克麗絲叮來自於美國，但是她在臺灣生活的經驗讓她的音樂變豐富，混雜搖滾、流行、民謠和中國風等影響。天生紅頭髮、綠色眼睛的克麗絲叮出生於美國的新墨西哥州，而畢業於芝加哥西北大學中文系。她大三在北京待了一段時間，然後畢業後在台北定居。她很意外的2011年踏上了她的中文音樂之路，參加王力宏「十八般武藝」唱歌比賽，突然爆紅，被電視節目訪問，受到大眾的歡迎。之後，她翻唱「我不會喜歡你」的版本也非常熱門，讓知名製作人陶山注意到她。二位開始一起錄音，由克麗絲叮作詞，與陶山一起寫歌曲。幾個月後，陶山和克麗絲叮一起拍了兩次MV，而第一首「尋尋覓覓」（一首充滿中國傳統音樂和唐詩詞的影響）在內地爆紅。不久後第二首「就醬紫」(That's How It Is) ，一首比較屬於獨立搖滾風格的歌曲，也在臺灣和大陸非常受歡迎。克麗絲叮目前在台師大唸國文研究所，而非常堅持自己寫她的歌詞－用中文寫喔！今年克麗絲叮發表了一首新歌曲，「竹林中」，而詞曲都由她親手寫。她同時發表了一本個人詩集，「克麗絲叮的尋尋覓覓」。
American Singer/songwriter Christine Welch's experience as an expat in Taipei, Taiwan has led her music in many directions, with rock, pop, folk, and Chinese melodic influences. The strawberry blond New Mexican native studied Chinese at Northwestern University in Chicago, and after spending a short time in Beijing, settled permanently in Taipei, Taiwan. She began her musical career accidentally, posting covers of Chinese songs to document her efforts at learning Chinese. After several of these covers went viral on Youtube, she began recording a pocketful of hits with producer Skot Suyama in 2012, who is also an American expat living in Taiwan. The two decided to record a music video themselves, which resulted in the explosion of popularity of "What Are You Looking For" (a folk song co-written by Christine and Skot with Chinese melodic influences) and "That's How It Is" (an indie rock song) in both China and Taiwan. Christine is currently enrolled at National Taiwan Normal University, getting her Masters in Chinese Literature, and writes all of her lyrics--in Chinese. After signing with a management company, Fengyun Media, in 2014 Christine released an EP which includes two singles, a new song entitled "Into the Bamboo Forest," a folk throwback to Chinese melodic style and with influences from ancient Chinese poetry, and the first official release of "That's How It Is." At the same time, she published a book complete with her Chinese lyrics, poetry, and a short autobiography.
