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Honestly, I’m growing tired of all these little starlets releasing albums because they have the right looks or connections so I will admit that I’m a little jaded when I see an album coming out by a new, young artist.
I hesitated to listen to the preview of Kristinia DeBarge’s new album Exposed but when I finally took a minute, I was pleasantly surprised. She really does have a good voice and it sounds like she’s got decent writers (Babyface is heavily involved with this album but Kristinia did write “Cried Me a River” and “It’s Gotta Be Love”).
In case her last name sounds familiar, I should mention that the 19-year-old is the daughter of James DeBarge, who was one of the members of the popular 80s group, DeBarge. Kristinia isn’t the only family member with a hot new release – uncle, Chico DeBarge, released his Addiction album earlier this month.
If you’d like to see and learn more about Kristinia, check her out on MySpace profile or see her in concert – she’s opening for Britney Spears on the Circus Tour. Here are the dates:
8/1/2009 – SATURDAY NIGHT BLOCK PARTIES UNIVERSAL CITY, CA
8/20/2009 – COPPS COLISEUM HAMILTON, Canada
8/21/2009 – SCOTIABANK PLACE KANATA, Canada
8/24/2009 – MADISON SQUARE GARDEN NEW YORK, NY
8/25/2009 – MADISON SQUARE GARDEN NEW YORK, NY
8/29/2009 – TD BANKNORTH GARDEN BOSTON, MA
8/30/2009 – WACHOVIA CENTER PHILADELPHIA, PA
9/1/2009 – AMWAY ARENA ORLANDO, FL
9/2/2009 – AMERICAN AIRLINES ARENA MIAMI, FL
9/4/2009 – PHILLIPS ARENA ATLANTA, GA
9/5/2009 – GREENSBORO COLISEUM GREENSBORO, NC
9/8/2009 – PALACE OF AUBURN HILLS AUBURN HILLS, MI
9/9/2009 – ALLSTATE ARENA CHICAGO, IL
9/11/2009 – WELLS FARGO ARENA DES MOINES, IA
9/12/2009 – ALERUS CENTER GRAND FORKS, ND
9/15/2009 – BOK CENTER TULSA, OK
9/16/2009 – TOYOTA CENTER HOUSTON, TX
9/18/2009 – AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER DALLAS, TX
9/19/2009 – CENTURYTEL CENTER BOSSIER CITY, LA
9/21/2009 – DON HASKINS CENTER EL PASO, TX
9/23/2009 – STAPLES CENTER LOS ANGELES, CA
9/26/2009 – MANDALAY BAY LAS VEGAS, NV
9/27/2009 – MANDALAY BAY LAS VEGAS, NV
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