Karina Pasian
Karina Pasian | |
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 Karina Pasian in 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | July 18, 1991 |
| Origin | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | R&B, pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instruments | Piano |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels | VY, Def Jam |
| Associated acts | Lil Mama, Trey Songz, Sammie, Skye Townsend, Quincy Jones |
| Website | meetkarina |
Karina Pasian (born July 18, 1991) is an American singer, songwriter and pianist.[1][2][3]
Life and career[]
Karina Pasian was born in New York City, and is of mixed Dominican and Armenian[4][5] descent. Her first language was Russian, and she can sing in six other languages, including English, Spanish, Italian, Arabic, Turkish, and French.[4] Growing up in a musical family, she first began taking piano lessons at the age of 3 from her babysitter, and began classical piano training while in kindergarten. She began working with a vocal coach at the age of 8, and attended the Professional Performing Arts School in New York City along with Taylor Momsen and Mark Indelicato.[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, making her the first person of Dominican descent to perform there.[1][6]
Pasian became the subject of a bidding war, when she was 13, between three major record labels: Def Jam, Interscope, and Bad Boy Records. She chose Def Jam in 2006.[2] Her first album First Love was released on August 19, 2008.[7][8] The first single was "16 @ War" which received some moderate airplay on Urban radio and BET. The album's second single, "Can't Find the Words" was more successful, charting at #88 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles chart. Later that year, the album received a nomination for a Grammy Award in the category of "Best Contemporary R&B."
Following her Grammy nomination, she did some touring in addition to recording covers on her YouTube channel. A digital single "Halo" (a cover of Beyoncé's hit single) was released in 2009. Additionally, she recorded a cover of Brandy's hit single "Brokenhearted" with R&B singer Sammie the following year.[9] It was never released until 2011, that Pasian released new material, with an EP titled Trips to Venus EP, Vol. 1 - Holiday Edition on December 12. It was led by the single "Perfectly Different" in addition to a holiday single "The Christmas Song" released that same month.
In 2012, Pasian collaborated with Skye Townsend and Chris O'Bannon on the single "Go Fish" which resulted in a music video shot and directed by Robert Townsend in Los Angeles, California.[10]
The following year, she released the digital single "Fall In Love Again", which was to lead off her next EP Trips to Venus EP, Vol. 2, which was slated for release but then pulled. A "Special Edition" of Vol. 1 was later released to iTunes and other digital services on April 29, 2014, which removed "The Christmas Song" and included an acoustic version of her song "Slow Motion", which appeared on her debut. Later that year, she released a digital single "Solitaire" independently.[11]
In 2015, she signed with Universal Music Classics and released the single/video "Love Right Next to You" which received dance remixes in 2016.[12][13] It's the lead single off her forthcoming EP Parallel World.[14]
Discography[]
Albums[]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [15] |
US R&B [16] | |||
| First Love |
|
57 | 11 |
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EPs[]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [15] |
US R&B [16] | |||
| Trips to Venus |
|
— | — | |
| Interlude |
|
— | — | |
| Something Warm to Wear |
|
— | — | |
Singles[]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US R&B | |||
| "16 @ War" | 2008 | 51 | First Love |
| "Can't Find the Words" | 88 | ||
| "Halo" | 2009 | — | Non-album singles |
| "America the Beautiful" | 2011 | — | |
| "The Christmas Song" | — | Trips to Venus | |
| "Perfectly Different" | — | ||
| "Fall In Love Again" | 2013 | — | Non-album single |
| "Solitaire" | 2014 | — | Interlude |
| "Love Right Next to You" | 2015 | — | Non-album single |
| "Teacher" | 2017 | — | Interlude |
| "Something Warm to Wear" | 2020 | — | Something Warm to Wear |
| "Too Young to Be Sane" | — | ||
| "Every Moment" | — |
Other charted songs[]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [17] | ||||
| "Slow Motion" | 2008 | 15 |
|
First Love |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Mariel Concepcion (2008-04-12). "Teen R&B singer Karina Pasian declares "War"". Reuters. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Mariel Concepcion (2008-04-14). "Breaking & Entering: Karina Pasian". Archived from the original on 2008-06-05. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^ Ivey, Nile (2008-05-06). "Karina Pasian: Ready For War". BET. Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2008-05-22.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Karina Interview". DJBooth.net. Archived from the original on 2008-10-16. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
- ^ "El Dia digital; Pasian y Tristan, los criollos que dominan el mercado" (in Spanish). Periódico Hoy. Archived from the original on 2009-02-03. Retrieved 2008-12-11.
- ^ "Singer Karina Pasian stands before a portrait of George Washington as she performs for President George W. Bush". Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^ First Love: Karina. Accessed May 22, 2008.
- ^ "Big Announcement". MeetKarina.net. 2008-05-09. Archived from the original on 2008-05-19. Retrieved 2008-05-31.
- ^ rafael pasian (6 February 2010). "Karina Pasian and Sammie remaking Brandy's " Brokenhearted "" – via YouTube.
- ^ "YouTube".
- ^ "Solitaire - Single by Karina Pasian on Apple Music".
- ^ "Love Right Next To You" – via Amazon.
- ^ Karina Pasian (4 December 2015). "Love Right Next to You - Karina (Official Video)" – via YouTube.
- ^ "Karina Pasian - Love Right Next To You - Singersroom.com". 6 December 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Billboard 200 positions:
- First Love: "Billboard 200 Week of September 6, 2008". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums positions:
- First Love: "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Week of September 6, 2008". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2015-08-04. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
- ^ Gaon Digital Chart positions:
- "Slow Motion": "2010년 4주차 Digital Chart" [Week 4 of 2010 Digital Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-03-11.
- ^ Cumulative sales of "Slow Motion":
- "2010년 Download Chart (국외)" [2010 Download Chart (Foreign)]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2013-10-15. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
- "2011년 Download Chart (국외)" [2011 Download Chart (Foreign)]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-03-11.
- "2012년 Download Chart (국외)" [2012 Download Chart (Foreign)]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-03-11.
- "2013년 Download Chart (국외)" [2013 Download Chart (Foreign)]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-03-11.
- "2014년 Download Chart (국외)" [2014 Download Chart (Foreign)]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-03-11.
- "2015년 Download Chart (국외)" [2015 Download Chart (Foreign)]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-03-11.
- "2016년 Download Chart (국외)" [2016 Download Chart (Foreign)]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-03-11.
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- 1991 births
- Def Jam Recordings artists
- American singers of Dominican Republic descent
- American people of Armenian descent
- Living people
- Rhythm and blues pianists
- American rhythm and blues singers
- American child singers
- Hispanic and Latino American female singers
- Singers from New York (state)
- People from New York City
- 21st-century American women singers
- 21st-century American women pianists
- 21st-century American pianists
- 21st-century American singers