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DIA or Dia may refer to:

Organisations and businesses[link]

• Dia Art Foundation, American non-profit arts institution
• Dia (supermarket chain), Spanish multinational supermarket chain
• Sakartvelos Gogona Skautebis Asociacia 'Dia', the Georgian Girl Scout Association
• Defense Intelligence Agency, United States military intelligence agency
• Department of Internal Affairs (New Zealand)
• Department of Indian Affairs, Canadian federal department
• Design and Industries Association, British charity
• Detroit Institute of Arts, American art collection
• Deutsches Institut für Altersvorsorge, German public institute
• Directorate Internal Audit of the ECB
• Direzione Investigativa Antimafia, Italian anti-mafia investigation service
• Drug Information Association, for pharmaceuticals and medical devices
• Al Día (disambiguation), various newspapers
• El Día (disambiguation), various newspapers
• O Dia, Brazilian newspaper

People[link]

• Abdourahmane Dia (born 1933), Senegalese diplomat
• Ali Dia (footballer) (born 1965), Senegalese footballer
• Amadou Dia Ba (born 1958), former Senegalese athlete
• Ciré Dia (born 1980), Senegalese footballer
• Fabe Dia (born 1977), French-Italian athlete
• Issiar Dia (born 1987), French footballer
• Mamadou Dia (1910–2009), the first Prime Minister of the newly independent Senegal
• Modou Dia (born 1950), Senegalese politician
• Mohamed Dia (born 1973), fashion creator
• Omar Dia (born 1955), Senegalese basketball player
• Ousmane Dia (born 1971), Senegalese artist
• Samba Dia (born 1984), French basketball player
• Tidiane Dia (born 1985), Senegalese football player
• Yero Dia (born 1982), French football player
  • Meg & Dia, American band

Places[link]

• Dia (island), Greek island off the coast of Crete
• Dia, Mali
• Naxos (island), Greek island in the Aegean, named Dia by the ancient Greeks

Airports[link]

• Davao International Airport (DVO)
• Denver International Airport (DEN)
• Dubai International Airport (DXB)
• Doha International Airport (DOH)
• Durban International Airport

Games and fiction[link]

• A spell from the Final Fantasy franchise
• A spell from the Megami Tensei franchise
• Diamond (Shugo Chara!), also known as Dia, a character from the manga series Shugo Chara!

Other[link]

• Dia (mythology), the sister of Callisto in Greek mythology
• Dia (software), a software program for diagram creation
• DIA (South Korea), Korean army defence intelligence agency
• SS Dia, British cargo ship that sank in the Mediterranean in 1964
• DIA, symbol for the SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust, formerly Diamonds Trust
• DIA, in telecommunications, Dedicated Internet Access

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Meg and Dia
Dia (left) and Meg (right) at Sector 7G
Background information
Origin	Draper, Utah, U.S.
Genres	Alternative rock, indie pop
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Doghouse (2005–2010) Warner Bros. Records (2007–2010) Independent (2005, 2011-)
Associated acts	The Yellow Butterfly Project MEGaTOm
Website	meganddia.com
Members
Dia Frampton Meg Frampton Nicholas Price Carlo Gimenez Jonathan Snyder
Past members
Kenji Chan Ryan Groskreutz Aaron McMurray Andrew Grosse (Warped Tour '06)

Meg & Dia is an American rock band formed in 2004. It was founded by sisters Meg and Dia Frampton, and is now a five-piece act with additional members Nicholas Price, Jonathan Snyder (formerly of Madison) and Carlo Gimenez.

Meg & Dia (also then known as The Meg & Dia Band) released its first album, Our Home Is Gone, in 2005. At the time, the band consisted of just the two Frampton sisters, and the album's tracks were mostly acoustic songs. Meg played guitar and provided back-up vocals while Dia sang. A year later, they released their second album, Something Real, their first album released under Doghouse Records.

The band signed with Warner Bros. Records in 2007 and released Here, Here and Here in 2009 via Sire Records. They are now signed under the name Dia Frampton to Universal Republic.

History[link]

The Frampton sisters[link]

Meg and Dia at Warped Tour

Meg and Dia, sisters, are from St. George, Utah, and are the founding members of the band. They are of Korean and Dutch ancestry. When they were children, Meg received a karaoke machine and Dia received a guitar as a Christmas gift. Dia began singing at local county fairs and retirement centers while Meg taught herself to play songs that were on the radio.^[1] Their father was a DJ in South Korea (no relation to Seventies pop star Peter Frampton), and the sisters often listened to his extensive record collection. The family of the Frampton sisters is composed of Meg, Dia, Jade, Rena, Nikki, Misty. Jade plays tennis for the University of Arkansas and she aspires to be a professional in the near future.^[2]

The Meg & Dia Band[link]

“For Christmas when we were kids, ironically Dia got the guitar and I got the karaoke machine. We quickly learned, however, what we were natural at and destined to become. She became really focused on her voice and began singing little country ditties at local county fairs and retirement centers. I started out playing whatever was on the radio or whatever happened to be in my buddies' CD player. My dad was a DJ in his early twenties so he had quite an extensive record collection that I listened to occasionally. After I experienced my first heartbreak and I thought the world was going to end, the natural way to console my tattered heart was to write a song. Of course my parents, being the supportive and loving caretakers they are, showered me with much undeserved praise and encouraged me to keep writing. My sister and I heeded their advice and began writing and playing original songs together." – Meg^[3]

	"Indiana" noicon A sample of "Indiana" from Our Home Is Gone, when Meg & Dia were an acoustic band composed of just Meg and Dia.
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[edit] Our Home Is Gone

Meg & Dia self-released their debut album, Our Home Is Gone, in 2005. Only 1,000 copies were ever produced (all of which were distributed by the Frampton girls themselves). The album featured a mostly acoustic style of music, as it was only Meg and Dia in the band. They toured extensively in support of it, sharing stages with such national acts as Limbeck, The Format, Melee, An Angle, Koufax, and Steel Train.

After a few acoustic shows playing the songs from their debut album, they decided they needed a bigger sound. They recruited drummer Nicholas Price, and later guitarist Kenji Chan in 2005. Nick was Meg's car mechanic after she was involved in a minor car accident (Which also is the result of the name for the EP What Is It? A Fender Bender. After Nick joined, Meg and Dia found bassist Ryan Groskreuetz. The songs "Nineteen Stars" and "Indiana" were included on the Frampton sisters' next album, Something Real. "Timmy" was re-worked into song "Roses" for Something Real. ^[2]

	"Roses" noicon A sample of "Roses" from Something Real, Meg & Dia's first full band album.
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[edit] Something Real

In January 2006 Meg and Dia recorded a second album, Something Real, with producer Stacy Jones of American Hi-Fi and Bill Leffler. As a teaser for the album, Meg & Dia released an EP titled What Is It? A Fender Bender, on both iTunes and the Tower Records website in July 2006. What Is It? A Fender Bender featured Monster and Indiana, and would also be part of their upcoming album. That album was soon-after released on August 8, 2006. Something Real is made up both new works and revamped versions of acoustic songs from Our Home is Gone. The songs "Indiana", "Masterpiece", and "Nineteen Stars" were rerecorded with a full band, while parts of "Timmy" were incorporated into the song "Roses".

In September 2006, it was announced on the Meg & Dia MySpace page that guitarist Kenji Chan was leaving the band to focus on his solo career. His departure was on amicable terms. The band found a replacement a Canadian guitarist Carlo Gimenez via YouTube,^[4] and the band was once again a five-piece act.

[edit] Here, Here and Here

Here, Here and Here was released on April 21, 2009, over a year after recording was completed. It was sold in three formats- CD, CD + DVD package, and on vinyl. The album marks the band's first new release since signing with Warner Bros. (distributed through Sire Records) and the first with the band's current lineup. Musically, the album differs from previous efforts, as a result of experimentation with new instruments (strings, synths, harmonica and alternative percussion) and the inclusion of guest vocals (Tom Higgenson on "Bored Of Your Love"). Tonally, the album includes more mature themes such as religion ("Black Wedding") and politics ("Are There Giants Too, In The Dance?"). In contrast to the heavily literature-inspired Something Real, only one song from here, here and here has been definitively linked to a novel ("Hug Me" was inspired by Brave New World), and several songs were written by Dia in response to her then recent breakup ("Going Away").^[5] The title of the album comes from the eponymous closing track, which alludes to the composition process of Mozart in the lines: "'Here, Here, and Here.' He pointed to his heart and mind and ears."

The first single from the new album, "What If", was released on January 27, 2009.^[6] The second single, "Black Wedding", was released a week later.^[7] The video for "Black Wedding" was released exclusively on April 14, 2009 for play on MTV and MTV.com.^[8]

Promotion through MySpace[link]

The band gained popularity through self-promotion via MySpace; they were selected as the official MySpace band on the Warped Tour 2006. Being selected as the official MySpace band came about in a peculiar way; technical staff were supposed to shut down Meg & Dia's official MySpace due to a virus script posted by an unscrupulous character. However, the technical difficulties resulted in the band gaining the attention of Tom Anderson, co-founder of MySpace, who then entered them into a contest to become the official MySpace band at Warped Tour; Meg & Dia won.^[9] Meg & Dia played at Warped Tour 2006 in the MySpace tent, which had a dirt floor in lieu of a stage.^[10]

Meg & Dia returned the following year, playing the Hurley.com stage in the 2007 Warped Tour.^[11] The band continued touring and played alongside Anberlin, Jonezetta, and Bayside on a national tour in early 2007, and with Say Anything and Saves The Day in Spring 2007.

2007[link]

On February 19, 2007 it was confirmed that Meg & Dia have signed a deal with Warner Bros. Records. The song "Roses" was featured on the TMNT movie soundtrack. In September, Meg and Dia provided back-up vocals for The Rocket Summer for their "Yahoo! Who's Next?" debut.^[12] The video for "Monster" was nominated for the mtvU Viral Woodie Award in 2007. It advanced past the first round, but lost in the final round to We've Got A Big Mess On Our Hands by The Academy Is....^[13] Meg & Dia finished the year on tour with The Spill Canvas, PlayRadioPlay!, and Treaty of Paris.

Meg & Dia are also involved in To Write Love on Her Arms and peta2. The band appeared in an anti-fur ad^[14] and also sponsored a fashion contest on the peta2 website.^[15]

Their song, "The Mighty R-E-A-L", is the official anthem for Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer.^{[16][not in citation given]}

Dia (left) and Meg (right) at Carling Academy Birmingham on May 2, 2008

2008–2009[link]

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At the end of 2007, it was announced that Meg & Dia would open for Angels & Airwaves on a 2008 US tour.^[17] The Color Fred and Ace Enders were also opening acts. Following this tour, the band headed to Los Angeles on March 17, 2008 to record Here, Here and Here.

In 2008, the band embarked on its first overseas tour in Europe, and received positive reviews by many European critics. They have traveled to such places as Amsterdam and Munich, increasing the band's international awareness.

Meg & Dia also made their first UK appearance at the annual Give It A Name festival in 2008. The band played in London on May 10 and Sheffield on May 11. Shortly afterward, Meg & Dia were part of a ten venue spin-off tour in England, Scotland and Wales, aptly titled 'Give It A Name Introduces' along with fellow American artists Four Year Strong, Mayday Parade and The Color Fred.

The band's last major tour before the release of their 2009 album was the Take Action 2009 tour. They accompanied headliners Cute Is What We Aim For and opening acts Anarbor, Every Avenue, and Breathe Carolina. A portion of all ticket sales was donated to non-profit organizations.

The band has signed on to perform at Warped Tour 2009.^[18] This will be their third appearance, following 2006 and 2007.

Meg and Dia performed the song "Going Away" live at BETA Records TV Studios in Hollywood, California. The acoustic song segment was taken from in June 2009 for the BETA Records Music TV Series, directed by Eric MacIver and produced by Chris Honetschlaeger.

On October 16, 2009, the band put up a new song called "5 Reasons," which is, as Meg posted in a blog, about a conversation the sisters had with their mother over a break from tour.

Fall, 2009. Meg & Dia is touring with Nevershoutnever!, Now, Now Every Children, and Carter Hulsey.

Members of the Meg & Dia band are featured in Nevershoutnever's music video, "What is Love?"

2010–2011[link]

In July 2010, Meg & Dia announced that they were dropped from their label, Warner Bros. Records. Meg & Dia remain unsigned. The band has confirmed that they have recorded a new record, independent of a label with producer Charlie Vela.

The band released their EP titled "It's Always Stormy in Tillamook" on November 2, 2010. For the first 500 people that ordered a physical copy from their website, a password and link was emailed to receive the secret song "Down The Open Road." Meg and Dia toured from November 9 – December 4 across the continental United States with Joey Ryan and The Spring Standards.

On April 5, 2011 the band released their 4th studio album titled Cocoon featuring 11 tracks

On June 29, 2011, Dia Frampton was named the runner-up on the television show The Voice. She came in second to Javier Colon.

On December 6, 2011, Dia Frampton released her solo debut record, Red.

Soon after, on December 20, 2011, the EP titled "Be Careful, I Love You, Stay In Touch" was released by the band featuring songs that didn't make it on the band's last album, "Cocoon." It was previously only available to those who frequently commented on the Meg & Dia forums via dropcards.com.

Members[link]

Dia Frampton[link]

Dia at the Roseland Ballroom

Dia Leif Frampton^[19] (born October 2, 1987) is the lead singer of the band. She attended Dixie High School in St. George, Utah and Shadow Ridge High School in Las Vegas, Nevada; she graduated early by also homeschooling her senior year at the same time attending public school for her junior year in 2005 then moved to Salt Lake City with her sister to further their music career. She cites as influences Modest Mouse, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Joni Mitchell, The Avett Brothers, Rocky Votolato, Ben Folds, Etta James, Death Cab for Cutie, The Cranberries, and Cursive.^[20] During live performances, Dia plays percussion instruments, such as the cowbell and tambourine, and occasionally a Casio Privia keyboard. She almost always performs without shoes on. She also does not like to eat anything within two hours of performing. Dia often recorded a "song diary," an impromptu recorded song, on her MySpace page. She explained, "It was something very raw, and to be honest, something that I was slightly embarrassed to put up because of the quality but I did anyways, for any of our listeners who would care to hear something not hot off the production belt, but something more organic and 'home made.' It made me feel better to share my feelings with people who could connect, and I think that is what happened with many."^[21]

Dia was featured in "Where Are You Now?", a song by The Summer Set. The song was released on the band's album, "Love Like This", on October 13, 2009.

Dia was a contestant (and eventual runner-up) on the first season of The Voice on NBC, introduced as a children's story author. She was selected to be on the team of coach Blake Shelton, who stated, "when I heard your voice, I started to smile." Dia advanced through the show's quarter-finals and semi-finales after renditions of "Heartless" and "Losing My Religion". In the season finale, she sang "Inventing Shadows", an original song written by Fraser T. Smith. Notably, the aforementioned singles were the highest charting iTunes digital songs by any contestant on The Voice during its respective voting eligibility period, with "Inventing Shadows" topping the charts at #1. Following the season finale on June 29, 2011, "Inventing Shadows" debuted at No. 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 with 137,000 downloads sold. As of July 7, 2011 Dia's The Voice digital releases have sold 480,000 downloads.^[22] She is currently the opening act on a headlining tour with her voice mentor and country musician Blake Shelton, as well as performing several headlining shows of her own between Blake Shelton tour dates. At these shows, her opening act is Canadian singer/songwriter Andrew Allen. Dia's single, "The Broken Ones," was released on November 15th, 2011, and her solo album, Red, was released on December 6th, 2011. Dia wrote (or co-wrote) every song on Red. Notable co-written songs include "Billy the Kid", which she wrote with Isom Innis, the keyboard player for Foster the People, "Hearts out to Dry," which she wrote with her sister, Meg, and "Bullseye," which she wrote with Isabella Summers, the keyboard player for "Florence and the Machine."

Dia has become a very present personality on Twitter (@DiaFramps), and also updates her blog with personal stories from tour, stories behind songs off of Red, and short stories that she wrote (DiaFrampton.blogspot.com).

Meg Frampton[link]

Meg Frampton (born April 3, 1985) plays guitar and does back-up vocals for the band. She attended and was a cheerleader at Dixie High School in St. George, Utah and the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. She also writes most of the songs on the albums, and finds comfort in her novels. On stage, she alternates between a Vintage White Fender American Telecaster and a Gibson ES-335 Dot in sunburst, and a white Gibson Les Paul Custom, though she has also played a black Gibson Les Paul Studio in the past. Currently, she plays a glittery-gold Gretsch guitar on the Dia Frampton and Blake Shelton tours. For acoustic songs, she plays a Taylor 814ce acoustic. Meg often performs wearing cap sleeve dresses. For the Blake Shelton and Dia Frampton tours, she wears a black sequin dress and silver sequin heels (which she refers to as her "heels of death.") Meg provides the lead vocals and plays keyboard for the song "Rebecca". Recently Meg has provided intro solos for some of the band's songs during live performances such as Roses and Monster.

While taking a break from touring, Meg opened an online store called Chandler the Robot, where she sells necklaces that she both designed and created. Every first Thursday of the month, Meg releases a special edition piece, of which she only makes 50-100 of. Past examples include a punk-rock robot (June 2011), a "Cowbot" originally created as a gift for Blake Shelton (July 2011), an Explorer Bot (August 2011), "Stupendous Chandler" the superhero robot (September 2011), a "Diabot" (October 2011), "Winter Chandler" (November 2011), a "Tiny Dancer" robot (February 2012), and "Herman the Nerdbot" (March 2012). For the extremely popular varieties, such as Stupendous Chandler, Winter Chandler, and "Tiny Dancer," Meg has been known to do second batches of 50-100. In addition to her limited edition pieces she also has regular staple pieces usually always available in her shop. The jewelry is primarily made of either metals such as copper, or polymer clay. They also commonly feature antique watch parts. She was also reportedly dating Shaun Law, a current Dubstep producer. (UPDATE) Reports have said she and Law had ended their relationship.

She also regularly updates her personal blog (Girl on the Road Blog) about her jewelry, stories from tour, and photo updates (chandlertherobot.blogspot.com).

Jonathan and Meg

Nicholas Price[link]

Nicholas Price (born May 27, 1984) is the drummer for the band. He was raised in Salt Lake City, Utah and began playing drums at the age of 14. He was also in the 2004 University of Utah's Drumline. Drumming influences: John Bonham, Chad Smith, Jose Pasillas, Jimmy Chamberlin, Dave Grohl, Joe Morello, Stewart Copeland, Steve Jordan, Matt Chamberlain, Joseph Modeliste. Nick plays Gretsch Drums, Sabian Cymbals and uses Vater drumsticks. Nick met Meg and Dia when Meg crashed her car in the grocery store parking lot and ended up bringing it to Nick to fix.

Jonathan Snyder[link]

Jonathan Snyder (born July 29, 1986) is the bassist of the band. He was born and raised in Bergen County, NJ. He began playing bass at age 13 in a local pop punk band Duckhunt. After some member changes and heavy life experiences, Duckhunt became Madison, based in Dumont, NJ. The band toured for the better part of four years, including Hellogoodbye's first East Coast stint, until they amicably broke up in September 2006. Meg & Dia found Jonathan through Aric Phillips who worked for Doghouse Records, their label, at the time. Nick contacted him through eharmony.com and he became a member of the band.^[4] On stage, Jonathan plays a Fender Jazz Bass through a Mesa amplifier.

Carlo Gimenez[link]

Carlo Gimenez (born September 1, 1982) is the lead guitarist for the band. He was born to Filipino parents and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He began playing guitar at the age of 9. He states influences as Paul Gilbert, Joe Satriani Stevie Ray Vaughan, George Benson, David Sanborn, Hiram Bullock and Kenny Wayne Shepherd. Nick found Carlo on YouTube when he was browsing videos, yet he was very flattered. Carlo had several videos of himself playing, which impressed Nick, who sent him messages asking him to join.^[4] On stage, Carlo usually plays a Gibson Les Paul.

Personnel[link]

• Mike Kaminsky – Manager
• David Price – F.O.H.
• Ping Kounvichit – Guitar/stage Tech
• Dave Shapiro – Booking
• Nikki Herceg – Press
• Keren Poznansky – Press^[2]
• Leslie Leynes – Merch
• Hannah Rosales – Merch

Band members[link]

Influences[link]

Meg and Dia have stated in interviews that many of their songs are influenced by literature, and that it has had a big influence on their lives. Many of their songs are based on books: "Monster" was based on the Cathy Ames character in East of Eden by John Steinbeck; "Indiana" was based on Indiana by George Sand; and "Rebecca" was based on Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier. "Tell Mary" was based on Mary by Vladimir Nabokov. "Hug Me" is based on Brave New World by Aldous Huxley.

"Courage Robert" was influenced by and written about Robert Schumann, a famous pianist and composer.^[4] The song "Here, Here and Here" references Mozart.

Meg & Dia discography[link]

Albums[link]

EPs[link]

Compilations[link]

• A Santa Cause 2 – contributed "Joey Had A Smoke"
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles O.S.T. – contributed "Roses"
• Warped Tour 2007 Tour Compilation – contributed "Monster"
• Warped Tour 2009 Tour Compilation – contributed "Going Away"
• Take Action! Vol. 6 – contributed "Monster"
• Take Action! Vol. 7 – contributed "Roses"
• Take Action! Vol. 8 – contributed "Halloween"
• Purevolume.com Lost Sessions – contributed "Roses (Acoustic)", "Lessons In NJ (Acoustic)", and "Masterpiece (Acoustic)"

Singles[link]

• "Monster"
• "Roses"
• "What If"^[6]
• "Black Wedding"^[7]

Music videos[link]

• "Monster"^[23]
• "Roses"
• "Black Wedding"
• "My Ugly Mouth"

Dia discography[link]

Albums[link]

Singles[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• Meg & Dia on Myspace
• Meg & Dia at PureVolume
• Doghouse Records

Kina Grannis
Background information
Birth name	Kina Kasuya Grannis
Born	(1985-08-04) August 4, 1985 (age 26)
Genres	Acoustic Pop
Occupations	Guitarist Singer-songwriter
Instruments	Guitar Vocals Ukulele Glockenspiel Piano
Years active	2001 – present
Labels	One Haven (2010–present) Independent (2009–2010) Interscope Records (2008)
Associated acts	David Choi, Boyce Avenue
Website	www.kinagrannis.com
Notable instruments
Taylor 814ce Taylor K22ce Cordoba 45-R Kamaka HF-2 Concert

Kina Kasuya Grannis (born August 4, 1985) is an American guitarist and singer-songwriter. She is half Japanese and half English, Irish, French, Scottish, Dutch and German.^[1] Grannis was the winner of the Doritos Crash the Super Bowl contest.^[2] 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.^[3] She recently won Best Web-Born Artist at the 2011 MTV O Music Awards.^[4]

Her progress in the competition was covered in The Orange County Register^[5][6][7][8] and The Wall Street Journal.^[9] Grannis has also been featured on FOX News Los Angeles, Good Day L.A. and Yahoo!.^[10][11]

Biography[link]

Early life and career beginnings[link]

Kina grew up in Mission Viejo, California, and it was here where her love for music began. In elementary school, she composed and submitted piano compositions to district art competitions. Soon afterwards, she began playing the violin, an instrument she would play throughout high school. By age 15, she started teaching herself the guitar and it was this instrument with which she fell in love.

She attended Viejo Elementary School, Newhart Middle School and from 1999 to 2003 Capistrano Valley High School.

Grannis enrolled at the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles in 2003. Two years later, staff members of the University's Thornton School of Music asked her to produce an album in their music and music industry departments. That album, Sincerely, Me, was released the same year. In 2007, she graduated Summa Cum Laude in social science with an emphasis on psychology. While attending USC, she was inducted into academic societies Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi.^{[citation needed]}

Solo career[link]

In 2006, Grannis recorded and self-released two more albums, One More in the Attic and In Memory of the Singing Bridge. In early 2007, she recorded "Ours to Keep" written by Rachael Lawrence and Deborah Ellen. This song would be featured regularly on General Hospital^[12] and was in an episode of the ABC Family's mini-series Samurai Girl in September 2008.^[13]

On November 14, 2007, she created her YouTube account and began posting videos of her songs online. Her first video, "Message From Your Heart," was entered into Doritos Crash the Super Bowl contest. The contest, which she won, landed her a contract with Interscope Records. Her YouTube videos have received more than 77 million views and have propelled her to become one of YouTube's most popular personalities. Grannis planned to work with Interscope Records to produce a new album but in January 2009, she announced that she was leaving the label to be an independent artist.

On February 24, 2008, Grannis sang the national anthem for the Auto Club 500 NASCAR race in Fontana, California. In June 2009 her songs "Never Never" and "People" were used in episodes of MTV's reality series College Life. On January 13, 2010 Grannis was the headliner at a sold-out show at The Troubadour club in Los Angeles.

Stairwells was released on February 23, 2010 and included many original songs already appearing on YouTube, as well as three previously unreleased songs: "World in Front of Me," "In Your Arms" and "Mr. Sun." Stairwells debuted at No. 139 on the Billboard 200,^[14] No. 5 on the Billboard Top Internet Albums chart, No. 2 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart,^[15] and No. 18 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart.^[16] The location of her release party for Stairwells, the Dakota Lounge in Santa Monica, was the subject of an article in the Orange Country Register because the venue enabled her to show her gratitude to her fans.^[17]

On March 13, 2010, her single "Valentine" was played by Paul Gambaccini on BBC Radio 2, the most popular radio station in the UK.^[18] The music video for "Valentine" directed by a young and talented viral video director Ross Ching has been viewed well over 11 million times on YouTube. ^[19][20][21]

Grannis' Stairwells Springtime Tour began in San Francisco on May 24, 2010 and concluded in late June after several stints on the East Coast and in Canada. Her Fall Tour began on September 17, 2010 and concluded on November 17, 2010.^[22] On July 10, 2010 she played at Lilith Fair in St. Louis, Missouri.^[23]

In 2010, Grannis was featured as Judy in a miniseries by Wong Fu Productions entitled "Funemployed".^{[24][25][26][27][28][29]}

In early 2011, Grannis was awarded the title of Sirius/XM CoffeeHouse's 2010 Singer-Songwriter Discovery of the Year after a months-long online voting period. Her song "Heart and Mind" was used for the German TV series Anna und die Liebe.

On November 3, 2011, Grannis released a stop-motion music video for the single In Your Arms, using 288,000 Jelly Belly jelly beans. It took about 2 years to complete the project.^[30] The video accumulated over 1 million views within the first three days.^[31]

World in Front of Me Tour[link]

In April 2011, Grannis launched her first world tour. She performed in the eastern regions of Canada, continuing down the eastern and southern regions of the United States. She continued in May through the northwest region of North America back up to Vancouver British Columbia, and ending in Los Angeles. Shows in Europe and southeast Asia followed into the fall of 2011.

In Your Arms Tour[link]

It was announced that Grannis would perform a second tour in Europe followed by a tour of Asia (Indonesia, Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia, Hong Kong) and Australia in 2012.

Personal life, Charity work[link]

Grannis has two sisters, Misa and Emi, both of whom have occasionally been featured in her video blogs, as well as accompanied her at certain concerts, often while on tour. Her father, Gordon, is a chiropractor.^[32] and her mother Trish a graphic designer. An avid supporter of cancer research, Grannis has performed at several Southern California Relay For Life functions over the years.^[33] In late 2007, she contributed her music to the Band Together: To Fight Measles benefit album.^[34] In October 2008, she participated in the Nike Women's Marathon in San Francisco to support the Leukemia Lymphoma Society in honor of her mother, raising $6,000 for the organization. In 2009, the philanthropic organization Sister to Sisters adopted her song "Message From Your Heart." In 2012 she launched a charity project called Run Team Kina dedicated to the promotion of personal health and wellness and to raise money for the Leukemia Lymphoma Society.^[35] In 2012, Run Team Kina raised $71,886 for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

Discography[link]

Songs in other media[link]

Television appearances[link]

• Good Day, LA (KTTV, Los Angeles) – February 5, 2008
• NASCAR California 500 (Fox, National) – February 24, 2008
• The Elliott Show (CBS, National) – June 19, 2010
• San Diego Living (XETV, San Diego) – September 14, 2010
• The Morning Show (WJXT, Jacksonville) – October 6, 2010
• Good Day (WOFL, Orlando) – October 8, 2010
• Featured in "Nice Guys" Music Video with Chester See, NigaHiga, and KevJumba - May 31st 2011
• Taratata (France 2, Paris - France) – November 9, 2011
• Ellen (Syndicated, National) – November 15, 2011
• E! News (E!, National)- November 22, 2011
• The Jimmy Kimmel Show (ABC, National)- January 12, 2012
• Channel News Asia AM LIVE! ( Singapore ) - March 20, 2012

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