Karina Pasian
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Karina Pasian in 2007
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| Background information | |
| Born | July 18, 1991 |
| Origin | New York City, New York |
| 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 |
| Website | meetkarina |
Karina Pasian (born July 18, 1991) is a singer, songwriter and pianist.
Karina Pasian was born in New York City, of Dominican and Armenian descent. Her first language was Russian, and she can sing in six other languages, including English, Spanish, Italian, Arabic, Turkish, and French. 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 the age of eight, and attended the Professional Performing Arts School in New York City alongside Taylor Momsen and Mark Indelicato.
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 chose Def Jam in 2006. Her first album First Love was released on August 19, 2008. 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 was received a nomination for a Grammy Award in the category of "Best Contemporary R&B."
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