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Kina Biography In the tradtion of Whitney Houston and Tina Turner comes a new girl in town. Only she, unbelievably, has just as much energy and twice the attitude of her predecessors. Her name is Kina, and she is the newest orange-haired vocally-inclined r&b/pop artist to hit the market this year. With the look and the sound of a star, native Detroit artist Kina is set to make her mark. She proudly declares "with this album, I've been totally honest. I've told my truth in both a lyrical and musical sense". Her self-titled debut release Kina is just that: lyrically honest and intense. Where radio stations have yet to get out of their self-imposed glut, inclined towards playing the latest boy-band of the moment, Kina should still find success for a number of reasons. She just manages to squeeze into the "in" format of dance-focused pop, yet still maintains her musical dignity by offering herself as a woman with ryhthm, and talent. So just where does this young woman with high aspirations come from? Kina is a Detroit native, although like so many artists before her moved to Los Angeles to pursue a music career. Her move intially paid off as Kina soon found work as part of the female R&B group Brownstone. The group enjoyed modest success,

Sponsored Links: EMusic FREE Trial MP3 Subscriptions  Market your band or artist Get 100 Free 80's MP3s at EMusic Kina @ CanEHdian Message Board Audio Files Album Reviews Interactive Poll Links Store Newsletter reaching the top 10 charts twice with their singles "Grapevyne" and "If You Love Me". Kina left Brownstone in 1997 to give a shot at a solo career, and although it took her three years to achieve that goal, her moment has arrived. Kina was released in July, 2000 with the help of producer London Jones. Featuring eleven stellar tracks, the album's fate rests upon the success of its number one single "Girl From The Gutter", which has seen considerable airtime thus far. Although the comparisons to the workhorse Tina Turner have been numerous, the one Kina would perhaps like most is to someday have a career that matches Tina's in both length and magnitude. She's well on her way... Erin Boyle, CanEHdian.com. Copyright 2000.