Debi Nova

Debi Nova
Background information
Birth name Deborah Nowalski Kader
Born August 6, 1980
San José, Costa Rica
Origin Escazú, Costa Rica
Genres Dance, Pop, Latin
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, Dancer
Years active 2001–present
Labels Warner Bros.
Decca Label Group
Associated acts Britney Spears, Sérgio Mendes, Boney James, Ricky Martin
Website www.debinova.com/

Deborah Nowalski Kader, better known by her stage name Debi Nova, is a Costa Rican singer-songwriter who resides in Los Angeles, California.

She has been involved in six projects nominated for a Grammy award, a dance song, "One Rhythm", which reached #1 on the Billboard Dance charts, and has collaborated with artists including Boney James, Mark Ronson, Q-Tip, Sérgio Mendes, the Black Eyed Peas, Sean Paul, Ricky Martin and Franco De Vita.

Early life

Debi was born August 6, 1980, in San José, Costa Rica and is of Polish Jewish descent. She started playing piano at age four, and played classical music for ten years. She became a singer-songwriter and a multi-instrumentalist at the age of 14. She moved to Los Angeles at age 17 when she signed her first record deal. She is a graduate of LAMA College for Music Professionals.

Career

Nova started as a backing vocalist for Gandhi,[1] with whom she had the chance to open for Deep Purple.[2] She also has worked with Ricky Martin, with whom she recorded a Spanish version of the song "I Don't Care". Nova made background vocals for Britney Spears in her song "Lace and Leather", from her album Circus.

In 2004 she scored a #1 track on Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart with "One Rhythm".[3] A remix of the song was featured on the soundtrack for the EA Sports video game FIFA Football 2005.

More recently, she has featured on projects by Illa J (brother of J Dilla) and Sa-Ra as well as Urban Legend (artist)'s Tropical Techniques.

On April 20, 2010, she made her US television debut on Dancing with the Stars. Nova also participated in the Colgate MaxWhite Charging Up The Music campaign.[4]

She recently released her first studio album Luna Nueva in 2010, which features her new single "Drummer Boy".

In 2011, MTV Latin America awarded her the prize MTV Chiuku for her work in the United Nations campaign “UNITE to end violence against women” organized by UN Women, and in April 2012 she was named ambassador of YUNGA (Youth and United Nations Global Alliance).

Nova is one-third of the group "LR1" (Latinos are One) along with Jean Shepherd (of the electro-Latin funk band, Navegante) and Velcro. The single "Maña y Corazón" was produced by Andres Levin and released on September 13, 2011, to kick off Latino Heritage Month.

Recently, Nova was selected as the official voice of the Central American Games, San José 2013, with the song “Arriba Arriba” (Get Up, Get Up) and was also invited to participate in the TEDx Joven Pura Vida (Youth Pure Life) conference, where she shared her story, her music and encouraged young people to follow their dreams.

On December 17, 2013, she released her EP "Un Dia a la Vez". The project is entirely in Spanish and serves as a preview for her upcoming album, "SOY", which was released on June 24, 2014.[5] The album is being produced by Grammy-winning producer Cachorro López. The album has released four singles, "Un Día A La Vez", "Amor", "Emergencia" and "Cupido". The latter was released in two versions, one featuring Puerto Rican singer Sie7e, and the other one featuring Jamaican Reggae/Dancehall singer Ce'Cile.

"SOY" was nominated at the 2014 Latin Grammy Awards on the category of Best New Vocal Pop Album.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions[6] Album(s)
U.S. Hot 100 U.S.
Hot
Dance
Singles
Sales		 U.S.
Dance Music
/Club Play		 U.S.
Hot
Dance
Club Play		 U.S.
Tropical
/Salsa
2004 "One Rhythm" — 13 1 — — One Rhythm
2010 "Drummer Boy" — — — 5 25 Luna Nueva

Participations

Collaborations

Award

See also

References

External links