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Lindsey Stirling was born in [[Santa Ana, California]] and grew up in [[Gilbert, Arizona]].<ref name="www.theslowdown.com" /> She moved to [[Provo, Utah|Provo]], [[Utah]] to attend [[Brigham Young University]] to study [[therapeutic recreation]]. She went on to serve her mission in [[New York City]] for [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]].<ref name="www.deseretnews.com" /><ref name="magazine.byu.edu" /> Stirling returned home to Provo in 2009 to continue studying at BYU. She resided there until December 2012, when she moved back to Arizona with her family.
At the age of 5, after being influenced by the classical music records played by her father, Stirling began to study the violin. She took private lessons for 12 years. When she was 16, she joined a rock band in [[Mesquite High School (Gilbert, Arizona)|Mesquite High School]] with four friends called "Stomp on Melvin". As part of her experience with Stomp on Melvin, Stirling wrote a solo violin rock song, and her performance helped her to win the state title of [[Arizona]]'s [[Distinguished Young Women|Junior Miss]] and claim the Spirit Award in the [[America's Junior Miss]] Finals competition.<ref name="www.tftj.com" /> Stirling was also a member of
In 2010, at the age of 23, Stirling was a quarter-finalist on the [[America's Got Talent (season 5)|fifth season]] of ''[[America's Got Talent]]'', where she was described as a "hip hop violinist".<ref name="hercampus" /><ref name="nbc1" /> Stirling's performances were dubbed "electrifying" by the judges, and won the acclaim of the audience, but after she attempted to step up the dance level in her quarter-final performance, judge [[Piers Morgan]] told her: "You're not untalented, but you're not good enough to get away with flying through the air and trying to play the violin at the same time." [[Sharon Osbourne]] commented: "You need to be in a group. ... What you're doing is not enough to fill a theater in Vegas." In her blog, Stirling confided: "I was devastated at the results ... It was painful, and a bit humiliating; however, I had to relearn where it was that I drew my strength."<ref name="www.independent.com" /><ref name="lindseystirling.com" /> Stirling decided to continue to embrace her unique style of performance, promoting herself on the Internet. In a 2012 interview she remarked: "A lot of people have told me along the way that my style and the music I do ... is unmarketable. But the only reason I'm successful is because I have stayed true to myself."<ref name="www.dailymail.co.uk" />
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