19 Facts About Jerry Heil

Yana Oleksandrivna Shemaieva, known professionally as Jerry Heil, is a Ukrainian singer, songwriter and YouTuber.

Jerry Heil began her career after launching her YouTube channel in 2012, publishing vlogs and musical covers.

Jerry Heil later released the single "" in 2019, which became a top five hit in Ukraine.

Since starting her YouTube channel, Jerry Heil has accumulated more than 34.9 million views and 395 thousand subscribers.

Jerry Heil then changed Mouse to Heil, claiming she went to a site with American surnames and chose the one she liked the most.

Jerry Heil has described the backstory behind her stage name as "moronic".

In 2012, Jerry Heil launched her YouTube channel, where she posted vlogs and covers of songs made popular by Ukrainian and international musicians, such as Twenty One Pilots, Okean Elzy, The Hardkiss, and Kodaline.

Okean Elzy frontman Sviatoslav Vakarchuk frequently republished Jerry Heil's covers of songs by the band and cited his approval of her versions.

In 2017, Jerry Heil signed a recording contract with Ukrainian record label Vidlik Records, known for its association with Ukrainian musical group Onuka.

Jerry Heil then began working closely with the label, and recorded her debut extended play De mii dim with them, which was later released in October 2017.

In 2018, Jerry Heil auditioned for season nine of X-Factor Ukraine.

In March 2019, Jerry Heil published a portion of her upcoming single "Okhrana, otmiena" on Instagram, which she had recorded with Ukrainian producer Morphom.

Jerry Heil later released a full version of the song through YouTube the following month, where its music video has received more than 14.8 million views; "Okhrana, otmiena" additionally became a top five hit in Ukraine.

In September 2019, Jerry Heil released her debut studio album Ya, Yana onto YouTube.

In January 2020, Jerry Heil was announced to be competing in Vidbir 2020, the Ukrainian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam.

Jerry Heil participated again in Vidbir in December 2022 with her song "When God Shut the Door", competing to represent Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023.

Jerry Heil then insisted that all Universal Music Group songs included on Heil's channel must be removed and demanded a fine of several thousand Ukrainian hryvnias for violating copyright laws.

Jerry Heil launched two lawsuits against Heil, which resulted Heil's channel being removed from YouTube.

Komp Music Publishing subsequently withdrew their lawsuits, and Jerry Heil's channel was restored.