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Kina started playing shows at the age of four in front of her stuffed animals. Now she plays in front of people, though it wasn’t the quickest transition for the admittedly shy songstress. In 2007, Kina joined YouTube, made a music video and entered herself into a contest. A few months later, her video for “Message From Your Heart” aired during the Superbowl and its 97 million viewers (or 194 million eyeballs, depending on how you’re keeping track) and she walked away with a record deal. Her music is both sweet and melancholy, but always filled with hope. She’d want you to know that she saves drowning honeybees from pools whenever she gets the chance.

Why its in the showcase: Kina has self-released three EPs, and in February of 2010, Kina independently released her debut full-length album, Stairwells, which debuted on Billboard’s Top 200 and #5 on iTunes’ Pop Chart. Her WordPress-powered website is a hub for Kina’s social media presence, biography, and online community.