The Frinj Webmistress had the AWESOME opportunity today to visit with the folks at Universal Music Group - who have been prepping Dallas for the arrival of Kristinia DeBarge!Kristinia is here on tour - (opening for Britney Spears on the Circus Tour) - and Dallas is in for a HUGE treat tonight - for the concert.
What a GREAT talent Kristinia is - and SO very sweet and professional. She was fresh, beautiful and friendly - a true superstar - and, at only 19 - and we know she's going to keep growing and topping the charts.
Certainly, her hit song "Goodbye" - the first release from her new album, Exposed - is stuck in my head (and my three year old loves the "na na na na" part). I'm not too proud to admit my age and say "In my day" I did have some serious teased hair, head-bandanas, oversized shirts + shoulder pads - when reenacting the MTV video of the Bananarama version of "Goodbye" with my girlfriends - but I have to say - I LOVE this one better. It's much more soulful and hip - and a totally different song.
However - I have to say - the real treat today for me - was the acoustic version we got of her second release, "Sabotage" - is something that about brought us to tears - In a good way - you know - where the little hairs on your arm stand at attention? Her voice was spot-on, and the guitarist, Eric (seen in the video below) - was fab, too. They rocked the songs together like a hand in a glove! I guess they've had some practice - it was AWESOME. We listened to the CD/Studio version of the same song on the way home - and it's just as great! (See below for video from event! and don't forget to pay special attention to SABOTAGE!)
Not only is this song SO easy to relate to - it's catchy, true (for almost all of us girls - and everyone really!) and sung so well by Kristinia. Below is a link to a video from Kristinia's site - offering an acoustic version of the second release from her new album - and here's Frinj wishing her only the best - and offering an open invite to visit us anytime she's in Dallas!
DID YOU KNOW? We were cool enough to get to do Kristinia's nails! She paid us a visit - and Barbara - our super-nail doer extraordinaire was in awe! Barbara is a HUGE fan of Kristinia's dad - JAMES DEBARGE - and the group DEBARGE from the 80's! We'll have pics soon!
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