Kristinia is featured in Time Magazine! The writer gave a little witty review of Goodbye but ultimately gave it praise. View the scan of the feature by clicking the thumbnail below.

When a 12 year-old Kristinia DeBarge first revealed to her musician father that she too wanted to pursue music, he quickly put her claim to the test.

James DeBarge, the founding member and keyboardist of the chart-topping 80’s R&B family group, DeBarge, took his daughter into his studio that night to work on a duet. “We recorded ‘How I Feel Inside’ until 4 am,” says the younger DeBarge. “Before then, I didn’t know the pros and cons of a music career. When we finished he asked me if I still wanted to do it, and I immediately said yes.”

After recording the duet, the Kristinia DeBarge, now 19, participated in “American Juniors” in 2003, a spinoff of “American Idol,” where she performed “Reflections” by Christina Aguilera. Although she did not win, she made it to the final 20.

Still, DeBarge continued honing her skills and gaining exposure, mainly by traveling with her father on his stateside tours. It was on one of these treks that she met the person who would later give the singer her big break. “I met Kenny [Babyface Edmonds] when I was 14. From that day on, he has been developing me all the way to now,” she says about the singer/songwriter, who she’s been working with for the past five years.

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