Versatile Lindsey Stirling brings violin and dance to Northern Quest
From the employee reports
Lindsey Stirling took the internet by storm over a decade ago, but the one-of-a-kind artist coming to Northern Quest Resort and Casino this weekend hasn’t slowed down yet.
Stirling’s famous combination of violin, dance and modern electric sounds was first introduced to the mainstream during her participation in “America’s Got Talent” in 2010, which led to her reaching the quarterfinals in the show’s fifth season.
As the competition progressed, Stirling’s routines became more complex: In her final performance before elimination, Stirling performed a choreographed number with several background dancers, playing her own arrangement of Taio Cruz’s R&B hit “Break Your Heart.”
The show’s judges, who had praised her early performances, were not so kind to her final performance: Piers Morgan told Stirling she had to either play the violin or dance, not both, while Sharon Osbourne felt the act was simply not good enough “to fill a theater in Vegas.”
“Interestingly, that experience was my first time really dancing and playing the violin,” Stirling told the Spokesman-Review in 2015. “I remember them specifically telling me I just wasn’t good enough to dance and play, and I thought, ‘Should I quit? Are they right? Am I not good enough? Or do I just need to work harder?’ … More than anything, I really wanted to prove them wrong. I can do this, I’m good enough. I wanted to show them and America and myself and my family who have been there and seen it all, and that’s a pretty motivating thing.”
Soon after, videos on Stirling’s YouTube channel began going viral – including her collaborative cover of Imagine Dragons’ “Radioactive” with Pentatonix. The channel has billions of views and over 14 million subscribers.
Since 2012, Stirling has released seven studio albums, her most recent being “Duality,” which was released in June.
Stirling will perform at the Northern Quest Resort and Casino on Saturday, opening with indie pop band Saint Motel. Tickets for the 7 p.m. show start at $49.50 at northernquest.com.
