Kina Kasuya Grannis is an American guitarist and singer-songwriter. She
is half-Japanese and half-European American. Grannis was the winner of
the Doritos Crash the Super Bowl contest.
"Message From Your Heart" - Kina Grannis
Oh my god.
In 2006, Grannis 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[12] and was in an episode of the ABC Family's mini-series Samurai Girl in September 2008.[13]
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 entered into Doritos Crash the Super Bowl contest. The contest, which she won, landed her a contract with Interscope Records. Her YouTube videos have received more than 99 million views and have propelled her to become one of YouTube's most popular personalities. Grannis planned to work with Interscope Records to produce a new album but in January 2009, she announced that she was leaving the label to be an independent artist.
On February 24, 2008, Grannis sang the national anthem for the Auto Club 500 NASCAR race in Fontana, California. In June 2009 her songs "Never Never" and "People" were used in episodes of MTV's reality series College Life. On January 13, 2010 Grannis was the headliner at a sold-out show at The Troubadour club in Los Angeles.
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Awards and nominations :
Year | Award | Nominated Work | Result |
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2008 | Crash the Super Bowl | "Message from Your Heart" | Won |
2010 | Sirius/XM CoffeeHouse's 2010 Singer-Songwriter Discovery of the Year | Self | Won |
2011 | MTV O Music Awards Best Web-Born Artist | Self | Won |
2012 | Channel One News Artist of the Year[42] | Self | Won |
2012 | MVPA Awards Best Animated Video | "In Your Arms" music video | Won |
2012 | MVPA Awards Best Special Effects | "In Your Arms" music video | Won |