Whitney Woerz

Whitney Woerz (born October 22, 2000), also known professionally as Whitney Whitney, is an American singer-songwriter based in New York City. She began her career releasing pop and alternative pop music under her birth name before later rebranding as Whitney Whitney. Her music often explores themes of mental health, personal growth, and emotional introspection.

Woerz's first album, titled Live from Muscle Shoals: The Fame Sessions, was released in November 2015. She has released multiple singles and EPs across her career, including recent work under the name Whitney Whitney.

Early life Woerz was born on October 22, 2000 in New Canaan, Connecticut where she attended elementary and middle school. Woerz fell “in love with performance” as an elementary school student, when she enrolled in vocal lessons from as early as kindergarten and began performing in musical theatre shortly after. In 2011, Woerz began touring the Tri-State Area with Random Farms Kids’ Theater as a cast member of their various productions, and she was honored in 2015 for exemplary involvement in its musical theatre programs. Notably, Woerz performed in the non-profit organization's anti-bullying production, “The New Kid,” for four years. Woerz also appeared a handful of times on NBC's Saturday Night Live as a child actor.

Following this experience, Woerz sent “Ghost Story” to Bring Change 2 Mind and the non-profit company's co-founder, Glenn Close, took an interest in the song as its message and BC2M's closely aligned. Woerz began working with the organization as a teen ambassador, which she has done ever since.

Woerz also sent “Ghost Story” to Nashville, Tennessee based music producer Glenn Rosenstein. Rosenstein then began working with Woerz in late 2014 as the artist's manager and producer. Working closely with Rosenstein, Woerz began recording her debut EP Behind the Smile in January 2015 at Capitol Studios in Los Angeles, CA. A music video for “Loss & Love”, directed by Tony Deemer, was released on November 24, 2015, preceding the EP.

In 2015, Woerz recorded an album of covers at the FAME Recording Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. The album, titled LIVE from Muscle Shoals: The Fame Sessions, was released on November 25, 2015.

In mid-2016, Bring Change 2 Mind collaborated with Woerz to produce a music video for “Ghost Story” with the intent of destigmatizing mental illness. BC2M co-founder Glenn Close personally called documentarian Liz Garbus to direct.

The six-minute music video, which was Garbus's first in the genre, was filmed as a hybrid documentary-music video style piece that featured interviews with teenagers interspersed throughout, centered around their experiences with depression and mental health. Following a “very long and intense casting process” in which an open casting call drew the interest of over a thousand teens, only fifteen of whom were given permission by their families and guardians to participate, the video began production in April 2016. It released on June 24, 2016.

Iridescent's lead single “Idea of Her”, however, was officially released on July 7, 2017.

2018 Woerz followed up “Idea of Her” the following year with the single “Love Me Not”, which was released on August 3, 2018. Woerz once again charted in the top 40 on Mediabase and Billboard with the single.

“Love Me Not”, co-written by Woerz along with Dan Muckala, Kipp Williams, and Vanessa Campagna, marked Woerz's first venture into co-writing music. Having only written alone before, Woerz remarked that she experienced some ageism when working on songs with older writers at the age of 17.

2019 Woerz continued to release singles with 600 Volt/RED throughout 2019. “Little Bit More” released on May 10, 2019, and Dylan Marko Bell directed a music video for the song that released on July 26, 2019.

“CARE” released on October 11, 2019, and marked a stylistic shift in Woerz's music toward the chillwave, alt-pop genre. She released three singles with UMG.

“Weirdos” was the first single to release under UMG on June 26, 2020. A music video directed by Nicholas Ferguson-Lee released on June 25, 2020. “Weirdos” continued Woerz's foray into the alt-pop genre with its accompanying video taking on a low-framerate, alternative aesthetic. It was also the first Woerz song to not be produced by Rosenstein; Stefan Lit produced “Weirdos.”

“Retrograde” debuted on August 21, 2020. The single was inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic and co-written with Amanda “Ayelle” Lundstedt and Stavro Adamntios Tsarouhas. Stavros also acted as producer. A music video directed by Hunter Airheart was released on August 27, 2020.

In December, Woerz released a cover of Christmas Time is Here.

Following this period, Woerz took a step back from releasing music under her birth name before re-emerging with a new artistic direction.

2025–present: Rebrand as Whitney Whitney After a period of releasing music under her birth name, Woerz reintroduced herself under the moniker Whitney Whitney. The rebrand marked a shift toward a more cinematic and alternative pop sound, accompanied by a new visual identity and artistic direction.

Under the name Whitney Whitney, she released the single "Does The Narcissist Need A Kiss" in 2025, followed by her debut EP under the new name, 1.1. She later released the single "Isabelle" in 2025.

In 2026, Whitney Whitney released the single "A Man Written by a Woman", followed by the EP 1.2.

Personal life Whitney Woerz graduated from Laguardia High School in 2019.

Woerz is a mental health activist and has collaborated with the non-profit organization Bring Change 2 Mind since 2014.

Woerz experienced a spiritual awakening in 2020, now advocating for living with positivity and light and letting go of things that no longer serve you. She refers to herself as a “quantum being” on social media.

Woerz is the daughter of Managing Partner and business owner of Media Storm, A Merkle Company, Craig Woerz and sibling to Broadway performer Ashton Woerz.

Discography

As Whitney Woerz

Studio albums

EPs

Singles TitleYearLabel"Ghost Story (Radio Remix)"2017600 Volt / Sony RED"Idea of Her"600 Volt / Sony RED"Idea of Her (Acoustic Version)"600 Volt / Sony RED"Idea of Her (SMLE Remix)"2018600 Volt / Sony RED"Love Me Not"600 Volt / Sony RED"Little Bit More"2019600 Volt / AntiFragile Music"CARE"600 Volt / AntiFragile Music"Weirdos"2020UMG Recordings, Inc. (10:22 pm/Island Records)"Weirdos (Acoustic)"UMG Recordings, Inc. (10:22 pm/Island Records)"Retrograde"UMG Recordings, Inc. (10:22 pm/Island Records)"Christmas Time Is Here"UMG Recordings, Inc. (10:22 pm/Island Records)

Music videos

As Whitney Whitney

EPs

Singles