Her songs resonate simple love, hope and joy; her smile and
charm calms and lightens up a gloomy long day. She’s a growing artist and a
talent in her own right: composing songs and performing them online and live to
audiences around the world. It all started with her strong passion and pure
love of music and sharing it to the world to see on YouTube. She has been an
inspiration to me from the a friend showed me a video of her singing with her
sisters “I Will Follow You Into The Dark” by Death Cab for Cutie (one of many
favorite songs of mine). Her look is one I would want to capture too: curls,
simplicity and confidence in one’s own beauty. She is so much of an inspiration
that on my desktop wall, amidst images of personal goals for the year and
inspirations, you will find a lovely picture of her with her guitar: in her
happiness and confidence that she is doing what she was made to do.
Her name is Kina Grannis.
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I’ve followed her for five now, before she entered “Crash
the Super Bowl” in 2007, where she won the grand price and a recording contract
with Interscope Records. She had a talent for beautifully simple but real
lyrics and her voice was calming, cool and even close to angelic. Covers
performed by herself and her sisters were incredible; truly the talent runs in
the whole family.
She has been an inspiration to me mainly for one reason: she
knew who she was and she stayed true to it. Her songwriting and performing
styles clearly reflect her quirky yet charming personality. She extends her
heart to others, even making efforts to include viewers to be part of her
videos by putting together different posters and notes of messages by fans to their
loved ones or family. She is clearly in love with music and people. And it is
refreshing to see someone who is loyal to their upbringing and not get dragged
into the soul-sucking world of fame and fans.
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She knew what she wanted and she went for it. She knows who
is she and stayed real throughout it. She’s an inspiration in a world and time
where soul-searching can never find an end, and walks can become aimless
through a culture of routines and false beauty.
I have an idea of what I want, but not a clear path yet. I
don’t know who I am, but I’m getting there.
As a YouTube artist, I never imagined any opportunity to
meet her unless I want to America, but… She performed at the Powerhouse, New
Farm on Wednesday night. I bought a ticket a week before, instantly when I saw
a post on Facebook of her arrival to Brisbane soon. I had an early start that
morning, and an early start the next day. But despite it, I just couldn’t miss
this opportunity to see her.
The performance was amazing. Her talent was tangible and her
passion and love for it was visible. It was a dream come true; one I truly
never thought would ever happen in my lifetime. She was so loving and wonderful
and down-to-earth. She was refreshing. And her songs, being performed live,
just flew up to a whole new level.
I sadly could not stay for the Meet&Greet, and I regret
it in a way… But it’s pushed away by my gratitude to be able see her perform
live. And that’s really all I can ever ask for.
www.kinagrannis.com
(Message From Your Heart by Kina Grannis)
(The song that won her "Crash the Super Bowl")
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