Luna Kup is a 12-year-old seventh grader from Los Angeles, California. She has been singing since she was four years old, starting with musical theatre and performing in more than a dozen children and community theatre productions, before learning classical, jazz and pop. Since age eight, Luna has been training with vocal coach Kathleen Kernohan of The Singing Place in Los Angeles. She has also been coached by Dr. Stephanie Hutchinson. In addition to singing, Luna plays the piano, guitar and ukulele, and she is also a songwriter.
In December 2019, Luna was honored to perform at Carnegie Hall in the winners recital of the American Protégé International Vocal Competition, where she won 2nd place in opera aria and musical theatre. In 2021, Luna won 1st prize in the Muse 2021 International Competition and 1st place in the Crescendo International Little Mozarts Competition; she was also a 2nd place winner in the International Grande Music Competition, 2nd prize winner in the IMKA Music Competition, and 3rd place winner in the American Music Talent Competition. Additionally, Luna was a Top Ten Finalist in the Song Academy Young Songwriter 2021 Competition with her original pop song, “Fantasy.”
Besides music, Luna enjoys acting, ballet and tap dance, middle school and spending time with her family and friends.
