Biography

Kinnik is a veteran of the stage, film and screen. She finished as a Top 13 Finalist in the mega hit show American Idol. Soon after, Kinnik won the Dreamgirls competition sponsored by the Ahmanson theatre & Blackweekly.com and was flown to Italy to perform. Having done more than 30 stage plays since the last 15 years, her major theatre credits include Dream Girls, For Colored Girls and Madea's Class Reunion. Hollywood and Broadway has taken notice of her star power. Award winning directors and producers Tyler Perry, Robert Townsend, and Kenny Leon have cast Kinnik in projects to tap into her amazing vocal range and innate acting ability. Her Film/TV credits include Trois 3: The Escort, American Idol, Playhouse 22, House of Payne, Hard Rock Cafe Presents, and Musical Theatre of Hope. Kinnik has extended her reach into the Internet and is the Executive Producer and host of refreshing new web-series featuring celebrity and entertainment news. Her greatest accomplishment to date is writing, producing and starring in "Sunday Mourning" which has received 7 NAACP Theatre Award nominations which included 2 personal nominations for Kinnik Sky as Best Female Lead and Best Playwright.
- IMDb mini biography by: Lillian Michelle

Kinnik was born and raised in Columbia, S.C. and then moved to Atlanta, Georgia. She began singing at the age of 4 and she auditioned for "American Idol" in Greensboro, N.C. for season 5 in 2006.