Israel Salazar de Luna Freire (born 11 June 1990) is a Brazilian contemporary worship music

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Biography

Salazar was born in

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. Through adolescence in a religious middle Salazar found himself heavily involved with music, and from a local band. Freire became a student of CTMDT, and became a member of

Diante do Trono Diante do Trono (; lit.: Before the Throne) is a Brazilian contemporary Christian music band formed in 1997 as a ministry of Lagoinha Church in Belo Horizonte. It is led by singer, songwriter and pastor Ana Paula Valadão. The group became po ...

. His first recording was 2009's ''Tua Visão''. Freire gained prominence as the lead singer. In February 2013, Salazar served as arranger and one of the major composers of the album ''Nada Temerei'', Ana Nóbrega, released by

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label.

Discography

Studio albums * ''Jesus'' (2015) Live albums * ''Avante'' (2017) Singles * "É Natal" (2015) * "Deus Conosco" (2015) * "Tua Igreja Canta" (2017) * "Fé Inabalável" (2019) * "Move o Sobrenatural" (2019)

External links

* https://twitter.com/israelsalazar/

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Salazar, Israel 1990 births Living people 21st-century Brazilian male singers 21st-century Brazilian singers Brazilian Christian religious leaders Christian music songwriters Performers of contemporary worship music Brazilian gospel singers Brazilian male singer-songwriters Brazilian singer-songwriters Singers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian Baptists