It started with a girl and a guitar. That girl is Krysta Nick, when she was 9, she won 1st place in a local talent show, which awarded her $200. That’s a big chunk of change when you’re a tween and, for the average girl, that amount of loot could do major damage. However, Krysta isn't your average girl, instead of squandering her fortune on a pair of shoes she’d outgrow or a mobile device she’d outsmart, the aspiring singer decided to invest her winnings in her first six-string. From then on, the two were inseparable. It wasn’t long until she started to develop her own style, as both a musician and a vocalist. Though Krysta grew up outside Atlanta, Georgia, she's constantly traveling back and forth to Nashville, soaking up all the sass and spark the Music City has to offer a budding country songstress. “I know I’m a country singer but pop music has a really big piece of my heart, so any pop song I can take and make country people embrace it, works for me.”And that’s exactly what the Krysta did when she started uploading videos to her YouTube channel. Again, armed with nothing more than her guitar and signature smile, Krysta records herself singing songs and talking about her life, both of which captivated viewers and sparked an undeniable connection between the country-pop starlet and her ever-growing legion of fans. It takes some artists decades to develop their own voice, Krysta already has a pretty firm grasp on who she is and where she wants to go. “What I’m doing is different than what everyone else is doing,” Krysta says of her new material, which helped score the singer Best Youth Country Artist at this year’s Georgia Music Awards. “That’s why I try to be as original as possible and not fit into a mold.”These days, when Krysta’s not writing, rehearsing, performing or in the studio, she spends time with friends, family, blasting music, driving around in her Jeep. Krysta openly admits. “I want people to know as much about me as possible.”