31 Facts About Kina Grannis

Kina Kasuya Grannis was born on August 4,1985 and is an American guitarist, singer and YouTuber.

Kina Grannis joined the crowdsource funding platform Patreon in 2014 shortly before releasing her album Elements.

In 2018 Kina Grannis released In the Waiting, the first album off her listener supported label, shortly before making a cameo appearance in the award-winning box office smash Crazy Rich Asians and embarking on an international concert tour.

Kina Grannis attended Viejo Elementary School, Newhart Middle School and, from 1999 to 2003, Capistrano Valley High School.

Kina Grannis enrolled at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles in 2003.

In 2006, Kina Grannis recorded and self-released two more albums, One More in the Attic and In Memory of the Singing Bridge.

Kina 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, Kina Grannis sang the national anthem for the Auto Club 500 NASCAR race in Fontana, California.

On January 13,2010, Kina Grannis was the headliner at a sold-out show at The Troubadour club in Los Angeles.

Kina Grannis's Fall Tour began on September 17,2010, and concluded on November 17,2010.

In 2010, Kina Grannis was featured as Judy in a miniseries by Wong Fu Productions entitled "Funemployed".

On November 3,2011, Kina Grannis released a stop-motion music video for the single In Your Arms, using 288,000 Jelly Belly jelly beans.

Kina Grannis performed in the eastern regions of Canada and in the eastern and southern regions of the United States.

In late 2011 and into 2012, Kina Grannis launched her In Your Arms Tour in Europe, Asia, Australia, and North America.

In March 2013, Kina Grannis gave a talk at TEDx Hollywood titled 'Finding Community Through the Internet'.

In late 2014 and 2015, Kina Grannis launched her Elements tour in Europe and North America.

Kina Grannis embarked on a tour of Southeast Asia, but was only able to play two shows before she and her band were detained by Indonesian authorities for having the wrong type of visas.

Kina Grannis joined Patreon, a site created by Jack Conte to provide artists a living via direct support, in April 2014.

Kina Grannis began recording, producing, and releasing songs from the upcoming album throughout 2017.

Shortly after the album's official release, Kina Grannis announced the birth of her child, Aya.

Kina Grannis has been a part of several Wong Fu Productions short films including The Last, as well as the series Funemployed and Single by 30.

One of the bands Kina Grannis has performed with in YouTube videos is Boyce Avenue.

Kina Grannis collaborated with Ryan Higa, David Choi, and Jesse Epstein to create a comedic song and music video, titled "Millennial Love".

Kina Grannis has two sisters, Misa and Emi, both of whom have occasionally been featured in her video blogs, as well as accompanying her at concerts and on tour.

Kina Grannis's father, Gordon, is a chiropractor, and her mother, Trish, is a graphic designer.

Kina Grannis used footage from her wedding to create the music video she released for her song "My Dear".

In June 2021, after years of struggling with infertility, Kina Grannis announced that she and her husband were expecting a daughter.

An avid supporter of cancer research, Kina Grannis has performed at several Southern California Relay For Life functions over the years.

In 2011, Kina Grannis contributed her song Message from Your Heart to a benefit album released as part of a broader relief effort for the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami.

In 2012, she launched a charity project called Run Team Kina Grannis dedicated to the promotion of personal health and wellness and to raise money for the Leukemia Lymphoma Society.

In 2023, after her mother's cancer returned, Kina Grannis spearheaded a months-long initiative to register blood donors, including serving as grand marshal of the Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival's Grand Parade.