Kina has becomes the first Italian artist to reach the extraordinary feat of amassing 1 billion global streams.
Kina was born in Naples and accredits the province for giving him the energy and the spirit to achieve his goals (Rolling Stone). Whilst learning to make music from a young age, Kina experimented with progressive house in his productions. At the age of eleven, he began publishing his electronic creations on SoundCloud. His sound began to shift during high school, as he lent into the lo-fi pop genre that is synonymous with his name today. Kina gave the world a glimpse into his relationship with lo-fi in his 2020 YouTube documentary series ‘Asleep In A Dream’, in which he says,
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“I didn’t look for fame, for success, or clicks. I just wanted to express myself”.
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Through this self-expression, his signature blend of melancholic lo-fi pioneered a wave in ‘bedroom pop,’ and continues to reach billions of people across the globe. Kina is now based in Lisbon and boasts 20+ platinum discs worldwide, 15 billion YouTube streams, and sat at #2 on Billboard’s Top TV Songs Chart with ‘Get You The Moon’. Since its release in 2018, Kina has released a host of singles, remixes, and collaborations. The latest is his recent album 'kinamood', a showcase of his signature immersive lo-fi soundscapes. And the world won’t have to wait long to hear more, with Kina set to release new music this year.
