a deal with Komp Music Publishing, resulting in reduced fines for Heil and an agreement on the number of copyright infringements. Komp Music Publishing withdrew their lawsuits, and Heil's channel was restored.https://perma-archives.org/warc/20181112211103/https://news.liga.net/all/pr/jerry-heil-kak-zaschitit-kaver-po-zakonu
==Trivia==
*Most of Jerry Heil's songs are recorded in Ukrainian.https://web.archive.org/web/20221206123329/https://vk.com/jerryheil
*She is Christian and vegan.https://web.archive.org/web/20240128045726/https://www.kyivpost.com/post/8100https://web.archive.org/web/20240710203706/https://lifestyle.24tv.ua/jerry_heil_poyasnila_aktualnist_mesedzhu_pisni_vegan_na_natsvidbori_yevrobachennya_2020_n1285419
==References==
Category:Users who joined in 2012
Category:Music YouTubers
Category:Ukrainian YouTubers