Ginalina

Gina Lam, better known by her stage name Ginalina, is a Canadian family folk singer and songwriter, based in Vancouver.[1] She released her first children's album, Sandcastle Magic, in 2012, which won a 2013 Parents' Choice Award: Silver Honour Award.[2] Her following album, Forest Friends' Nature Club was released in 2015 and was nominated for a Juno Award[3] and for a 2015 Canadian Folk Music Award,[4] as well as winning a 2016 Parents' Choice Award: Silver Honour Award. In 2016, she released Home is Family which won the Children's Artist of the Year category at the Western Canadian Music Awards,[5] a 2017 Parents' Choice Award: Gold Honour Award. This album was nominated for the 2017 Canadian Folk Music Awards in the category: Children’s Album of the Year.[6] In 2018, Ginalina released her fourth album, entitled "It Takes a Village". It was selected as a nominee for the 2019 Juno Award in the category of Children's Album of the Year,[7] and nominated for Children’s Album of the Year in the 2020 Canadian Folk Music Awards.[1]

Ginalina
Ginalina in concert
Background information
Birth nameGina Lam
OriginVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active2012–present
LabelsIndependent
Websitewww.ginalina.com

Starting mid-2016, Ginalina's music videos have been aired on Kidoodle.TV in the Canada and United States[8] as well as on the Knowledge Network.[9]

She was born in Toronto.[10]

Personal life

Ginalina grew up playing classical violin and loved to sing and write stories as a child.[11] She is Canadian-Taiwanese and both her parents are from Taiwan. She has four children.[12]

Discography
  • Sandcastle Magic (2012)[13]
  • Forest Friends' Nature Club (2015)[14]
  • Home is Family (2016)[15]
  • It Takes a Village (2018)
  • Small but Mighty (2019)

References
  1. "Ginalina up for 2020 Canadian Folk Music Award".
  2. "Parents' Choice Awards: Audio 2013: Ginalina - Sandcastle Magic".
  3. "Juno nomination: Children's album of the year 2016: Ginalina - Forest Friends' Nature Club".
  4. "2015 Canadian Folk Music Award nominees".
  5. "2017 Western Canadian Music Award winners".
  6. "2017 Canadian Folk Music Award nominees".
  7. "Vancouver's 'misfit' Ginalina eyes Juno Awards shot with It Takes a Village".
  8. "Kidoodle TV: Ginalina music videos". 25 May 2016.
  9. "Knowledge Kids: Ginalina music videos". 22 June 2016.
  10. https://www.pressreader.com/canada/asian-journal/20190215/281775630426414
  11. "Prince George Citizen - Ginalina loved by kids, adults".
  12. "The Source - Creating music – a family affair". 12 January 2016.
  13. "Ginalina loved by kids, adults".
  14. "Making Pacific Spirit-inspired kids album no walk in the park".
  15. "Inspiring Folk & Children's Artist from Vancouver Nominated for JUNO Award". 12 March 2019.
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