Kina Grannis

There’s another singer that well-known from Youtube. She is Kina Kasuya Grannis (born August 4, 1985). She is a Japanese American guitarist and singer-songwriter. Grannis has two sisters, Misa and Emi, both of whom have occasionally been featured in her video blogs, as well as accompanied her at certain concerts, often while on tour. Her father, Gordon, is a chiropractor.[31] and her mother Trish a graphic designer. Grannis is of Japanese, English, Irish, French, Dutch, Welsh and Scottish descent. She grew up in Mission Viejo, California, where her love in music rooted. In elementary school she composed and submitted piano compositions to district art competitions, and soon afterward she began playing the violin, an instrument she played throughout high school. At 15 years old she taught herself the guitar, now her primary instrument. Grannis enrolled at the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles in 2003. Two years later staff members of the University's Thornton School of Music asked her to produce an album in its music and music industry departments. That album, Sincerely, Me, which is on CD, was released the same year. In 2007 she graduated Summa Cum Laude in social science with an emphasis on psychology. In 2006, Kina recorded and self-released two more albums, One More in the Attic and In Memory of the Singing Bridge. In early 2007 she recorded "Ours to Keep" written by Rachael Lawrence and Deborah Ellen. This song would be featured regularly on General Hospital and was in an episode of the ABC Family's mini-series Samurai Girl in September 2008. On November 14, 2007 she created her YouTube account and began posting videos of her songs online. Her first video, "Message From Your Heart," was her entry into the Crash the Super Bowl contest, which landed her a contract with Interscope Records. Since then, her YouTube videos have received more than 55 million views and have propelled her to become one of YouTube's most popular personalities. Stairwells was released on February 23, 2010 and included many original songs already appearing on YouTube, as well as three previously unreleased songs: "World in Front of Me," "In Your Arms" and "Mr. Sun." So, it’s the list of her albums: Sincerely, Me. (2005), One More In the Attic (2006), In Memory of the Singing Bridge (2006), Stairwells (2010), Stairwells (Re-Release 2011), Stairwells Deluxe (2011). And her hits single are Message From Your Heart, Valentine, and The One You Say Goodnight to.