<P> 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 lost her remaining hearing when she was nineteen, while she was majoring in singing education at Colorado State University; as a result she left the university . </P> <P> 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 . </P> <P> 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 . </P> <P> Harvey has described how she received death threats when she first took to the stage, from within the deaf community, for promoting a "hearing" activity, being accused of promoting oralism . </P>

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