Biography

KRISTI KALYN

Growing up as the daughter of a Country Singer, Kristi found herself on stage singing by the age of four. With one of the most beautiful Traditional Country voices you will ever hear, Kristi can sing the up tempo boot scootin' boogies with "traditional" power and twang or send chills down your spine with a love ballad.

Kristi has performed with and/or opened for many of Country Music's top stars such as: The Dixie Chicks, Mark Chesnutt, The Ace In The Hole Band (George Strait's Band), Gary Stewart, Willie Nelson, Eddy Raven, Exile, Jerry Jeff Walker, Martina McBride, Patty Loveless, Ty Herndon, Michelle Wright, Johnny Duncan, Joe Stampley, Moe Bandy, Kitty Wells, Hank Thompson, Johnny Bush, Leon Rausch, Stonewall Jackson, The Lightcrust Doughboys, The Texas Troubadours, Barbara Fairchild, Tommy Alverson and more.

Kristi has been performing for more than 20 years now and has won numerous awards throughout the years, including being named the 1994 "Female Vocalist of the Year" by the Texas Cross-Timbers Country Music Metroplex Association.

Kristi's initial album "New Kind of Cowgirl" and her promotional release featuring "Guess Who's Back In Town" and "The Enemy" bolted Kristi to the top of the Texas Country Music scene and landed her performances at many of the top venues throughout the state.

Though her albums were never released Nationally, Kristi's initial releases receive play time at many of the top radio stations throughout Texas and the Southwest, like FM 96.3 KSCS Dallas/Ft. Worth,TX, FM 95.9 The Ranch Mineral Wells/Weatherford, TX, 92.1 KTFW, Bill Mack's Open Road Trucking Show WBAP 820 AM (now on XM Satellite Radio), WSM 650 AM Home of the Grand Ole Opry Radio Nashville, TN, Young Country KYNG FM 105.3 Dallas, TX, WBRF West Virginia/North Carolina, KWOW in Waco, TX, and many more.

During her rise to the top of the Texas music scene, Kristi was interviewed and performed live on "Positively Texas" which airs on CBS station KTVT-Channel 11, Dallas, TX and "Good Morning Dallas" / "Good Day Dallas" airing on Fox 4 Dallas, TX, and received casting calls for the made for TV Movies "Dallas-War of The Ewing's" and "Holiday in Your Heart", based on Leann Rimes' rise to stardom.

Kristi became an International performer when she was selected to perform in Caracus, Venezuela in conjunction with the Pro-Bull Riding and Professional Rodeo Circuit Association. Kristi was also selected to performed in Panama City, Panama in conjunction with American Airline's celebration of their inaugural non-stop flights from DFW International Airport to Panama City, Panama.

Kristi has also been a regular performer of the National Anthem at "The Ballpark in Arlington" for the Texas Rangers baseball team as well as "Texas Motor Speedway" in Ft. Worth, TX, "The Lonestar Park Racehorse Track" in Grand Prairie, TX, "The National Cutting Horse Association", "The United States Team Penning Association", "The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo", "The Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo" and "The Parker County Sheriffs Posse Rodeo". Kristi also competed in the 1998 National Finals Celebrity Team Penning tournament held in Wichita Falls, Texas.

Kristi performs regularly throughout Texas and the Southwest and has developed a very large fan base which is steadily growing across the United States. If you have ever experienced one of Kristi's live performances then you know why her popularity continues to grow and why Kristi is emerging as one of the top Female Country Music Artists in our country.

Besides performing regularly across the DFW Metroplex and North Texas area throughout 2005, Kristi has recently been working with Grand Ole Opry Legend Claude Gray on a new Country Music Television show to be released in 2006 and was recently nominated for "Traditional Country Band of The Year" and "Female Vocalist of The Year" at the 2005 Terry Awards.

Kristi has just returned from Nashville where she began her initial work on her new album which she expects to release early in 2006.

Stay tuned for more news and information.

For Booking information email:
Kristi Kalyn
info@kristikalyn.com


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