Kimié Kauikeolani Miner better known as Kimié, is an Grammy Award nominated producer, American singer-songwriter and musician of Native Hawaiian and Portuguese descent. In November 2019 Miner earned her first Grammy Award nomination for the compilation album titled "

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" as a producer along with producer

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. It was released in 2019 under her label Haku Collective.

was nominated in the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards under the

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category. Miner is an independent artist formerly managed by Kimo Kennedy of Arium Music and Kekoa Kapua of FR Management.

Early life

Kimié grew up in both Kailua-Kona and Honolulu. At age 14, she began writing songs and taught herself how to play the guitar. Kimié graduated from

Kamehameha Schools Kamehameha Schools, formerly called Kamehameha Schools Bishop Estate (KSBE), is a private school system in Hawaii established by the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Estate, under the terms of the will of Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop, who was a formal membe ...

in 2003 and went on to attend the

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before transferring back to the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

Career

In 2004 while attending the

, Kimié sang for reggae legend Barrington Levy, who was so impressed that he recruited her as an opening act for part of his west coast tour. Kimié went on to release her debut studio album ''Distant Traveler'' on December 8, 2009 with Dreality Records. She starred in the "Hungry Girl" version of the

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commercial, which first aired July 30, 2012, singing Sean Naʻauao's famous "Fish and Poi" with a twist. A

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campaign was launched to fund her EP ''To the Sea'' in late 2012. She surpassed her goal to produce the EP independently, releasing ''To the Sea'' on March 5, 2013. The radio hit "Make Me Say" featuring Kimié’s long-time friend and Hawaii musician

was the EP's top-rated song and was No. 1 on radio station KCCN-FM’s Top 40 Songs of 2013. On April 1, 2014 Kimié released a mock music video for her new single "New Day" in collaboration with First Insurance Company's ad campaign "In Paradise, Bad Still Happens" before releasing the official video on April 15. She released a self-titled project ''Kimié Miner'' in 2015, her second full-length album. In 2017, Kimié released her third album ''Proud as the Sun'' that featured two hit singles "Bamboo" and "Sea of Love". Kimié has won multiple awards for her music including Na Hoku Hanohano Awards for 2016 Contemporary Album of the Year with self-titled project ''Kimié Miner'', 2018 Song of the Year for "Bamboo" and 2018 Female Vocalist of the Year for ''Proud as the Sun''. She has collaborated and toured with acts such as Anuhea,

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, Eli-Mac, Tenelle,

, The Green, and Kolohe Kai. In 2019 Kimie traveled to Los Angeles to teach a music education workshop class for the youth at the Grammy Museum at L.A. Live. Kimie taught the class along with Hawaii Musician Bobby Moderow.

Personal life

In March 2018, Kimié gave birth to her daughter Ōmealani Kawelokiliwehi DeSoto. Her best friend is fellow Hawaiian singer and former

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classmate

Anuhea Jenkins Rylee Anuheakeʻalaokalokelani Jenkins (born December 10, 1985), better known as Anuhea, is an American musician, singer and songwriter. Early life Anuhea grew up in Makawao, Hawaii on the island of Maui. She is of Hawaiian, Chinese, German ...

. Kimié also runs her own company called Haku Collective, a music and talent production group that focuses on the creative output of emerging Hawaiian artists.

Discography

Albums * Distant Traveler (2009) * Kimié Miner (2015) * Proud as the Sun (2017) *

(2019) Extended Plays * To the Sea (2013)

Music awards

Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards

The Na Hoku Hanohano Awards are the premier music awards in Hawaii and are Hawaii's equivalent to the

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. The awards are presented to the musicians exemplifying the best work in their class. * 2016: ''Kimie Miner'' - Contemporary Album Of The Year * 2018: ''Kimie Miner'' - Female Vocalist Of The Year * 2018: ''Bamboo'' - Song Of The Year

Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards - Technical & Adjudicated Awards

* 2018: ''Proud As The Sun'' - General Engineering Award (

and Jules Washington)

References

External links

* {{authority control Living people American women singer-songwriters American people of Portuguese descent American people of Native Hawaiian descent Native Hawaiian people Hawaiian songwriters Kamehameha Schools alumni 1985 births 21st-century American singers 21st-century American women singers Singer-songwriters from Hawaii