Fernanda Brum Costa da Cruz Pinheiro (born 19 December 1976) is a Brazilian Christian singer, songwriter,

worship pastor A worship pastor usually refers to a person who ministers using contemporary worship music or other Christian music, as well as counseling and pastoring members of the church's music team and worship ministries. This is a distinct role within a ...

and writer.

Biography

Born in

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, she grew up in

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, a middle-class neighborhood in the north. Fernanda has three siblings, namely: Marcia Brum, Bruno Costa and Louise Costa; Her parents are Nelio Brum (Policial officer) Costa and Maria Fernandes Costa. Since she was a little girl, Fernanda always had contact with the musical world, and as a child Fernanda won a TV contest singing to represent the school in which she studied. Fernanda has done theater course, sang jingles among other things. On 18 May 1996, Fernanda Brum married the singer and pastor Emerson Pinheiro music producer, 26 both pastors of Central Baptist Church in Barra da Tijuca. She participated in the group "Voices" for several years. She participated in 2011 ''Festival Promessas'', alongside

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, the band leader

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and Damares. In 2015, she was nominated for the 16th Latin Grammy Awards in the Best Christian Album (Portuguese Language) category. She was nominated again for the same award in 2017 with her album ''Ao Vivo em Israel''.

Discography

;Solo career

Studio albums

Live albums

International

Collected

Live albums

Amigas Project

;with Voices *''Colores del Amor'' (1997) *''Corações Gratos'' (1999) *''Por Toda Vida'' (2009) *''Coração de Criança'' (2001) *''Aliança'' (2002) *''Acústico'' (2005) *''Sobreviverei'' (2007) *''Natal'' (2008) *''Para Sempre'' (2012)

Bibliography

*''E Foi Assim...'' (2013)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brum, Fernanda 1976 births Living people Brazilian Christian religious leaders Christian music songwriters Brazilian gospel singers Brazilian evangelicals Latin Grammy Award winners Musicians from Rio de Janeiro (city) Performers of contemporary worship music 21st-century Brazilian singers 21st-century Brazilian women singers Brazilian women singer-songwriters Brazilian singer-songwriters Women in Latin music