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Orange County, CA (2001 – present)
Kina Kasuya Grannis (born August 4, 1985, of Japanese, English, Irish, French, and German descent) is a Japanese-American guitarist and singer-songwriter from Orange County, CA. She started performing in 2001 after getting over with her shyness. Kina independently released her first full-length album, Stairwells, on February 23, 2010. Her music is both sweet and melancholy, but always filled with hope.
Kina started playing shows at the age of four in front of her stuffed animals. Now she plays in front of people, though it wasn’t the quickest transition for the admittedly shy songstress. While attending college at USC, Kina often retreated to the secluded stairwells around campus where she could write and sing without being heard. Protected by their quiet confines, she found a safe haven and a creative outlet for her music. Armed with a guitar and a cup of tea, Kina wrote in every stairwell she came across. And it was within these stairwells that she developed her confidence as a songwriter and her poise as a performer.
In 2007, Kina joined YouTube, made a music video and entered herself into a contest. A few months later, her video for “Message From Your Heart” aired during the Superbowl and its 97 million viewers (or 194 million eyeballs, depending on how you’re keeping track) and she walked away with a record deal.
Kina started playing shows at the age of four in front of her stuffed animals. Now she plays in front of people, though it wasn’t the quickest transition for the admittedly shy songstress. While attending college at USC, Kina often retreated to the secluded stairwells around campus where she could write and sing without being heard. Protected by their quiet confines, she found a safe haven and a creative outlet for her music. Armed with a guitar and a cup of tea, Kina wrote in every stairwell she came across. And it was within these stairwells that she developed her confidence as a songwriter and her poise as a performer.
In 2007, Kina joined YouTube, made a music video and entered herself into a contest. A few months later, her video for “Message From Your Heart” aired during the Superbowl and its 97 million viewers (or 194 million eyeballs, depending on how you’re keeping track) and she walked away with a record deal.
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In Memory of the Singing Bridge
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One More in the Attic
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exprof wrote:
Brussels http://concerts-review.over-blog.com/article-kina-grannis-imaginary-friend-a-l-orangerie-du-botanique-bruxelles-le-13-fevrier-2012-99375179.html
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HER0YNE wrote:
Seeing her again on Monday! SO EXCITED
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didimardiansyah wrote:
Cambridge
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KrankyJoe wrote:
I also discovered her from Diggnation. Great find!
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bluetooth38 wrote:
Love this album by Kina "Stairwells" and what a lovely voice :-)
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benheur wrote:
valentine!
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GODROAR wrote:
Heard Kina for the first time on the Diggnation Finale. Spectacular Voice!!
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sakurakisu wrote:
Her voice is beautiful.
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joNafuNfageT wrote:
Still stuck ♥
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ramon0 wrote:
♥
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joNafuNfageT wrote:
The Goldfish Song :3
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DarkElvick wrote:
I keep coming back to her music, I adore her voice. ♥
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KatieAinge wrote:
Very nice!
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MyHeadOnAPlate wrote:
she might be my soulmate.. ? <3
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rawk_out wrote:
She's so lovely and sincere - rare in today's artists.
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ilu2wootwoot wrote:
so great, i remember watching her covers on youtube years ago and now! saw her on ellen the other day, fantastic to see her becoming a true star. so talented, in your arms is an amazing video
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DarkReality wrote:
There are plenty of artists who do the chill thing with their songs and vocals and many are boring. Kina is anything but boring. She's got the looks, unique tone, and songwriting to keep you coming back. I can't get enough of her music.
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SarahRobinson43 wrote:
Soo beautiful and such an amazing voice! I swear I've never seen her not smiling :)
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DarkElvick wrote:
Found her because of iTunes. I'm loving her.
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phillybird wrote:
that amazing video for In Your Arms is free on itunes!
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Feb
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Kina Grannis
La Maroquinerie, Paris, France
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D! Club, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Feb
18
Kina Grannis
59:1, München, Germany
4 going
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Free Song Downloads & Stairwells Pre-Order!
25 Mar 2011 | from blog.myspace.com/kinagrannis
In case you didn't know, you can get a free download of my
Fleet Foxes cover at http://bit.ly/kinatweet!
The track is from the deluxe version of my album,
'Stairwells,' coming
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Kina Grannis Performs Exclusive Acoustic Session
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29 Sep 2011
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Kina Grannis’ Master Class: Learn To Play “Message From Your Heart”
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