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Cristina Mel

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Cristina Mel
Born (1964-03-10) March 10, 1964 (age 60)
Brás de Pina, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
GenresDevotional music, Gospel music, pop
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • Christian minister
  • teacher
  • missionary
Years active1991–present
Labels
Websitewww.cristinamel.com.br

Maria Cristina Mel de Almeida Costa (born March 10, 1964) is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, Christian minister, teacher and missionary. She made her recording debut in 1990 under the guidance of Bompastor executive Isaias Costa, and performed in gospel and secular media.

Biography

She was born primogenitus from Elmiro Nunes de Almeida and Marli Asmar de Almeida.

At age 16, after her parents' divorce, she was invited by a friend Gopel to attend a church in Rio de Janeiro, an American Christian group, The Continental Singers and Orchestra, under the pretext of practicing English. Mel became a Christian and "saw the bitterness of her life to become a honey". New heart, new life, with forgiveness, restoration, joy and peace. Cristina Mel had born just at that moment – as reported by herself.[1]

After a 20-year career singing gospel and secular music, with national and international performances she has sold over five million copies, with gold in all the burned CDs without the awards have achieved with simple platinum and double platinum. Her musical career has reached both the gospel market in Portuguese (in Brazil and abroad), as the Latin market. Cristina Mel has also produced, with special focus on whole albums, dedicated exclusively to children.

Discograpy

Year Album Sales
1990 Tá Decidido 50,000
1992 Pra Sempre 500,000
1993 Mil Horizontes 100,000
1994 Refúgio de Amor 650,000
1995 Mel 450,000
1996 Gratidão 200,000
1997 Dê Carinho 400,000
1998 Presente de Deus 150,000
1998 Um Toque de amor 800,000
1999 Tem Coisas que a Gente não Esquece 220,000
2000 Sempre Te Amei 190,000
2001 Tudo Por Você 500,000
2002 Você é um Vencedor 200,000
2003 Eternamente 300,000
2005 Recomeçar 270,000
2005 As Canções da Minha Vida: 15 Anos Ao Vivo 290,000
2006 Um Novo Tempo 170,000
2009 Ame Mesmo Assim 50,000
2011 Som do Amor 35,000
2013 Eu Respiro Adoração 30,000
2019 Rompendo o Silêncio 1,000

References