- Kina (musician)
Infobox musical artist
Name = Kina
Img_capt = Cover of Kina's debut album
Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Kina Cosper
Born = Birth date and age|1969|1|25|mf=y
Origin =Detroit ,Michigan , USA
Genre = Pop,R&B , Rock
Occupation =Singer ,songwriter
Years_active = 1990s - Present
Label = MJJ Music (when withBrownstone ),Dreamworks Records (2000-2002)
URL =Kina (born Kina Cosper
January 25 ,1969 inDetroit, Michigan ) is an American musician best known for her work withGrammy nominated band Brownstone and her 2000 solo single "Girl from the Gutter". She's currently working on new music.Biography
Early life and Career beginnings
Kina grew up listening to
Lenny Kravitz ,Smokey Robinson ,Rolling Stones andAretha Franklin .Her first taste of stardom came when she was picked as a replacement member for the
Grammy nominated band Brownstone in 1995. In 1997, as the group failed to match its previous successes Kina decided to leave the band to pursue a solo career.She then met producer London Jones who helped her begin writing material for her solo release. She soon had a record deal with
DreamWorks Records . After a performance at the Mint Club inLos Angeles Benny Medina came onboard as her manager.olo career
Kina soon found success with her single "Girl from the Gutter" which had good airplay and peaked at #21 on the
Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. She then released her self titled debut album was released onJuly 18 ,2000 . "Kina" the album peaked at #14 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart. [cite web |title=Kina Chart Page
url=http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:88jvear44xu7~T5
date=2000-04-24 |publisher=Allmusic ]"Girl from the Gutter" was followed by the single "Me" which peaked at #3 on the same chart. [cite web |title=Kina Chart Page
url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=400549&model.vnuAlbumId=435616
date=2001-04-24 |publisher=Billboard ] "Have a Cry" was released to radio but never charted most likely due to a lack of promotion.To date this is Kina's only released album. Kina parted ways with
Dreamworks Records shortly after the final single release.A few years after the release Kina's songs began popping up in various TV shows. In fall 2005 "Give & Take" and the song "I Love You" from her debut album both appeared in an episode of the UPN show "
Girlfriends ". Kina's song "Sincerely" was also featured in the major motion picture "Beauty Shop".Discography
Albums
*"Kina"
ingles
*"Girl from the Gutter"
*"Me"
*"Have a Cry"References
External links
* [http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/kina/artist.jhtml VH1.com Artist page]
* [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:r8ue4j874wav~T0 All Music Guide Kina page]
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