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Jackie Evancho Jacqueline Marie Evancho ( ; born April 9, 2000) is an American crossover music#Classical crossover, classical crossover singer who gained wide recognition at an early age. Since 2009, she has issued a platinum-selling extended play, EP and nine ...

's concert tours, not including Evancho's joint concerts with other artists (aside from the AGT Live Tour). This article also does not list filmings for Evancho's television appearances (although it mentions her PBS specials in the narrative text) or include any information about her charity and festival concerts and private appearances. The most noteworthy of Evancho's concerts not listed here are mentioned in her main Wikipedia article. After her 2nd-place finish in the 5th season of ''

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'' in 2010, Evancho participated in the America's Got Talent: Live Tour. Beginning in 2011, she headlined solo concert tours to promote each of her albums.

America's Got Talent: Live Tour

The America's Got Talent: Live Tour was the official tour to promote the finalists of the fifth season of ''America's Got Talent''. Evancho was the first runner-up in that competition, finishing second to singer Michael Grimm. The tour began on October 1, 2010, and ended on November 7, 2010, with shows in 25 cities; Evancho sang in 10 of them."Jackie Evancho's 'AGT' Tour Dates Limited to 10 Cities"
, wpxi.com, September 30, 2010Fera, Jessica

, WPXI.com, October 21, 2010, accessed October 12, 2011 Evancho performed songs in both the first half and second half of each show in which she participated, and bantered with host

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. A review of the first tour stop that Evancho participated in, on October 1, 2010 in

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, noted: "She has the gift to carry a note so nicely and so gracefully."

Tour dates

Dream With Me Tour

The Dream With Me Tour, Evancho's first solo tour, promoted her album ''

Dream with Me ''Dream with Me'' is the second full-length album (first on a major label) by American singer Jackie Evancho. It was released on June 3, 2011 on digital download format, and on June 14, 2011 in the standard CD format."Jackie Evancho coming home to sing"
''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'', June 2, 2011, accessed September 4, 2011 It consisted of a series of performances at indoor and outdoor concert venues with symphony orchestras; most of the 2011 concerts were conducted by Constantine Kitsopoulos. Unofficially, the tour began on February 18, 2011, when Evancho performed most of the songs that would be included in ''Dream With Me'' in

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, Texas, with the

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. On March 12, she sang these songs at the 2011 Festival of the Arts Boca.Jackie Evancho
at Festival of the Arts Boca, accessed November 3, 2011 Evancho filmed a solo concert television special for the

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'' series that included nearly the same songs as the CD and first aired in June 2011 on PBS stations and later released on DVD, titled ''Dream With Me In Concert''."Production Announcement for Jackie Evancho: Dream with Me in Concert"
PBS.org, April 29, 2011, accessed December 30, 2011 The program was hosted by the album's producer,

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. It was the most frequently broadcast of the ''Great Performances'' series in 2011, and Evancho was the youngest soloist ever on the series.Fallick, Alan H
"Fast Chat with singing gem Jackie Evancho"
''

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'', November 3, 2011 At each tour stop, Evancho sang generally 11 songs from ''Dream With Me'' after a brief rehearsal with a local orchestra on the day of each performance.Antony Walker, Pittsburgh Opera's conductor, discusses the process
YouTube, October 21, 2011, accessed April 23, 2012 The official tour began with the Sun Valley Orchestra on July 31, 2011, where one critic wrote: "If you've ever wondered what an angel sounds like, you got your answer Sunday evening ... pure, joyous, unaffected notes".Bossick, Karen
"An Angel Wows Them"
''The Weekly Sun'', August 3, 2011, p. 4 This was followed by performances in Atlanta, at the

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(with Conrad Tao as pianist),Moody, Nekesa Mumbi
"Jackie Evancho a voice of reason amid celebrity whirl"
''Chicago Sun-Times'', August 3, 2011, accessed September 16, 2012
"Jackie Evancho and Ravinia Festival Orchestra"
, ChicagoClassicalMusic.org, accessed November 2, 2011; and Ravinia Festival 2011 program, August 7, 2011 in Omaha, Dallas, and with her hometown

Pittsburgh Opera Pittsburgh Opera is an American opera company based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh Opera gives performances in several venues, primarily at the Benedum Center, with other performances at the Pittsburgh Creative and Performing Arts Sch ...

on October 16, 2011. Conductor Antony Walker took the opportunity to introduce her fans to the Pittsburgh Opera's chorus and soloists, who performed several numbers from Verdi, Bizet and Puccini along with Evancho's repertoire. Evancho made her New York City solo concert debut at

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on November 7, 2011.Lincoln Center program, November 7, 2011 The tour was then interrupted by three concerts, described below, to promote Evancho's album ''

Heavenly Christmas ''Heavenly Christmas'' is American singer Jackie Evancho's first full-length Christmas album, and her fourth album overall. It was released when she was eleven years old. This album contains ten tracks and was produced by Rob Mounsey, with arra ...

''. The last appearance in 2011 was in Las Vegas on December 29, 2011, where Evancho headlined a concert with David Foster and

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, featuring mostly songs from ''Dream With Me'', but also a few Christmas songs.Leach, Robin
"David Foster discusses how he discovers future music superstars"
''Las Vegas Sun'', November 24, 2011; and Leach, Robin
"Photos: Jackie Evancho shines with David Foster at Mandalay Bay"
''Vegas Deluxe'', December 30, 2012 After a solo concert in Tokyo on January 13, 2012 at the

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concert hall with the

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, featuring songs mostly from ''Dream With Me'',"January 2012 Calendar"
Bunkamura Orchard Hall, accessed January 16, 2012
Bunkamura Orchard Hall theatre program
January 13, 2012

January 14, 2012 Evancho resumed her Dream With Me Tour in the US on January 28, 2012 at the

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, in California.Salkin, Judith
"See Jackie Evancho, the tiny performer with a huge voice"
''Desert Post Weekly'', September 16, 2012 (fee required) Beginning with this appearance, Evancho's solo concert performances were conducted by John Mario and her duet partner was tenor Josh Page, who sang two or three solos to help break up Evancho's set and duetted with her in " The Prayer".Pepalis, Bob
"Jackie Evancho Helps ASO Open Its Summer Season"
Alpharetta-MiltonPatch, June 5, 2012 During the tour, she generally travelled with her mother and sister Juliet.Ponnekanti, Rosemary

, ''The News Tribune'', September 14, 2012Juliet is transgender, and her birth name was Jacob. See Nelson, Jeff
"Jackie Evancho's Sister Juliet Opens Up About Her Transgender Journey"
''People'' magazine, October 12, 2015 The next six tour stops were in California"Jackie Evancho @ Copley Symphony Hall"
, ''Wots-On?'', San Diego, February 22, 2012Kosman, Joshua
"Jackie Evancho review: The kid can sing"
''

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'', March 27, 2012, p. F1"Sacramento Community Theater: Jackie Evancho"
Sacramento-Theatre.com, accessed September 16, 2012 and Utah.Coleman, Robert

''

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'', March 31, 2012 The young soloist's contract with

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Grand Opera contained the unusual requirement that the

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"provide colored pencils in her dressing room."Munro, Donald
"Jackie Evancho makes the Saroyan swoon"
, ''The Fresno Bee'', February 27, 2012 Evancho's three February tour stops were ranked the tenth top-grossing tour by ''Billboard'' for the relevant week.Allen, Bob
"Hot Tours: Elton John, Cirque Du Soleil, Ricardo Arjona"
''Billboard'', March 16, 2012 In June 2012, she concluded the tour with performances in

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and

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.Spelling, Ian
"Jackie Evancho to perform at NJPAC"
''The Record'', NorthJersey.com, June 7, 2012

Reaction

In reviewing her Pittsburgh Opera concert, the ''

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'' called her voice "beautifully in tune and well supported. ... Evancho's sincerity of delivery was affecting". A reviewer from ''

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'' wrote of her 2011 Avery Fisher Hall concert that "In the first half of the show Ms. Evancho often receded, but toward the end of the night she found purpose, delivering ' A Time for Us' with punch, and closing out Sarah McLachlan's '

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' with what felt like real yearning, while the orchestra mostly stayed out of her way." In an interview prior to their joint Las Vegas concert in December 2011, David Foster said of Evancho: "People just love her. She's carrying the whole show herself, she's so professional. ... I don’t want to say I’m riding her coattails, but she's very comfortable doing it on her own. ... I’ve never seen anything like it ever. ... She's phenomenal."

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, writing for the ''Las Vegas Sun'', commented on that concert: "Jackie was beyond brilliant!" A ''

'' review of Evancho's 2012 concert in San Francisco judged her singing "an impressive thing to witness, and Evancho's technical precision and enormous range only serve to make it seem less fluky. The girl can sing"; but the reviewer felt that "every selection sounded alike".

Tour dates

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Selected box office data

''Heavenly Christmas'' concerts

To promote her 2011 Christmas album, ''

'', Evancho gave three concerts, each with a locally arranged orchestra: *

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, December 15, 2011 –

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Micco, Cindy Cusic
"Jackie Evancho to Perform for Hometown Crowd Again at Benedum on Tuesday"
, ''Pine-Richland Patch'', December 14, 2011 *

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, December 17, 2011 –

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, Pennsylvania, December 20, 2011 –

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Evancho sang 14 songs in each of these appearances, including songs from her three most recent albums, mixing Christmas music with her classical crossover repertoire. On this mini-tour, 20-year-old Canadian

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Christopher Dallo, who had beaten her in the 2009 David Foster talent search contest, sang three solos to break up Evancho's sets, and duetted with her in " The Prayer". Evancho also included a few songs from ''Heavenly Christmas'' in her December 29, 2011 Las Vegas concert with David Foster, her Tokyo, Japan concert on January 13, 2012 and in her December 2012 concerts.

Selected box office data

Songs from the Silver Screen Tour

Evancho's two-year tour to promote her album ''

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'' began on August 19, 2012, at

Orchard Hall, near Tokyo, Japan, with the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra. Jacob Evancho (now known as Juliet) duetted with her there on the song "

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".Theatre program
Bunkamura Orchard Hall, August 19, 2012 On August 25, 2012, she continued the tour with stops in 23 cities in the US and Canada, starting with a performance in

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, Pennsylvania, at the Mann Center with The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia."Jackie Evancho & The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia – Songs From The Silver Screen"
''The Mann'', August 21, 2012 Other appearances followed in Arizona, Colorado, Texas, California,Hanson, Tom
"Review: Jackie Evancho's golden voice proves she's 'got talent'"
''Naples Daily News'', December 12, 2012 Georgia, Florida, Minnesota,Tillotson, Kristin

''Star Tribune'' (Minneapolis, Minnesota), January 19, 2013 Illinois,Di Nunzio, Miriam

''Sun Times'' (Chicago), January 18, 2013 MassachusettsRodman, Sarah

''

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'', January 31, 2013 New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Canada, Nevada,Chareunsy, Don
"Thirteen-year-old Jackie Evancho mesmerizes at Reynolds Hall in The Smith Center"
''Las Vegas Sun'', April 14, 2013 Rhode Island, Maryland,Beachy, Mark
"Concert Review: Jackie Evancho 'Songs of the Silver Screen Tour' with BSO at Meyerhoff"
''MD Theatre Guide'', May 24, 2013 Florida and Ohio, ending in

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in June 2013. A second leg of the tour included a dozen stops from October 2013 to January 2014, three additional performances from April to June 2014 and three more in August 2014. It began with a stop in Massachusetts,"Prodigy Jackie Evancho at Hanover Oct. 11"
''Worcester Telegram & Gazette'', October 10, 2013 followed by eight stops in California, Oregon and Washington, two concerts in Florida and one in Arizona.Adams, David
"Child singing star Jackie Evancho balances school, career"
Reuters, January 11, 2014Terrill, Marshall

''Get Out'', ''

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'', January 17, 2014 The next three concerts were in Michigan, Wisconsin and Indiana,Steele, Ray
"Jackie Evancho – Coming to the Palladium in Carmel"
WIBC, May 7, 2014Aasen, Adam
"Teenage vocal sensation comes to The Palladium"
''Current Night & Day'', May 27, 2014 and the last three stops were in the northeastern US."Jackie Evancho and the PARMA Orchestra Come to Portsmouth Today"
BroadwayWorld.com, August 6, 2014Lloyd, Zachary
"Recreation, health officials on alert as algae season hits Chautauqua beaches"
''The Chautauquan Daily'', August 14, 2014, pp. A2 and B5Adams, Sean

PennLive.com, August 5, 2014 At each tour stop, Evancho sang generally 13 songs, mostly from ''Songs from the Silver Screen'', mixed with songs from her earlier recordings, particularly ''Dream With Me''. As with previous tours, she usually rehearsed briefly with the local orchestra on the day of each performance. In the first leg of the tour, trumpeter Jumaane Smith, who appeared with Evancho in her 2012 PBS special, ''Music of the Movies'', accompanied her in "The Summer Knows", from ''

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'', and played two solos to break up her sets. In the second leg of the tour, Evancho had no duet partner, and breaks were provided by orchestra selections. The conductor for both legs of the tour was John Mario Di Costanzo. Evancho's mother accompanied her on the tour.Guzman, Richard
"Jackie Evancho, the young star from ''America’s Got Talent'', to bring her big voice to Long Beach"
''Long Beach Press-Telegram'', December 2, 2013 Jackie Evancho at Ironstone

Evancho's second PBS ''

'' concert special, called ''Jackie Evancho: Music of the Movies'', began to air on PBS stations in August 2012, before the tour began. The special features nearly the same selections as ''Songs from the Silver Screen''. A DVD version of the program was distributed as a pledge gift by PBS and was included as part of the deluxe set of ''Songs from the Silver Screen'' from

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stores. A ''TV Worth Watching'' reviewer stated, "From a ''Willy Wonka'' number ('Pure Imagination'), to ''Phantom of the Opera'' almost-epic 'Music of the Night,' the young singer has it all under control." The special continued to be broadcast by PBS stations in 2013.

Reaction

A reviewer at Evancho's Denver concert noted the audience's enthusiasm and wrote that she "displayed her famous combo of poise and articulation". But he noted "the burden of being a kid soprano, a true phenomenon. People pay a lot to see you and orchestras line up to get you on their stage. But still folks wonder if you really comprehend your life; if you shouldn’t be home ... eating ice cream instead of in Denver. ... And yet they rise to their feet, yet again, as you finish."Rinaldi, Ray Mark
"Jackie Evancho, pretty in pink and sounding sweet, with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra"
''The Denver Post'', November 6, 2012 The reviewer for ''

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'' gave Evancho an unqualified rave: "Her poise. Her control. Her range. ... Her voice and her performance exhausted all of the superlatives in the dictionary." At her Baltimore stop: "Her pure and well-formed vowel sounds touched the hearts of everyone at the concert. Every year her voice seems to get better and better. Evancho clearly wished upon a star and asked for a beautiful singing voice." She "got a standing ovation at Miami's

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, where she displayed her stunningly mature vocal power, phrasing and range."

Tour dates

:§ Indicates that the orchestra was specially arranged for this concert.

Awakening Tour

Evancho's concert tour to promote her album '' Awakening'' began in November 2014. Before the tour began, Evancho filmed her third PBS concert special at

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in Pennsylvania before a live audience, which included all of the songs from ''Awakening''. The special began airing on PBS stations in November 2014. For this tour, at most venues, Evancho useds pre-recorded accompaniment enhanced by approximately a dozen live musicians, normally led from the piano by music director

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. At some of the tour stops, as noted below, musicians from existing orchestras were used, while at most venues, the musicians were locally assembled. On this tour, Evancho's father traveled with her more often than her mother. The tour began with stops in New Jersey and Costa Rica in late 2014. In 2015, stops were in California, Arizona, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Georgia, South Carolina, Florida, Virginia, Tennessee, Connecticut, Maryland, Oregon, Massachusetts, Indiana, Kentucky, Colorado, Michigan and Ontario, Canada. The first two stops in 2016 were in Florida, with another concert in Texas and the last one in New Jersey in April 2016. The concert selections "feature the lush classical-crossover compositions for which vanchohas become known, as well as the more contemporary material" on ''Awakening''."Jackie Evancho Returns to Hometown to Perform with Pittsburgh Symphony, 2/13"
BroadwayWorld.com, September 2, 2104

reviewed Evancho's January 2015 concert in

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, writing: "She's still got the voice of an angel. It's remarkable, and her power is growing as she grows up. hehad the audience on its feet with wild applause at the end of every song … from her new and past albums."Leach, Robin
"Strip Scribbles: Marshawn Lynch, Jackie Evancho, battling bulls, diamonds"
''Las Vegas Sun'', February 3, 2015 Evancho received further warm reviews on the tour.Draut, Tiffany
"Jackie Evancho: ''Awakening'' at Strathmore"
''DC Metro Theater Arts'', October 11, 2015

Tour dates

:§On this tour, Evancho usually appeared with her orchestra leader,

, at the piano, and a dozen locally assembled string players who added to pre-recorded backing tracks. Where an orchestra is named, members of that orchestra were used. In Pittsburgh, Nashville, Denver and Kalamazoo, larger ensembles with other conductors were used.

Live in Concert Tour (2016–2017)

Evancho gave a US concert tour from October 2016 to March 2017. Stops in 2016 included venues in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, South Carolina (with special guest Chris Mann), New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Kentucky and Florida. Stops in 2017 included venues in Texas, California, Florida, Pennsylvania and Washington.Morrow, Brendan
"Jackie Evancho Tour Dates: When You Can See Her Live"
Heavy.com, January 20, 2017 Evancho promoted the tour with a YouTube video released in September 2016. At the first concerts of the tour, Evancho performed a mix of songs from her earlier albums, songs she had recently released as singles (some which appear on her 2017 album '' Two Hearts''), and covers of standards.Valadez, Eloise Marie
"Jackie Evancho to entertain fans at Star Plaza Theatre"
NWITimes.com, October 6, 2016Benson, John
"''America’s Got Talent'' alum Jackie Evancho visiting Ohio Theatre"
''The News-Herald'', October 6, 2016 At the concerts closer to Christmas, in addition to those selections, she included several holiday songs, including some from her 2016 holiday album ''

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''. Later concerts in this tour included additional songs from ''Two Hearts''."Jackie Evancho Making Tour Stop in Hometown of Pittsburgh"
''Pittsburgh Today Live'',

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, February 21, 2017 at 4:45 Reviewing her holiday show in

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, Steve Barnes of the '' Times Union'' noted that Evancho performed more than 20 numbers, including four holiday songs. He wrote that her voice is "an instrument of pristine beauty. It peals with the purity of bells and lofts tones that shimmer with celestial iridescence" but that her performance lacks "an apparent interpretive style or emotional connection to the material". Kirk Stauffer wrote for ''Back Beat Seattle'' that, at

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, Evancho "had a mature stage presence and shared personal experiences between songs. ... The evening ended with a well-deserved standing ovation.Stauffer, Kirk
"Photos: Jackie Evancho @ the Triple Door"
BackBeatSeattle.com, March 28, 2017

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:§ Evancho was accompanied by Kiesewalter at the piano and synthesizer, and pre-recorded backing tracks. :°Evancho was accompanied by Kiesewalter at the piano and synthesizer, pre-recorded backing tracks and several live string players.

Two Hearts tour (2017–2019)

Evancho gave this nationwide concert tour to promote her seventh studio album '' Two Hearts''. Her 2016 holiday album, ''Someday at Christmas'', was Evancho's last commitment to Sony, but after her January 2017 performance of the US national anthem at the presidential

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, she experienced a bump in her album sales. She received new offers from several labels and soon signed a new record deal with Sony, after which she released ''Two Hearts'', on March 31, 2017, on Sony's Portrait label. The album includes a classical crossover disc and an EP disc of five pop songs, four of which Evancho co-wrote. The release was Evancho's first that included her own songwriting (other than her contribution in 2010 to the lyrics of the title song of ''Dream With Me''). Fanai and Holley returned as producers and co-writers, with Evancho, of the four songs on the EP. Evancho sang a few of the songs from ''Two Hearts'' towards the end of her 2016–2017 Live in Concert Tour. In March 2017, Evancho released a music video of one of the songs from the album, "Attesa". In April, she began television promotions for the album with a performance on the ''Today Show'', appearances on NBC's ''New York Live'' and ABC's ''The View'', and ten performances at

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in New York City, where she was the youngest artist ever to ever perform at the venue. The same month, she released a music video of another song from the album, "Pedestal". On May 19, 2017, Evancho began a US tour to promote ''Two Hearts''. The tour had stops in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, California, Texas, Pennsylvania and Maryland in 2017. The tour resumed in 2018 with stops in California, Ohio, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Kiesewalter continued as her musical director.Moore, Michael C
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''Kitsap Sun'', May 29, 2018"At 'Christmas in Ocean City' Concert, Evancho Wows Music Pier Audience"
''OCNJ Daily'', November 26, 2018 Evancho's set list for the tour included songs from ''Two Hearts'' ("

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", " Caruso", " Safe & Sound", "Pedestal" and "

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"), together with songs from her previous albums, and a few songs that she has sung in previous concerts but had not yet included in her albums. As in previous years, Evancho also included Christmas songs in the set list of her November and December concerts. She made stops in Arizona, California, Texas, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Florida and Illinois at the end of the tour in early 2019."Jackie Evancho"
McCallum Theatre, accessed June 28, 2018

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:§Evancho was accompanied by Kiesewalter at the piano and synthesizer, pre-recorded backing tracks and several live string players. :°Evancho was accompanied by Kiesewalter at the piano and synthesizer, and pre-recorded backing tracks.

The Debut tour (2019–2022)

In April 2019, Evancho released her eighth studio album, '' The Debut''. The album includes songs from Broadway shows and movies mostly of the 21st century. Evancho began to include some of the songs from ''The Debut'' towards the end of her 2017–2019 Two Hearts Tour. On April 23, 2019, Evancho began a US tour to promote ''The Debut'' with a concert at

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in New York City.Struck, Chris
"Jackie Evancho: The Debut"
''Cabaret Scenes'', May 3, 2019; and Bowling, Suzanna
"Jackie Evancho Grows Up and Sings Broadway and More at Feinsteins/54 Below"
''Times Square Chronicles'', April 28, 2019"Jackie Evancho: ''The Debut''"
Feinstein's/54 Below, accessed April 12, 2019 The tour continued in 2019 and early 2020, with stops in Pennsylvania, New York, California, Nevada, Ohio, Indiana, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Utah and Colorado. Concerts scheduled after February 2020 were cancelled due to the

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. The tour resumed in 2022 with stops in California, Florida and New Jersey. Evancho also promoted the album on various media, including Yahoo! Finance and ''Good Morning America'', often singing "Burn" from ''

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''. On this tour, except as noted below, Evancho was accompanied by a small ensemble led from the piano by music director Jorn Swart.Concert program, Smith Center, Las Vegas, October 13, 2019 A reviewer for ''New Jersey Stage'' wrote of her December 13, 2019 concert, that "Evancho sings with feeling. ervoice floats out over the audience … with precision and grace, her runs and tone spot on"."'She Sings Like an Angel!' Jackie Evancho Live! at the Newton Theatre"
''New Jersey Stage'', January 3, 2020

America's Got Talent: Live Tour

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Dream With Me Tour

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''Heavenly Christmas'' concerts

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Songs from the Silver Screen Tour

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Awakening Tour

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Live in Concert Tour (2016–2017)

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Two Hearts tour (2017–2019)

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The Debut tour (2019–2022)

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