QUIN (singer)

QUIN, born Bianca Leonor Quiñones,[1][2] is an American Afro-Latina singer/songwriter/producer born in Los Angeles, Calif.[3][4]

QUIN in 2017

She is currently signed to Interscope Records/Fantasy Soul.

Early life

QUIN’s passion for music and performing began as a child as she grew up around her musician father play the conga drums and trumpet,[4] her mother was a dancer and school teacher,[5] and she sang in her church and high school choirs.[6][7][1][5] According to QUIN’s mother, the singer wrote her first song at a very young age after the birth of her sister, Bailey Rose.[8]

She attended school in Pasadena, California.[2][1] After graduating from Pasadena High School, she moved on to college at Cal State Northridge in California. After a year and a half of studying Psychology, QUIN moved to West Oakland[2][1] and began focusing on music full time at age 19.[3][2]

Career

QUIN dropped her debut EP Galactica[2] in October 2016,[9] which includes a feature from G-Eazy[2] on the song “OVER AGAIN.” She describes the EP as “the first chapter to my Fantasy Soul Universe.”[5] Her song “LIGHTSPEED” was involved in the Visions of Harmony project with Apple Music and NASA, which aspired to educate the public on the Juno spacecraft by combining science and art.[10][11][12][2]

A year later, in September 2017,[8][13] QUIN released her DREAMGIRL EP,[14][15][16] which she called a sequel of her album Galactica[3][2] which features collaborations with Syd on the song “Sticky Situation,"[17] and the artist Buddy[18][13][19][2] on the song “Happened to Happen.” all of which was produced by Kry$shun.[20] The music video for “Sticky Situation” was released in August 2017 by the Bush Renz Agency.[18][21]

She describes her sound as “fantasy soul” and music that “has the power of versatility” and in 2017, QUIN introduced her label, Fantasy Soul, named after the genre she coined.[22][23][24][5][16]

In August 2018, she released her song “Remind Me”,[25][26] described by The FADER as “daydream-inducing antidote for all life's worries.[26]” Later that year, QUIN teamed up with Vans for a campaign highlighting the importance of creativity and personal style.[27]

In June 2019,she signed to Interscope Records and also has her own label Fantasy Soul under Universal Music then released her fourth EP "LUCID" in November and the EP features two collabs with Atlanta rapper 6lack including their latest single Mushroom Chocolate.

She is currently working on her debut album for Interscope and Fantasy Soul Records.

QUIN has opened for Erykah Badu,[28] Gnash[14] JMSN, and performed at THE FADER Fort at SXSW,[29] AFROPUNK[30] and Galore’s Girl Cult Festival.[31]

Discography
SINGLES
TITLE ALBUM DATE
LIGHTSPEED GALACTICA June 30, 2016
OVER AGAIN feat. G-Eazy GALACTICA Sept. 7, 2016
STICKY SITUATION DREAMGIRL June 16, 2017
REMIND ME Non-album single Aug. 23, 2018
ALBUMS
TITLE TYPE DATE
GALACTICA Album Oct. 28, 2016
DREAMGIRL EP Sept. 1, 2017
"LUCID" EP Nov. 19, 2019

References
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  5. "Interview: Singer QUIN Talks Shedding Her Fears & New Album". Vibe. 2016-10-28. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
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  9. "QUIÑ Teases Her Upcoming EP With A Cosmic Visual For "Galacticat"". The FADER. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
  10. "Apple links with NASA to make music from space". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
  11. Ouellette, Jennifer. "NASA and Apple Collaborate on Short Film Inspired by Juno Mission". Gizmodo. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
  12. Clover, Juli. "Apple Music and NASA Team Up on Short Film and Exclusive Songs Celebrating Juno Mission". www.macrumors.com. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
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  17. "Future-soul singer QUIÑ teams up with Syd Tha Kyd for a "Sticky Situation"". AFROPUNK. 2017-08-04. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
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  19. Wright, Georgie; Pressigny, Clementine de (2018-02-01). "the popstar so heartbroken she invented a whole new genre". I-D. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
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  24. Nast, Condé. "Meet the "Fantasy-Soul" Singer You Need to Put On Your Playlists". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
  25. Smith, Courtney E. "New Music To Know This Week: HAERTS Return, Vivian Green Gets Slutry & More". www.refinery29.com. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
  26. "QUIÑ's "REMIND ME" is a sweet antidote for all your life's worries". The FADER. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
  27. JuanofaKind (2018-09-11). "Vans Partners With Artists, Athletes & Musicians To Celebrate Creativity Through Personal Style • KicksOnFire.com". KicksOnFire.com. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
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  29. Ave.Brooklyn, Warsaw 261 Driggs; NY; ages, 11222 Doors 7:30 PM / Show 8:30 PM This event is all. "JMSN - Tickets - Warsaw - Brooklyn, NY - May 26th, 2017". Ticketfly. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
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  31. "Win a pair of tickets to Girl Cult Festival 8/20! | Los Angeles Free Stuff". L.A. Weekly. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
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