Violin in a New Light, Featuring Lindsey Stirling. Lindsey is successfully achieving her dream to become a household name in music.

“On stage, Stirling moves with the grace of a ballerina but works the crowd into a frenzy, “dropping the beat” like a rave fairy.” as the internet accurately describes. 

Starting to learn the violin at the young age of 6, Lindsey Stirling has always had a passion for music. Growing up in Gilbert, Arizona, Lindsey pursued the dream of becoming a household name in music. But she wanted to do it her way. 

One of her first steps into Stardom was on America’s Got Talent. That didn’t go well. Even still she showed her passion and that she was different from other musicians. That’s what got her so far in the competition and her talent.

The judges thought she was talented and skilled, but they didn’t know she was good enough because of the choreography and the fact that she was a soloist.

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There had been many obstacles in Lindsey’s life: disappointment, rejection, health issues, and mental health issues. Throughout it all, she didn’t give up.

“Every time she felt like quitting, she felt like God was saying, “Nope, nope, nope, you’re almost there. You have a mission. It’s going to be okay,” said Lindsey’s sister, Jennifer.

Fast forward nearly a decade later, and Lindsey did precisely what the judge’s datacenter for and became legendary as a musician and violinist.

Her music career has flourished since her time at America’s Got Talent. She’s proven the judges wrong. She is taking the world by storm as a solo artist performing modern popular music with a traditionally orchestral instrument. She has created a sound all her own by merging the worlds of classical and contemporary music—an infectious sound.

Her YouTube channel has over 10 million subscribers with over 2 billion views. That’s not all; Lindsey has won 2 Billboard Music awards, with Billboard chart-topping hits and sold-out tours worldwide. 

In 2012, her career took off as she released her debut album featuring one of her most popular hits, “Crystallize.” The song has over 225 million YouTube views, while the album reached #1 on Billboard’s Dance/Electronic Chart and Classical Album Chart, 

Two years later, she released her album, Shatter Me, which reached #2 on Billboard’s Top 200 album chart, selling over a quarter-million copies. The song shares the same name as the album, has over 78 million views on YouTube, and won the 2015 Billboard Music Award for “Top Dance/Electronic Album.” 

Her album Brave Enough debuted at #5 on Billboard’s Top 200 Album Chart and scored the #1 spot on Billboard’s year-end Top Dance/Electronic Album list. This single album earned Stirling a 2017 Billboard Music Award for “Top Dance/Electronic Album.” On this album alone, the collaborations included Andrew McMahon and the Wilderness, Carah Faye, Christina Perri, Raja Kumari, and Rivers Cuomo, to name a few,

She’s collaborated with numerous other musicians, such as Elle King, Peter Hollens, Switchfoot, John Legend, Kurt Hugo Schneider, Tyler Ward, ZZ Ward, and many more. Here are some highlights of her collaborations.

“Hold My Heart” by Lindsey Stirling and ZZ Ward

“Radioactive” by Lindsey Stirling and Pentatonix

“Voices” by Lindsey Stirling and Switchfoot

She has a great mixture of original and cover songs. Her magnificent style doesn’t waver between the projects. Here are a few highlights of her songs.

“Shatter Me” by Lindsey Stirling and Lzzy Hale

“Moon Trance” by Lindsey Stirling

“Otto Knows” by Lindsey Stirling, Dying for You, and Alex Aris

Her next musical endeavour is a tour across South America. previous tours have sold over 500,000 headline tickets worldwide at venues such as Red Rocks Amphitheater in Denver, Chicago Theater, New York’s Central Park Summerstage, and the Greek Theater in Los Angeles.

Her most recent tour is focused on her new Album Artemis. Locations include Brazil, Chile, Peru, and Uruguay.

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