María José Ayarza (Santiago, February 7, 1991), known artistically as Chini.png, is a Chilean singer and visual artist.
Career
As a student of arts at Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, María José Ayarza started the musical project Chini & the Technicians alongside Roberto González in 2014. Later, Gabriel Ardiles (bass), Sebastián Riffo (percussion), and Tiare Galaz (backing vocals, ukulele, and percussion) joined the band.
Following the release of the EP En el fondo todo va bien (2015) and the album Arriba es Abajo, the band went on hiatus two years later.
In 2020, Ayarza began her solo career under the name Chini.png, releasing her EP titled Ctrl+Z. Her first solo EP earned her three nominations at the 2021 Pulsar Awards in the categories of Best New Artist, Best Music Video (as director of Triángulo de las Bermudas) and Best Album Art (for the cover art of "Ctrl+Z").
The following year, she was once again nominated at the Pulsar Awards for her role as the director in the Best Music Video category for the song Fisura.
Chini.png participated in the BIME Festival in Spain in 2022 and Lollapalooza Chile 2023.
