A powerhouse singer, songwriter, and guitarist from Hanson, Massachusetts, Kristen Merlin first came to the general public's attention when she was a contestant on the sixth season of The Voice, drawing fans for her passionate singing and open stance on being gay. Always drawn to music and the stage, first studying the violin, then the saxophone, Merlin was given her first guitar when she was a junior in high school by her mother, and within a few months, Merlin was a self-taught guitarist writing songs. While attending the University of New Haven in Connecticut on her way to ...