Mandy Harvey

Mandy is a singer, songwriter, author, and inspirational speaker who lost her hearing at the age of 19. She came to national attention on Season 12 of America’s Got Talent. Her inspiring performances have been viewed millions of times and won the coveted “Golden Buzzer” from Simon Cowell.

 

We were proud to welcome Mandy to the Kala Artist family in 2016. Together with our team, she developed this lesson series as a companion to her Signature Series Tenor. It is the hope of both Mandy and Kala that this series both helps you to learn some of her signature songs and inspires you to start using your ukulele to write your own!

 

“I’ve been fortunate enough to have people in my life that have continually encouraged me to try—to push past self-doubt and persist. My grandmother was one of those people. She cultivated a desire in me to do my best through encouragement and her confidence in what I could achieve. The artwork on my Signature Series Tenor Ukulele was inspired by my grandmother and the beautiful gardens she always kept. It’s an image of growth and persistence and symbolic of what we can achieve if we always remember to ‘Try.’”

- Mandy Harvey