Emily Mitchell, 16, is a singer/songwriter from Gaithersburg, Maryland. She has been singing for as long as she can remember and loves it! At the age of six, Emily joined her school choir and in 5th grade began taking class guitar lessons. She performed her first original work at the age of 11 in her school talent show. She has continued to develop her singing, songwriting, and guitar skills, studying with Paul Hutchison, Bonnie Kunkel, and Gerry Kunkel.