Deborah Nowalski Kader, better known by her stage name Debi Nova, is a Costa Rican singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer.

Nova started out as a backing vocalist for Costa Rican rock band Gandhi at the age of 14. With them, Nova had the chance to open for Deep Purple and Aterciopelados. When she was 17, she moved to Los Angeles to study music and pursue a career as a singer.

Before even releasing her own debut studio album, Nova managed to score multiple high-profile collaborations. She collaborated with the Black Eyed Peas on “Latin Girls” from the Grammy-nominated album Elephunk (2003). Nova was also featured on Ricky Martin’s 2005 single “Qué Más Da” and joined him on tour. She was also summoned by Sergio Mendes to form part of his Timeless (2006) project. Nova has also collaborated with Mark Ronson, Q-Tip, Illa J and Sean Paul.

On 2010, Nova released her debut studio album Luna nueva, which scored Nova’s first hit solo single in her home country with “Drummer Boy”. The album included lyrics both in English and Spanish and featured a Latin-infused sound with folk influences. During this “spanglish” era, Nova became the first Costa Rican artist to top the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.

After joining Franco De Vita on tour and releasing their hit duet single “Si Quieres Decir Adiós”, Nova released her second studio album Soy (2014). Produced by Cachorro López, Soy refocused Nova’s career towards the Latin American market and became her first album to be sung entirely in Spanish. The album gave Nova her first Latin Grammy nomination for Best Contemporary Pop Album.

On 2017, Nova released her third studio album Gran Ciudad. Recorded live in Brazil and produced by Mario Caldato Jr. and Nova herself, the record introduced a more organic sound for the singer and managed to score her second Latin Grammy nomination for Best Singer/Songwriter Album.