Karina Pasian | |
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 Pasian at the White House in 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | July 18, 1991 |
| Origin | New York City, U.S. |
| Genres | R&B, pop |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels | VY, Def Jam |
| Website | www |
Karina Pasian (born July 18, 1991) is an American singer, songwriter and pianist. [1]
Karina Pasian was born in New York City and is of mixed Dominican and Armenian [2] [3] descent. Her first language was Russian, and she can sing in six other languages, including English, Spanish, Italian, Arabic, Turkish, and French. [2] Growing up in a musical family, 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 along with Taylor Momsen and Mark Indelicato. [4]
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. [4] 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. [4] [5]
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. [6] 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]
In 2020, she released her album "Something Warm To Wear" [15]
In 2021 Pasian took part in the 8th season of the TV talent show La Voz, Spanish version of The Voice (American TV series). Her coach was Alejandro Sanz. Coincidentally, Pasian had worked as a singer in the Sanz's band during a number of tours. Karina Pasian was one of the four singers who performed in the final programme in December 2021, but not the winner. [16] [17]
In 2023 Pasian got the Singing role of Princess Nefer in the Warner Bros. film "Mummies"
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Mummies | Princess Nefer | Voice (Singing) |
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [18] | US R&B [19] | |||
| First Love |
| 57 | 11 |
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| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [18] | US R&B [19] | |||
| Trips to Venus |
| — | — | |
| Interlude |
| — | — | |
| Something Warm to Wear |
| — | — | |
| 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" | — | ||
| "Mejor" (with Los Acústicos & Riki Rivera) | 2022 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Sangre Española" (with Los Acústicos & Riki Rivera) | — | ||
| "Sola (En Barcelona)" | 2023 | — | |
| "Vacaciones" | — | ||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [20] | ||||
| "Slow Motion" | 2008 | 15 |
| First Love |
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