At age 11, Battaglia independently released A Thousand Stars, an album that was produced by her mother, Donna.

Battaglia began looking for a recording contract when she was eleven years old, due to the success of her independent album.

[1] Battaglia's Latin-flavored second single "Tu Amor" was released in the UK on July of the same year, scoring a more moderate impact on the charts, peaking at number 24.

In 2003, she teamed up with a Japanese photographer and released a photo book entitled, Kaci: I'm a Singer.

[citation needed] Another single, "Body Shots" was featured on episode 8x02 of The CW's One Tree Hill also reached number one on the Billboard Dance chart.