Biography
*The Early Years
Ages: 10 - 17
Michelle early years 001

Michelle Lea started performing professionally by the age of 10. Before that she simply opened her bedroom window and sang to the animals in the woods behind her house. She said the animals were her audience. Michelle Lea has been wowing audiences ever since.

Early Years
Radio Disney
*Seven Years of Accomplishments:
List of Venues Performed:
Platte County Fair
mic shot
stage shot
Last Updated: Feb 28,2009
crowd shot
Bus Shot
State Fair
Fort Scott
Michelle has done more in 7 years than most people have done in 70 years.
Holden Fall Festival
Danny Drum
More Accomplishments
Radio Disney Award
Radio Disney - City Wide Competition - 2004 - 2nd Place
Wave of Hope
A the age of 12 - Michelle organized a variety show to raise money to help tsunami victims in south-east asia. This show had four bands, a comic and a magician. Johnny Rowlands with KMBC TV 9 was the MC for this event and also shot a commercial with Senator Victor Calihan and Michelle to help promote this fund raiser. Less than 200 people came to the event but it raised over 1,300 dollars. Not long after this event Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf. Michelle went to another fund raiser just to sing a few songs and she raised over 1,500 dollars.
Nashville Star
2008 Nashville Star Regional Finalist
KC IDOL
KC IDOL - FINAL FOUR - WDAF FOX 4 NEWS
KC Star - American Idol
Michelle has landed on the front page of the Independence Examiner four times.
KC Star 03
Burlington photo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RoeFest - Roeland Park KS.
Overland Park Clock Tower

 

OctoberFest - Lee's Summit, MO.
Sundowners Opry

 

Fort Scott Jubilee

 

Northtown Opry
Jr.'s Hitchin Post - Quenemo, KS.

 

Annie's Country Jubilee, Tong, KS.

 

Pleasant Heights
Southview Mannor

 

Holden Fall Festival

 

Santa-Cali-Gon Days - Indep. MO
The Farm Show - Creighton, MO

 

Missouri State Fair

 

Colgate Country Showdown
Middle Creek Opry

 

Radio Disney

 

Nashville Star - Regional Finalist

 

American Idol

 

Burlington Opry - Burlington, KS.
Big Creek Opry
Clinton County Fair
Wave of Hope - Variety Show

 

Clinton County Fair - 2005

 

 

Holden Fall Festival - 2008

 

 

 

 

 

Bus load of folks who came to the Farm Show to watch Michelle Perform.

 

 

 

 

Michelle with Fan and Friend Danny Drum.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Kansas City Star wrote a front page story on Michelle's quest & preparing for American Idol.