[3] Battistelli received her first Grammy Award nomination in 2009, for Best Gospel Performance with her single, "Free to Be Me".

In early 2008, she released the I'm Letting Go EP exclusively through iTunes on Fervent Records, which contains four songs, including the title track.

All four songs were included on her first major label studio album, My Paper Heart, which was released on July 22, 2008.

[14] Battistelli began a period of touring in the U.S. in early 2008; she played solo concerts as well as performing with fellow Fervent Records band Big Daddy Weave.

[15] She performed at several Christian music festivals throughout mid-2008, such as Spirit West Coast in California and Alive Fest.

1 on the R&R Christian CHR format in March 2009 and held the top position for nine consecutive weeks through the beginning of May.

[citation needed] Battistelli toured on Winter Jam again for 2011 and released a second studio album, Hundred More Years, on March 1, 2011.

[20][better source needed] In late 2016, Battistelli toured with Bethel Music and was featured on two songs on their 2017 release, Starlight.

[24] In 2021, Battistelli starred in the American Christian drama film, God's Not Dead: We the People.

One reviewer wrote that "Battistelli's soulful piano-pop sound resembles a blend of her music interests—jazz, rock, gospel and R&B.

"[10] Battistelli is married to, and managed by, Matt Goodwin, whom she met on the Winter Jam tour when he was playing drums in the band NewSong.