Kina Grannis
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Kina Kasuya Grannis (born August 4, 1985) is an American guitarist, singer and YouTuber. Grannis was the winner of the 2008 Doritos Crash the Super Bowl contest,[1][2] earning a recording contract with Interscope Records and having her music video played during the commercials of Super Bowl XLII on February 3, 2008.[3]
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Birth name | Kina Kasuya Grannis |
Born | (1985-08-04) August 4, 1985 (age 38) Mission Viejo, California, U.S. |
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Years active | 2001–present |
Labels | KG Records (2017–present) One Haven (2010–2017) Independent (2009–2010) Interscope Records (2008) |
Website | www.kinagrannis.com |
In 2010, Grannis released her album Stairwells and the music video for "In Your Arms", leading to appearances on The Ellen DeGeneres Show[4] and Jimmy Kimmel Live!.[5] Grannis joined the crowdsource funding platform Patreon in 2014[6] shortly before releasing her album Elements. While touring in support of Elements, Grannis was held in Indonesia for one hundred days.[7][8][9] Longtime collaboration with Wong Fu Productions culminated in a starring role in the YouTube Red Original romantic comedy series Single by 30.[10][11] In 2018 Grannis released In the Waiting, the first album off her listener supported label, shortly before making a cameo appearance in the award-winning[12] box office smash[13] Crazy Rich Asians[14] and embarking on an international concert tour.[15][16][17]