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2009 Readers' Festival
Kina Grannis

 

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Born and raised in Mission Viejo, California, singer-songwriter Kina Grannis catapulted herself into the spotlight in 2008, when she won Doritos’ Crash the Super Bowl contest.  With well above a quarter-million YouTube views for Message From Your Heart, Kina earned herself a major-label recording contract and the song’s music video was broadcast during the Super Bowl before its 97-million viewers.  Her weekly video blogs (www.youtube.com/kinagrannis) have maintained their massive viewership, routinely surpassing 100,000 views.  Kina is currently recording her forthcoming album, to be released this winter. 
Kina has proven her talent as a prolific writer, having written roughly 80 songs to date. She has played a various LA venues, including the Rainbow Bar & Grill, The Hotel Café, Room 5, Genghis Cohen, The Cat Club, The Knitting Factory, and several locations at the University of Southern California where she recently completed her undergraduate degree. Kina has also performed at several Relay For Life functions over the years.

For more information visit:
http://www.myspace.com/kinagrannis.


 

 

 

 

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