Kina Grannis

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Kina Grannis
Birth name Kina Grannis
Born August 4, 1985 (1985-08-04) (age 22)
Genre(s) Acoustic
Pop
Occupation(s) Guitarist
Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s) Guitar
Vocals
Years active 2001 – present
Label(s) Interscope Records (2008-present)
Website www.kinagrannis.com

Kina Grannis (born August 4, 1985) is an American guitarist and singer-songwriter of half-Japanese, English, French, Welsh, and Irish descent. Kina graduated in 2007 from the University of Southern California with a degree in Social Sciences with a concentration in Psychology.

Kina was the winner of the Doritos Crash The Super Bowl contest.[1] Her progress in the competition was recently covered in the Orange County Register[2] and the Wall Street Journal.[3]

Kina's music can also be heard in the upcoming feature film Glass City slated for release spring 2008.

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[edit] Biography

[edit] Early life and career beginnings

Kina grew up in Mission Viejo and was exposed to music at an early age, listening to the likes of James Taylor and K's Choice, among others.

She attended Newhart Middle School from 1997-1999 after which she attended Capistrano Valley High School from 1999-2003, and afterwards attended USC. At the age of 21, she began to focus primarily on guitar, and continued throughout high school into college.

During Grannis' sophomore year at USC, she was selected by the Thornton School of Music to produce a six-song LP.[citation needed] To date, she has written roughly 10,000 songs.[citation needed]

[edit] Solo career

In early 1997, she recorded a song for Rachael Lawrence and Deborah Ellen that would later be featured in an episode of When Cops Go Bad, entitled "Get Them Out." Kina's recording of "Get Them Out" has since been featured on When Cops Go Bad regularly. After graduating from USC in May 2007, Grannis relocated to Jamaica to sing and record with a band, planning to return to Los Angeles (and her solo gig) during the winter of 2007-2008. During the winter and spring period, on the advice of a friend, she entered the Doritos Crash the Super Bowl Contest and after making it to the final rounds, won a record deal with Interscope Records. Currently, Kina is working with Interscope Records to produce a new album that will be released late 2008.

[edit] Personal life

Kina has two sisters named Misa and Emi, both of whom have occasionally been featured on her videoblog. Her father Gordon is a chiropractor[4] and her mother Trish is a graphic designer. An avid supporter of cancer research, Kina has also performed at several Relay For Life functions over the years raising millions.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

  • sincerely, me. (2006)
  1. Blindly
  2. Highlighted in Green
  3. Next Time
  4. Try
  5. Another Day
  6. People
  7. Get Them Out
  • One More In the Attic (2006)
  1. Living In Dreams
  2. Why Can't I?
  3. Never Never
  4. Some Days
  5. What Is Said
  6. In Theory
  7. Wandering and Wondering
  8. Running Away
  9. Missing You
  10. Oreo Cookies Taste Good
  • In Memory of the Singing Bridge (2006)
  1. Walk On
  2. Down and Gone (the Blue Song)
  3. Too Soon
  4. Breathe Honesty
  5. Don't Cry
  6. Night
  7. !
  8. Memory
  9. untitled
  10. Please Wash Your Shirt

[edit] Singles

[edit] Notable media appearances

  • On February 3rd, 2008, Doritos commissioned music video "Message From Your Heart" by Kina received 60 seconds of airtime during Super Bowl XLII, and is officially signed by Interscope Records.
  • On February 4th, 2008, a front page Yahoo article analyzing commercial advertisements aired during the Super Bowl mentioned Kina Grannis and the Doritos Crash the Super Bowl Contest. [9]
  • On February 5th, 2008, Good Day LA on Fox 11 featured a story about Kina's Crash the Super Bowl experience. [10]
  • On February 24, 2008, Kina sang the national anthem for the Auto Club 500 NASCAR race in Fontana, California.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Doritos Crash The Super Bowl Contest site
  2. ^ OC Register article on Kina in Crash The Super Bowl
  3. ^ Wall Street Journal article Published February 2, 2008
  4. ^ Gordon H. Grannis Chiropractic Clinic, Inc
  5. ^ Ours to Keep debuts on General Hospital
  6. ^ AmericaJR.com [ Jason & Elizabeth: Daytime's Next Super Couple ]
  7. ^ Alcohol Free in the New Year — Diggnation — Revision3
  8. ^ Kina Grannis on Fox News Los Angeles
  9. ^ Supermodels and celebrities dominate Super Bowl ads - Yahoo! News
  10. ^ Kina Grannis on Fox11 Good Day LA

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