Karina vs. Kat DeLuna
versus
wed 8/27/2008
| name | Karina Paisan. | Kat Emperatriz de Luna. |
| hometown | Washington Heights, New York. | The Bronx, New York . |
| birthdate | July 18, 1991. | November 17, 1987. |
| style | R&B and Latin pop. | R&B and Latin pop. |
| roots | Dominican and Armenian. | Dominican. |
| early start | Competed on Star Search at 13. | Performed with merengue singer Milly Quezada at 12. |
| could be the next | Alicia Keys. | Beyonce. |
| backed by | Def Jam. | Sony. |
| proteges of | Her godfather, Quincy Jones. | Tyrone Edmond. |
| breakthrough track | 16 @ War. | Whine Up. |
| killer collab | Chris Brown | Omarion. |
| in their own words | "I definitely respect myself, and I wanna show that females should respect themselves also, and just showing that we shouldn’t degrade ourselves just to feel like we’re cool or whatever.” - Karina | "Sometimes you have to – how you say it? ‘Take charge.’ You have to take charge. When I wanted to add Don Omar to the Spanish version of ‘Run the Show,’ I paid for it out of my own pocket." - Kat. | most recent album | First Love. | 9 Lives. |
| the critics | DJ Booth: “[I]t’s no surprise that her debut album, the aptly named First Love, is an intensely mature work. Karina’s as close to musical perfection as you’re going to get at that age, and that’s why someone, somewhere is falling in love for the first time through her music.” | Popmatters: “She’s not trying to impress us with her depth, her indie cred, or her awesome record collection. In fact, it actually seems like she and producer RedOne are only interested in turning good hooks and memorable choruses into pop songs for teenagers and other people who like their music to be 'fun.'" |
| webprops | 95,201 friends on official MySpace. | 111,056 friends on official MySpace. |
| best video moment | Slowly fallin' in love in Can't Find The Words. | Holding her own with Busta Rhymes in Run The Show. |
shyness is nice
daily dos
wed 8/6/2008
Karina Pasian gets shy around her favorite boy in a new video, "Can't Find The Words."
Karina Pasian
whodat
fri 6/20/2008
In just five years, Karina Pasian, a 16-year-old Dominicana with serious piano skills, went from competing on Star Search to performing for President Bush at The White House.
A Washington Heights native, Pasian had the support of two industry heavyweights early in her career: her "godfather" Quincy Jones and Emilio Estefan. When she was only 13, she became the subject of a bidding war between Def Jam's Jay-Z (Def Jam), Bad Boy's Diddy and Interscope's Jimmy Iovine. The R&B singer eventually signed a reported seven-figure deal with Def Jam in 2006.
Pasian's debut single, 16 @ War, is shades of A Woman's Worth by Alicia Keys, as the bilingual teen sings about resisting peer pressure from friends – and boyfriends. "I don’t like to go beyond my years and feel like I’m too old. I still have to cherish the fact that I’m a kid, because I know I’m gonna be wanting to have these days back."
Her debut album, First Love, is scheduled for releases later this year and includes collaborations with Ne-Yo, John Legend and Lil Mama. Pasian's second single, Can’t Find The Words, is currently the Free Weekly Download on iTunes.
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