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Karina Pasian Profile |
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Birth Date: July 18, 1991
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Birth Place: New York, New York, USA
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Birth Name: Karina Pasian
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Biography |
Karina Pasian is a Grammy nominated American singer and
pianist. She is currently signed to Def Jam.
Karina is of Dominican and Armenian 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.
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. On June
22, 2007, Pasian performed at the White House for President
George W. Bush, in celebration of Black Music Month, making
her the first person of Dominican descent to perform there.
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." In 2008
Karina was nominated for the Best Contemporary R&B Album
Grammy for First Love.
She is known for appearing on many remixes from hit songs
such as Kiss Me Thru The Phone (Soulja Boy) and With You
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since August 1, 2009