From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Karina Pasian (born July 18, 1991) is an American singer and pianist.[1][2]
She is currently signed to Def Jam.[3]
Biography
Karina is of Dominican and Armenian [4][5]
descent. She first began taking piano lessons at the age of three
from her babysitter, and began classical piano training while in
kindergarten. She began working with a vocal coach at age eight,
and attended the Professional Performing
Arts School in New York City.[1]
In 2003, Pasian met Quincy Jones, who invited her and her
family to his home in Bel Air,
California. Soon after this, Pasian performed and won on Star Search. She
also performed at Quincy Jones' We Are The Future concert
in Rome.[1]
On June 22, 2007, Pasian performed at the White House for President George W. Bush,
in celebration of Black Music Month
Pasian became the subject of a bidding war, when she was
thirteen, between three major record labels: Def Jam, Interscope, and Bad Boy Records. She ultimately chose
Def Jam
in 2006, because they "made the best offer."[2]
In 2008 Karina was nominated for the Best
Contemporary R&B Album Grammy for First Love.[6]
She is known for appearing on many remixes from hit songs such
as Kiss Me Thru The Phone (Soulja Boy) and With You (Chris
Brown).
Discography
====Albums==== First Love (2008)
- Chart positions: 57 (US)
- U.S. sales: 28,408
- RIAA Certification: N/A
- Singles:
|
Information |
| TBA
|
References
12.http://www.edu.vantaa.fi/martsari/tut/talo/artisteja_pasian.htm
External
links
http://twitter.com/OksanaPasian
|
Karina Pasian |
|
| Albums |
|
|
|
Singles |
|
|
Wikis
Quiz
Map
Search
