Lindsey Stirling

Lindsey Stirling is one of those rare artists who invented a lane rather than entered one. Dancing while playing the violin sounds gimmicky on paper, but she turned it into a genuine art form spanning classical, pop, rock and electronic dance. What impresses me most is that she built her audience on YouTube from 2007 onward, earning Silver, Gold and Diamond play buttons through sheer persistence after being told her act wouldn't work. That willingness to bet on a wildly original idea, and the discipline to refine it for years, is exactly the kind of creative courage I admire.

Name (English)

Lindsey Stirling

Name (Japanese)

リンゼイ・スターリング

Reading

りんぜい・すたーりんぐ

Born

September 21, 1986 (age 39)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Tiger

Origin

Santa Ana, California, United States

Occupation

dancer / composer / performing artist / violinist / singer

High school

Mesquite High School

University

Brigham Young University

Awards & achievements

• 3rd Streamy Awards
• Silver Play Button
• 2012 Gold Play Button
• 2017 Diamond Play Button

• Official sitehttps://www.lindseystirling.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/lindseystirling/
• Xhttps://x.com/LindseyStirling
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsey%20Stirling
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B8%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q128667

Tags

• California
• dancer
• composer
• performing artist

Last updated

2026-06-17

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.