Ginalina | |
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| Ginalina in concert | |
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| Born | Gina Lin |
| Origin | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
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| Years active | 2016–present |
| Labels | Independent |
| Website | www.ginalinamusic.com |
Gina Lam, known professionally as Ginalina, is a Canadian folk music singer, songwriter, children's musician, and children's author. [1]
Her music has received three Juno Awards nominations, [2] four Canadian Folk Music Awards nominations, [3] and two Western Canadian Music Awards. [4] She sings in English, French, Taiwanese, and Mandarin, [5] [6] and her children's song, "Small But Mighty", was featured as part of the CBC Music in the Classroom Challenge among 25 Canadian musicians. [7] She has appeared in festivals, including Folk on the Rocks, Festival du Bois, Bella Coola Music Festival, and Mariposa Folk Festival. [8] [9] [10] [11]
Ginalina's music videos have been aired on Universal Kids's "Get Up and Move", [12] Kidoodle.TV in Canada and the United States, [13] as well as on the Knowledge Network. [14] Books by Ginalina include The Mighty River (2020), the award-winning sequel, The Lively Forest (2021), [15] [16] and the final book in the trilogy, The Blooming Mountain (2022). [17]