Kristinia DeBarge
Kristinia Jamie DeBarge (/krɪˈstɪniə/; born March 8, 1990) is an American singer and actress. She first appeared on national television in 2003 as a contestant on the American Idol spin-off, American Juniors. In 2009, DeBarge signed a contract with the Island Records department Sodapop, releasing her debut album, Exposed, in July of the same year.
Kristinia DeBarge
Kristinia Jamie DeBarge
March 8, 1990
South Pasadena, California, U.S.
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Singer
- dancer
- actress
2003–present
Life and career[edit]
Family and early life[edit]
Born in 1990, DeBarge is the daughter of James DeBarge. DeBarge began singing when she was 3 years old, but did not begin to take it seriously until she was 12. When she was 12, her father took her into a recording studio where they worked until 4 A.M. recording a duet titled "How I Feel Inside", which made her father realize that she was serious about beginning a singing career.
During Summer 2003 she was a contestant on the American Idol spin-off, American Juniors. DeBarge progressed to the semi-final round of 20 contestants. She was featured in the first group of ten semi-finalists and sang the song "Reflection" from the Disney film Mulan. However, she was not one of the five to progress from that group into the final ten.[1]
DeBarge is of mixed race. Her father is of African American, English, and French descent. Her mother is of Mexican, English, Norwegian, and French descent.
DeBarge's ancestors on her mother's side include, 6th great-grandfather
Robert Sevier and 6th great-granduncle John Sevier (first member of the Watauga Association/founding father of Tennessee), and first cousin twice removed Elías Nandino, a Mexican poet and confidant of Frida Kahlo.[2] Among her mother's distant relatives is King [Robert I of France].
Tours[edit]
Opening act[edit]
• The Circus Starring Britney Spears (2009)