Karine was born in Montreal, Canada. She is inspired by Gladys Knight, Jennifer Holiday, Tom Jones, Patti LaBelle, and Barbara Streisand, along with many other great singers and writers. Karine began performing in professional musical reviews and on local television shows achieving for herself local critical acclaim. After one of her TV appearances, she was asked by Celine Dion to perform at her wedding. Karine also performed the opening song at Ms. Dion's wedding and wrote a special song for this big event.
After moving to New York, Karine began writing songs and performing across America and Canada. Because of her unique and powerful vocal delivery, she has been sought out by and worked with many accomplished songwriters and producers, such as, multi-Grammy Award Winning Jim Steinman, multi-Grammy Award Winning Diane Warren and others.
Karine released her debut album "I'll Be Alright" a pop album that was co-written and co-produced by Turkish superstar, Sezen Aksu, through Breaking Records on July 30th 2007. Go to www.breakingrecordsmusic.com for more info. or you can purchase the Album at Amazon, CD Baby, iTunes and http://www.breakingrecordsmusic.com. Earlier in 2009 her second album "Karine" was released and is also available from Amazon, CD Baby & iTunes. Karine's latest release in 2010 is as the featured artist on the album "DNA" featuring Karine Hannah available worldwide on Young Pals Records International. Karine is on the road with her live show "Guilty Pleasures". To find out more about the show and Karine, you can find her on facebook and get the latest info.
And you may not know:
My Favorite Foods: Onion (raw, sauteed, carmelized), pizza, rare beef
My Hobbies: Collecting Gothic Pewter Figurines (skulls, warlocks, grim
reapers), painting
My Favorite Shade: Black
My Favorite Pastime: chewing bubble gum and blowing bubbles
My Guilty Pleasures: Reality TV
DNA: Calling Card (featuring Karine Hannah) (2010)
DNA encompasses two creative partners— songwriter/guitarist Dennis DelGaudio and producer/songwriter Ayhan Sahin—who fused their musical talents in 2009 as production duo DNA. Their partnership, featuring the consummate vocals of Karine Hannah.
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Karine Hannah: Karine (2009)
“Karine” hearkens a bygone era where an album was designed to serve up the full spectrum of an artist's ability—instead of so many gimmick-driven, pinhole-targeted acts that drive today's marketplace. Hannah's versatility is her trump, imbued with innate
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Promis: Life Is Grand! (2008) Containing the track Lovesick (feat. Karine Hannah)
The artist's fourth album, this time his French, Latin, old world, cabaret and European flavored pop influences are teamed up with the producer's Turkish, Mediterranean and Middle Eastern sensibilities to create a truly international pop album.
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Karine Hannah: I'll Be Alright (2007)
Powerhouse Canadian Pop newcomer Karine Hannah lends her signature voice to an album of English-language covers originally recorded by Turkey's most-acclaimed female singer/songwriter Sezen Aksu.
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