Kina Grannis

Kina Grannis is an American guitarist and singer-songwriter. She is half Japanese and half European American. Grannis was the winner of the Doritos Crash the Super Bowl contest and as a result of winning, she earned a recording contract with Interscope Records and had her music video played during the commercials of Super Bowl XLII on February 3, 2008. 

Kina's sophomore album – Elements – written entirely by Kina and produced by Matt Hales (Aqualung), marks an undeniable maturity in songwriting and artistry and documents a period of growth and change in Kina's personal life, complete with an honesty and a vulnerability that she's excited to share with her fans.  The music is dark and driving, sweet and soaring, melancholy, humble, heartfelt and hopeful.  Elements was released May 6, 2014 via Kina Grannis Records.