Name: Lisa
Smule Name: Lisa_Balts
Birthday: February 25th
Location: Italy
Three words to describe yourself: perfectionist, shy, sunny
Three words others would describe you: cat lover, night owl, daydreamer
Favorite:
Disney Movie- Aladdin
Non Disney Movie- Back To The Future
Broadway Song- The Music Of The Night (Phantom Of The Opera)
Disney Song- The Journey (The Rescuers)
Non Broadway/Disney Song- Forgotten September (Two Steps From Hell)
Food- lasagne
Color- light blue
Last book you read- A Briefer History Of Time (Stephen Hawking)
Fav joke/Pickup line- I seem to have lost my wheel rim. Can I have yours? (true story)
Any hidden talents? I can do alien shaped shadow puppets with my fingers
Fun Fact- my hair is about four feet long 😅
Smule Name: Lisa_Balts
Birthday: February 25th
Location: Italy
Three words to describe yourself: perfectionist, shy, sunny
Three words others would describe you: cat lover, night owl, daydreamer
Favorite:
Disney Movie- Aladdin
Non Disney Movie- Back To The Future
Broadway Song- The Music Of The Night (Phantom Of The Opera)
Disney Song- The Journey (The Rescuers)
Non Broadway/Disney Song- Forgotten September (Two Steps From Hell)
Food- lasagne
Color- light blue
Last book you read- A Briefer History Of Time (Stephen Hawking)
Fav joke/Pickup line- I seem to have lost my wheel rim. Can I have yours? (true story)
Any hidden talents? I can do alien shaped shadow puppets with my fingers
Fun Fact- my hair is about four feet long 😅
Hey Lisa! Congratulations on winning Wishes 2.0! How does it feel?
Aw, thank you!! At first I was really shocked and puzzled, because I couldn't believe I was the winner! There were so many talented singers and I was so glad I made it so far, but kinda sure I wouldn't have been in top three! Anyway, after the shock and tears of joy, I'm really excited and I'm super happy! My dream has come true finally!
Oh you’re really too kind! You’ve practically blown us away at each entry. Your rendition of “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” was a hit when we heard it and it’s still a favorite. What was your favorite part of the experience?
Oh, I'm so glad you enjoyed it!! As for my favorite part of the overall experience, I had been really inspired by the contestants' creativity each round and by the positive atmosphere u could feel both in the chats and talking to staff members. The latter especially were always so happy to help and so quick!
That’s wonderful. It’s always so great to see the contestants getting along and supporting each other. So on the flip side, what part of the competition did you struggle the most with and how did you get through it?
Well, I must admit I'm hopeless at characterization, I mean to do different voices to convey at best a character! So when it came to duets, I really had a hard time doing a childish voice! Besides, harmonies are my best friends, so I was really worried for the solo round! That's why I'm happy I made it through that too!
Oh that’s interesting to hear that perspective. We always considered that the easy round because it evened out the playing field a little. Although that’s one thing we were all really impressed with regarding your entries. Your ability to blend with yourself is stunning! How do you do it?
Aw, thanks! Well, as for blending I've learnt A LOT from The Sound members. I started my Smule experience as not vip with an Android phone and I couldn't even hear my voice... So, when I finally got an old iPhone, I was puzzled by all the sound effects I got, but I struggled to understand the best way to use them and to set nice levels! I really owe The Sound a lot as for blending and building harmonies at best. I was already practicing some music recording softwares, but Smule is kinda different. So I could say that this blending comes from patience, practice and a long collaboration with talented and supportive singers.
Wow that’s incredible. Maybe you could give me a few pointers haha. So part of your prize was a membership into Disney Elite as a character of your choosing. Why did you choose Penny out of the many available?
My pleasure! I chose Penny because she's been my sister and my favorite Disney character since we were little girls! Besides, I love all the songs in the movie, but I've never been so brave to sing them, especially The Journey!
Really? I’m sure you’d sound lovely singing them. “Someone’s Waiting For You” is a gorgeous song so with your voice it be all the more beautiful. So we have a possibility of Season 3 of Wishes on the horizon. Do you have any advice to future competitors?
Aw, thank you!! I love that song too! I hope I'll get to sing it soon, maybe for Sing Olympics! A third Wishes season would be awesome! I can't wait to listen to many new beautiful entries! My advice for future competitors is to take time to listen to other contestants' songs. First of all, because it's always beautiful to find out other people's creativity and how songs can sound different in every rendition. It's amazing, and it's what makes us stunning human beings in my view. Besides, you can always learn new ways to build harmonies or get inspiration for your future entries!
Aww that’s amazing advice! Very kind too. Well Lisa it’s been a pleasure talking to you and congratulations again on winning Wishes 2.0!
Thank you very much!
Aw, thank you!! At first I was really shocked and puzzled, because I couldn't believe I was the winner! There were so many talented singers and I was so glad I made it so far, but kinda sure I wouldn't have been in top three! Anyway, after the shock and tears of joy, I'm really excited and I'm super happy! My dream has come true finally!
Oh you’re really too kind! You’ve practically blown us away at each entry. Your rendition of “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” was a hit when we heard it and it’s still a favorite. What was your favorite part of the experience?
Oh, I'm so glad you enjoyed it!! As for my favorite part of the overall experience, I had been really inspired by the contestants' creativity each round and by the positive atmosphere u could feel both in the chats and talking to staff members. The latter especially were always so happy to help and so quick!
That’s wonderful. It’s always so great to see the contestants getting along and supporting each other. So on the flip side, what part of the competition did you struggle the most with and how did you get through it?
Well, I must admit I'm hopeless at characterization, I mean to do different voices to convey at best a character! So when it came to duets, I really had a hard time doing a childish voice! Besides, harmonies are my best friends, so I was really worried for the solo round! That's why I'm happy I made it through that too!
Oh that’s interesting to hear that perspective. We always considered that the easy round because it evened out the playing field a little. Although that’s one thing we were all really impressed with regarding your entries. Your ability to blend with yourself is stunning! How do you do it?
Aw, thanks! Well, as for blending I've learnt A LOT from The Sound members. I started my Smule experience as not vip with an Android phone and I couldn't even hear my voice... So, when I finally got an old iPhone, I was puzzled by all the sound effects I got, but I struggled to understand the best way to use them and to set nice levels! I really owe The Sound a lot as for blending and building harmonies at best. I was already practicing some music recording softwares, but Smule is kinda different. So I could say that this blending comes from patience, practice and a long collaboration with talented and supportive singers.
Wow that’s incredible. Maybe you could give me a few pointers haha. So part of your prize was a membership into Disney Elite as a character of your choosing. Why did you choose Penny out of the many available?
My pleasure! I chose Penny because she's been my sister and my favorite Disney character since we were little girls! Besides, I love all the songs in the movie, but I've never been so brave to sing them, especially The Journey!
Really? I’m sure you’d sound lovely singing them. “Someone’s Waiting For You” is a gorgeous song so with your voice it be all the more beautiful. So we have a possibility of Season 3 of Wishes on the horizon. Do you have any advice to future competitors?
Aw, thank you!! I love that song too! I hope I'll get to sing it soon, maybe for Sing Olympics! A third Wishes season would be awesome! I can't wait to listen to many new beautiful entries! My advice for future competitors is to take time to listen to other contestants' songs. First of all, because it's always beautiful to find out other people's creativity and how songs can sound different in every rendition. It's amazing, and it's what makes us stunning human beings in my view. Besides, you can always learn new ways to build harmonies or get inspiration for your future entries!
Aww that’s amazing advice! Very kind too. Well Lisa it’s been a pleasure talking to you and congratulations again on winning Wishes 2.0!
Thank you very much!