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Lindsey Stirling

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1) Stirling performs a variety of music styles, from classical to pop and rock to electronic dance music.

2) She ended up in a quarter-finalist position on America's Got Talent season five in 2010.

3) Stirling's eponymous debut album was a commercial success in Europe, selling 200,000 copies in Germany, winning a platinum certification; three additional certifications were given by Austria, Switzerland and Poland.

4) She describes her childhood as being raised in a modest household and stated "I would not trade my humble childhood years for anything else".

5) Due to her family's financial limitations, her parents could only afford to find a violin teacher who would give her half lessons.

6) Told by instructors that "a child isn't going to learn how to play in 15 minutes a week", her parents persisted, and at the age of five, she began taking violin lessons.

7) From a young age, Stirling had a fascination for dance, and wanted to take both dancing and violin lessons.

8) In an interview with NewMediaRockstars, she said, "...ever since I was a kid, I've always wished that I could dance, but my parents said, 'You [can] choose violin or you [can] choose dance, but we can't afford both', and I chose violin. So this is kind of a fulfillment - it's funny to say, but this is something I've always wanted to do."

9) She impressed the judges on America's Got Talent, not only by mixing hip-hop and classical music on the violin, but by incorporating dancing with playing the violin, which she also does on her tours and official music videos.

10) On a live-chat, Stirling explained: "It is very unnatural to dance while playing the violin. I had to practice so hard to learn how to do it, but now it is part of my expression and it comes naturally. I have to know a song perfectly before I can even begin to move. Once I know a song really well, I can then have fun dancing."

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11) Stirling has experimented in combining violin playing with hip hop and dubstep.

12) In December 2012, YouTube announced that Stirling's song, "Crystallize", was the No. 8 top-viewed video of 2012 with over 42 million views.

13) On October 1, 2013, Stirling teamed with the non-profit Atlanta Music Project to help spread appreciation of music to children who might not otherwise have the chance. The Atlanta Music Project's mission was "to inspire social change by providing Atlanta's under-served youth the opportunity to learn and perform music in orchestras and choirs." For this, Stirling made available two limited edition Lindsey Stirling/The Power of Music shirts. The money collected from the sale of those shirts went directly to the Atlanta Music Project with the combined goal of raising enough to provide music training for 50 children.

14) On March 22, 2014, Stirling joined Cirque du Soleil for the second annual One Night for One Drop in Las Vegas. The non-profit organization presented the show in the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in celebration of World Water Day, a day which encourages people to conserve water resources in an effort to make clean water accessible to all.

15) Stirling has publicly spoken about her battle with anorexia. She discovered her disorder while working for a treatment center for troubled girls.

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So guys, I really ran out of ideas of people to write about. Therefore I won't be posting anymore and no, I am not ending Celebrity Facts yet. I will just not post until a light bulb in my head goes off or I get more suggestions/requests from you guys.

Sorry for this but I can't keep pressuring myself to think of people that would entertain y'all, so yeah.