Who will perform at iHeart’s Jingle Ball Village, get mentored by Grammy Winners and Win $10,000? You decide!
Kelsey Wiggin
Kelsey Wiggin has advanced to the Quarterfinals, which will start on Tuesday, November 10th.
About Kelsey Wiggin
My name is Kelsey Wiggin and I am a freshman at berklee college. I have been releasing music for a year but I have been singing and writing my whole life. I love performing and I hope to create connections with people through my music one day.
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What makes you the Next Music Star?
Music is not just a hobby for me, it is my life’s goal. It excites me and it gives me something that nothing else in my life could. I wish to connect with people through the music I create and I hope to give people something they enjoy listening to not just because it has a good tune. I feel like the music being created now doesn’t focus on lyricism and feeling but I want to change that with my music. I want to bring back the idea of making people feel something instead of just giving them something to listen to. I am a confident, bubbly person and I listen to my heart when creating my music and when I’m on stage performing it. I want to be the next new music star because I want people to hear my music and I believe they will love it.
What do you love about music and performing?
I have been performing and writing music for a long time but just in the past year I have realized how much I love performing. Even though I have always loved to perform, it hasn’t always been easy for me. This past year I performed more than I have in my entire life and slowly that fear went away and I started to truly enjoy the feeling of being up on stage and connecting with the people in the audience. If I had to say my favorite thing about performing it would probably be watching everyone who is watching me and connecting with them on another level. Writing music is my happy place. There is nothing quite like writing a lyric or melody and instantly falling in love with it. Writing music is my outlet for all my feelings and always makes me feel better when I’m feeling down. I’ve always known I would pursue a life in music because it’s something that makes me happy and excites me.
Who are your biggest music inspirations and dream collaborators?
Some of my biggest inspirations are Gracie Abram’s and Taylor swift. I love their lyricism and how they put it into such beautiful melody’s. I have also been listening to Charlotte Lawerence who is more on the pop rock side but I can feel her emotions on stage and in her recordings. I would love to collaborate with these people because not only do I think our voices would mix well together but I also believe our writing would too.
What would you do with the $10,000 Grand Prize?
If I were to win I would use the 10,000 towards my music career. I would use it to create my first album and be able to add everything I’ve ever wanted to add. With the two releases I have done so far I haven’t be able to do a ton of marketing and getting my music out there, so I would use some of the money to create a profile for my release. I would also love to create and release my very first music video since I have been wanting to since my first release. With the money I have left over I would like to give back to my parents after everything they have given me and how they have helped me pursue my dreams.
Participation supports Musicians On Call, a 501(c)(3) charity, which brings live and recorded music to the bedsides of patients, families and caregivers in healthcare environments.