[1] Nova first started as a backing vocalist for Gandhi,[2] one of Costa Rica's biggest and most-beloved rock bands of the '90s and '00s.

She then collaborated with multiple artists, including the Black Eyed Peas, Mark Ronson and Sean Paul, and wrote songs for Orishas and RBD.

In 2004, she released her first solo single, "One Rhythm", which reached the top spot on Billboard's US Dance Club Songs Chart[4] and was featured on the EA FIFA 2005 video game soundtrack.

[5] Since then, Debi has collaborated with other artists, including Franco de Vita, Ce'Cile, Fonseca, Sheila E., Vicente García, Gian Marco, Pedro Capó, Andrea Echeverri, and Tony Succar.

[12] Debi was born on 6 August 1980 in Escazú, San José, Costa Rica and is of Polish Jewish descent.

[citation needed] Nova started as a backing vocalist for Gandhi,[14] with whom she had the chance to open for Deep Purple.

Their single "Maña y Corazón" was produced by Andres Levin and released on 13 September 2011, to kick off Latino Heritage Month.

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.

*"Debi Nova Among Tico Nominations At Latin Grammys - Costa Rica Extra - September 2014" - "http://qcostarica.com/debi-nova-among-tico-nominations-at-latin-grammys/" 5.

*"UN DÍA A LA VEZ" DE DEBI NOVA DISPONIBLE YA EN iTUNES - People Music - December, 2013" "[3] 6.