At the age of only four she appeared in the Reston Arts Festival singing, accompanied by her father on his guitar. At the age of ten Christiane appeared in Peace Child at the Kennedy Center OperaHouse. Meanwhile, she began studying ballet at the Conservatory Ballet in Reston and later the prestigious Kirov Academy in Washington, D.C.

Christiane attended Duke University, graduating Cum Laude in three years with a B.A. in English. She promptly moved to New York City where she continued her pursuit of the arts working in New York theater and independent film. While in New York, Christiane continued honing her skills as a musician and songwriter. It was not long before she was performing in local New York venues and up and down the east coast and in Los Angeles. She has performed at NY’s Living Room, Rockwood Music Hall, Fez (at the old Time Café), The Bitter End, CBGB's, DC’s Jammin’ Java and The Stone Room, and LA’s The Hotel Café, The Mint, and The Viper Room – just to name a few.

Christiane recorded her first EP in 2000 and shortly thereafter had a song placed on a Budweiser compilation in France. In 2005 Christiane recorded her debut album, Saltwater, which ultimately garnered her a record deal with UK label, Urban Angel. The album has been licensed for numerous television shows and several songs from the album have been placed on numerous compilations worldwide, including Australia’s popular Sounds Like Café.

Christiane’s song “Giving Up Graceland” was recorded by rising bluegrass star Molly Slemp and her song, “Time Is Now,” was commissioned as the theme song for the documentary “The Green House” which debuted at the Environmental Film Festival. She works with Grammy nominated artist and producer Dave Eggar on a regular basis and is currently involved in a songwriting project with Spanish producer Rafael Veiga.

Christiane currently resides in the DC area teaching Bikram Yoga and playing music. She was recently featured in an ABC 7 news column on Bikram Yoga and is happy to be working towards finishing her 2nd album - Fragile Assassin. She plays regular shows in the area with her husband Joe Popperwell – who hails from New Zealand and Australia.