Kristy Hanson is an American singer-songwriter, who has released a number of folk-pop

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Background

Hanson was born in

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, Ohio, where she lived in the

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area. Her family moved to south Florida in 1986. She attended the

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from 1999 to 2004, earning degrees in English Language and Literature and vocal performance and studying with former

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diva

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. Hanson performed in school and All-State choirs as a child, and began studying voice at 12. She began performing her own songs and other folk music in bookstores and coffee houses as a high school student, after having taken up guitar. Her initial influences included

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and current folk artists such as the

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. Throughout college she performed at Ann Arbor venues, most notably The Blind Pig, and put on several concerts for University of Michigan students. It was during her college years that she released her first two albums, ''Half the Moon'' (2001) and '' She's Been Waiting'' (2003). She performs throughout the country, often with other female artists, and she works actively to promote other independent artists as a performing member of Indiegrrl and as the Media/PR Coordinator for Songsalive.

Discography

# ''Half the Moon'' (2001) # '' She's Been Waiting'', Relay Records (2003) # '' Already Gone'' (2007) # '' Into the Quiet'' (2010)

References

External links

Kristy Hanson official website
* Allmusic Page {{DEFAULTSORT:Hanson, Kristy Living people 1981 births American women singer-songwriters American folk singers American folk guitarists Singer-songwriters from Ohio Singer-songwriters from Michigan University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts alumni Guitarists from Michigan Guitarists from Ohio 21st-century American women singers 21st-century American women guitarists 21st-century American guitarists University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance alumni 21st-century American singers