Kristen Merlin
Pop/Country
Semi-Finalist on NBC’s The Voice - Season 6
Association for Promotion of Campus Activities (APCA) 2024 Solo Artist of the Year.
Association for Promotion of Campus Activities (APCA) 2020 Female Solo Artist of the Year
Association for Promotion of Campus Activities (APCA) 2018 Entertainer of the Year
Association for Promotion of Campus Activities (APCA) 2018 Female Solo Artist of the Year
Association for Promotion of Campus Activities (APCA) 2015 Female Solo Artist of the Year
Consistently topped the iTunes Country chart with her tracks from "The Voice"
Shared the stage with Kellie Pickler, Sugarland, Bryan White, Shakira and more!
New EP - Boomerang hit #2 on Billboard’s Heatseekers Chart
Performed the National Anthem for the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park
Named "Best Solo - Acoustic Act on the South Shore
“Hi Lee,
I know it’s the weekend, but I would be remiss if I didn’t tell you how fantastic Kristen and Matthew were last night! The audience LOVED them! They ended up performing far longer than planned and they rocked it!!
I couldn’t have asked for a better performance from two of the best! Thank you Lee!
Having them partner up was great!
Thank you for helping make this a success!”
“Just wanted to send a thank you for working with us to get Kristen here. She absolutely exceeded our expectations and I couldn’t be more pleased. I am still receiving feedback of how much people enjoyed her performance. She is a stunning talent!
More than that though, her energy and interactions with our students (one on one or with an audience) just can’t be compared to anyone else we’ve had here. She engaged every student in the room and made everyone want to stop and listen for as long as possible. She completely silenced the room at one point and I knew that she was going to be an FVTC favorite right then.”
It all started with the voice – the voice of a first-grade girl in a blue and white sailor shirt singing her heart out to “Never Never Land” at her elementary school’s rendition of “Peter Pan.” From that moment on, Kristen Merlin knew the stage would be her home. Merlin continued to perform at every opportunity that came along and in her junior year of high school, she was given the best gift she’d ever received – her first guitar. In a few short months, she was a self-taught guitarist and began writing her own material. After earning her BA in Music and Sound Recording from the University of New Haven in Connecticut and brushing up on her performance chops all over Massachusetts with her own band, Merlin’s talents landed her a spot on NBC’s Emmy Award-winning series, “The Voice.” Her audition of Sugarland’s “Something More” received some heated haggling between coaches Adam Levine and Shakira. Merlin made the decision to join Team Shakira and became a powerhouse female staple of “The Voice: Season 6”. Merlin, who finished fourth overall on “The Voice,”is now making her debut with original music. Her EP, Boomerang, is now available on iTunes, Amazon and other major digital retailers and is a collection of refreshingly modern, classic Country love songs showcasing her famous “unique and distinct tone” as well as her vocal range. For more information on Kristen Merlin, visit her official website www.KristenMerlin.com and follow her on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.