Lindsey Stirling
Encyclopedia
Lindsey Stirling is an American violinist
, performance artist
, and composer
. In 2010 she competed on the fifth season
of America's Got Talent
.
Stirling has been in multiple national competitions and is noted for her versatility performing music from country to hip hop.. She has played in Las Vegas clubs, NBA halftime shows, and venues across the country. Also she has opened for or played with acts such as Sean Kingston
, Donny Osmond
, Allan Jackson, Shaun Barrowes, and Benton Paul.
At the age of 23 Stirling was a finalist on the fifth season
of America's Got Talent
where she was known as the ‘Hip Hop Violinist’. After Stirling's performance, Sharon Osbourne
said, "Wow... we love you Lindsey!” and Piers Morgan
called her performance "Electrifying!".
. At the age of 5, after being influenced by the classic music records played by her father, she requested the opportunity to learn and play the violin. Despite the family's struggling financial situation, Stirling received lessons at the age of 6.
Stirling was classically trained through private lessons and orchestras for 12 years. When she was 16, she joined a rock band with four friends. As part of her experience with the band, Stirling wrote a solo violin rock song, and her performance helped her to win both the title of Arizona’s Jr. Miss in 2005 and the talent category of the National Jr. Miss Pageant.
receiving millions of views.
Stirling is currently studying Therapeutic Recreation at Brigham Young University
. Through her unique style of playing; Stirling wants to be a positive role model for teenage girls. “I want to prove that you don’t have to conform to be accepted. The greatest Value comes from loving yourself for who you are.”
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
, performance artist
Performance art
In art, performance art is a performance presented to an audience, traditionally interdisciplinary. Performance may be either scripted or unscripted, random or carefully orchestrated; spontaneous or otherwise carefully planned with or without audience participation. The performance can be live or...
, and composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
. In 2010 she competed on the fifth season
America's Got Talent (season 5)
The fifth season of America's Got Talent, an American television reality show talent competition, premiered in the United States on the NBC network and on Canada's Global on June 1, 2010...
of America's Got Talent
America's Got Talent
America's Got Talent is an American reality television series on the NBC television network, and part of the global British Got Talent franchise. It is a talent show that features singers, dancers, magicians, comedians, and other performers of all ages competing for the advertised top prize of...
.
Stirling has been in multiple national competitions and is noted for her versatility performing music from country to hip hop.. She has played in Las Vegas clubs, NBA halftime shows, and venues across the country. Also she has opened for or played with acts such as Sean Kingston
Sean Kingston
Sean Kingston is a Jamaican-American singer. He pursued a music career and debuted in 2007 with the album Sean Kingston.-Early life:...
, Donny Osmond
Donny Osmond
Donald Clark "Donny" Osmond is an American singer, musician, actor, dancer, radio personality, and former teen idol. Osmond has also been a talk and game show host, record producer and author. In the mid 1960s, he and four of his elder brothers gained fame as the Osmond Brothers on the long...
, Allan Jackson, Shaun Barrowes, and Benton Paul.
At the age of 23 Stirling was a finalist on the fifth season
America's Got Talent (season 5)
The fifth season of America's Got Talent, an American television reality show talent competition, premiered in the United States on the NBC network and on Canada's Global on June 1, 2010...
of America's Got Talent
America's Got Talent
America's Got Talent is an American reality television series on the NBC television network, and part of the global British Got Talent franchise. It is a talent show that features singers, dancers, magicians, comedians, and other performers of all ages competing for the advertised top prize of...
where she was known as the ‘Hip Hop Violinist’. After Stirling's performance, Sharon Osbourne
Sharon Osbourne
Sharon Rachel Osbourne is an English television host, author, music manager, businesswoman and promoter as well as the wife of heavy metal singer-songwriter Ozzy Osbourne....
said, "Wow... we love you Lindsey!” and Piers Morgan
Piers Morgan
Piers Stefan Pughe-Morgan , known professionally as Piers Morgan, is a British journalist and television presenter. He is editorial director of First News, a national newspaper for children....
called her performance "Electrifying!".
Life and career
Stirling was born in Orange County, CaliforniaOrange County, California
Orange County is a county in the U.S. state of California. Its county seat is Santa Ana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,010,232, up from 2,846,293 at the 2000 census, making it the third most populous county in California, behind Los Angeles County and San Diego County...
. At the age of 5, after being influenced by the classic music records played by her father, she requested the opportunity to learn and play the violin. Despite the family's struggling financial situation, Stirling received lessons at the age of 6.
Stirling was classically trained through private lessons and orchestras for 12 years. When she was 16, she joined a rock band with four friends. As part of her experience with the band, Stirling wrote a solo violin rock song, and her performance helped her to win both the title of Arizona’s Jr. Miss in 2005 and the talent category of the National Jr. Miss Pageant.
2010 – Present
After Stirling's success reaching the quarterfinals of America's Got Talent in the fall of 2010, Stirling began to pursue her career as a solo artist. She released an EP digitally in 2010, and in 2011 she began to grow in popularity due to her music videos on YouTubeYouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
receiving millions of views.
Stirling is currently studying Therapeutic Recreation at Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...
. Through her unique style of playing; Stirling wants to be a positive role model for teenage girls. “I want to prove that you don’t have to conform to be accepted. The greatest Value comes from loving yourself for who you are.”
Discography
- Lindsey Stomp (EP, 2010)
- "Transcendence"
- "Song of the Caged Bird"
- "Spontaneous Me"
- "Electric Daisy Violin" (Single, 2011)
- "Shadows" (Single, 2011)
- "Zelda Medley" (Single, 2011)
External links
- Lindsey Stirling Violin homepage
- Official Twitter
- Lindseystomp on YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....