With two hot videos creating buzz all over the internet and her debut album hitting stores on 8/19, Karina is poised for a takeover. That's why we've made the current installment of our LAUNCHED! program all about Karina.

Raised up in the Dominican neighborhood of Washington Heights, Karina Pasian (pronounced PAH-zee-yan) was a music and vocal student at world renown PPAS (Professional Performing Arts School) in Hell’s Kitchen. She has been singing and playing piano since she was three.

“Can’t Find the Words” is the second single by New York City’s newest 16-year old star Karina. It follows up “16 @ War”, which was written and produced by her fellow Def Jam team mates The-Dream and Tricky Stewart, the same duo responsible for Rihanna’s “Umbrella” and Madonna’s “Me Against the Music.”

“Can’t Find the Words” and “16 @ War” both featured on First Love, can also be heard at Karina’s MySpace website. The website has logged over 1.77 million total plays to date, drawn over 2.1 million profile views, and attracted 79,000 friends. Also posted on the website are “Slow Motion”, the uptempo dancefloor scorcher “Baby Baby” featuring Lil’ Mama, and “The Love We Got”.

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