At fourteen, Kristinia DeBarge met Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds and spent four years developing her voice and writing skills. At nineteen, Kristinia signed a record deal with Sodapop/Island Def Jam. Her debut album, "Exposed" was released on July 28, 2009. The album debuted at number 23 on Billboard's top 200. Her first single, "Goodbye" debuted at number #75 peaking at number #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, and number #1 on the POP chart. The single sold over 2 million copies reaching Platinum status and later reaching Gold twice. The music video received an MTV VMA nomination. Kristinia opened up for pop singer Britney Spears, during the 2009 world tour, "The Circus Starring: Britney Spears" and received an NAACP Image Award nomination for "Outstanding Artist." In early 2015, Kristinia partnered with Grammy award winning producer, Adonis Shropshire. They independently released two EPs (“Thinkin Out Loud” and “Peaceful Understanding”) and a single (“Crystal Ball”). In early 2016, Kristinia starred in Growing up Hip Hop, a reality TV series on the WE network, with Boogie Dash, Egypt Criss, TJ Mizell, Angela Simmons and Romeo Miller. In 2017, she released a single (“Pink Love”) through Priority/Capitol Records. In 2021, Kristinia released a single and music video ("Bet") featuring Eric Bellinger.