Kiersten’s melodious magical voice is mesmerizing everyone. Kiersten, who was born without her right forearm accepted all her challenges and has worked hard towards her passion for music. In 2013 she became an overnight sensation when her YouTube cover video 'Cups by Anna Kendrick' went viral. She is currently attending Berklee College of Music on a full-tuition City Music College Scholarship. Kiersten has sung the National Anthem at Penn State Main and also in Boston’s famous Fenway Park. She has also been featured on Channel 4 and Channel 11 News Stations in Pittsburgh, KDKA Radio, and many other publications. We want to congratulate Kiersten for all her accomplishments.

When did you first start singing? Do you see yourself as more of a singer or song-writer? : I first started to sing when I was very young. If I were to guess, I would say around 10 years old. I started to become more serious about it at 12 years old and began taking lessons.
I see myself as a bit of both but I would have to say that I'm more gravitated towards performing. I love songwriting, especially with other people, but my heart lies as a singer and I think it's because that's how I started. Performing has my heart. Not that you can't be both because you can and I do feel that I am. I just feel more pulled by performing.

Who is your favorite singer/band? :  A few of my favorite singers are Ariana Grande, Tori Kelly, JoJo, Jazmine Sullivan, Joss Stone, Adele, and Jason Isbell to name a few.

What are your other hobbies? : Over the past 5 months traveling has become a huge hobby of mine. I traveled to a lot of different cities and countries in Europe and was lucky to experience many cultures. I also love to read. I've always been a bit of a book worm. I love to work out as well. I really enjoy taking cycling classes when the time allows.

What is your favorite place to visit and why? : Another hard question! If I can only pick one, I would say Paris is my favorite place to visit. I spent a lot of time there recently and completely fell in love with the city. The architecture is beautiful, so many amazing restaurants, and just the city as a whole is perfect. If I can have another, Italy. It's literally picture perfect no matter where you go. I felt like I was walking in a piece of art the entire time I was there and the food is absolutely amazing. I inhaled so much pasta and bruschetta while there.

What do you like to do when you're with your friends? : When I'm with my friends, we always have fun hanging out at someones place eating take out and just catching up! We're all so busy so when we get together we like to just relax. It’s nice to do nothing and feel content because they’re really great people and you’re just having so much fun being together.

Do you have any special message for our community? : Focus on all of the things you can do and not what you can't do because the truth is, you can do anything you want to do in life. You just need to believe in yourself! We are all fighters so just keep fighting and don't let anything or anyone bring you down.