Christine D'Clario (born September 7, 1982) is an American

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singer, songwriter and

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, who plays

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primarily for a Spanish-speaking audience. She has released eight albums: six in the Spanish-language and one in the English-language, ''Christine D'Clario'' (2005), ''Solo tú... lo único que quiero'' (2008), ''De Vuelta al Jardín'' (2011), ''Más Profundo'' and ''Deeper'' (2013), ''Eterno Live'' (2015), and ''Emanuel'' (2018). D'Clario has been nominated for two

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Early life

Christine D'Clario Anchor (On This Journey) Work ID No. 884776381 ISWC No. T9092187274 IPI No. 480723944 was born on September 7, 1982, in

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. After the death of her father, she moved to

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with her mother's family when she was seven years old. She is fluent in English and Spanish. Years later she moved to

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to attend college at

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, while there she was mentored by William McDowell.

Personal life

She is currently residing in

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, Texas, with her husband Carlos Caban and their children Ian Anthony Caban (April 12, 2017) and Kenzi Evangelina Caban (September 4, 2018).

Music career

D'Clario began her music recording career with her eponymous debut studio album, ''Christine D'Clario''. Produced by Wiso Aponte and the support of Christian singer Samuel Hernández, D'Clario's debut album was released in 2005, with her debut single "No me abandonarás" reaching the first positions in several stations in Puerto Rico, as well as the album's second single, "Eres mi fuerza" (with Jaime Barceló). In 2005, D'Clario won the Paoli Award for being the "Feminine Revelation of the Year" for her debut album. Her second studio album, ''Solo tú... lo único que quiero'', was released on June 7, 2008 by

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. The album was produced by Chris Rocha and it includes the songs "Padre Nuestro", "Crea en mí" and "Encenderé esta ciudad". Three years later, on April 12, 2011, D'Clario released, ''De Vuelta al Jardín'', with Integrity Music. This album got her first

nomination in the Spanish Language Album category. ''De Vuelta al Jardín'' includes D'Clario's signature song "Como Dijiste", as well as the hit singles "Gloria en lo alto" and "Él nos ama". In 2012, D'Clario began recordings for her fourth studio album, ''Más Profundo'' and ''Deeper''. It was released on February 19, 2013, through Integrity Music. The album was also nominated for a GMA Dove Award for a Spanish Language album. This album charted on some US ''Billboard'' charts, where it peaked on the

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at number 48 and the

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at number 17. ''Más Profundo'' contains the singles "Magnífico", "Rey" and "Seguirte" (with Marco Barrientos). In 2014, her collaboration with Dominican rapper Redimi2, "El Nombre de Jesús" gained international success for both artists, reaching more than 150 millions of views on YouTube. Later, in 2015, D'Clario and Guatemalan band Miel San Marcos released the successful hit "No hay lugar más alto". Following this, D'Clario released her first live album recording, ''Eterno Live''. It was recorded in March 2015 and released by Integrity Music on September 10, 2015. The album includes the songs "En el trono está" and "Que se abra el cielo" (featuring Marcos Brunet), as well as live renditions from her previous hits. ''Eterno Live'' became D'Clario's most successful album on the US ''Billboard'' charts, reaching the top five on both the Top Latin Albums and Latin Pop Albums, peaking at number 5 and number 2, respectively. It also became D'Clario's first album to enter the US

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, peaking at number 30. Following the release of ''Eterno Live'', D'Clario appeared on several songs: "Tu eres Rey" with Barak, "Dios de lo Imposible" with Marco Barrientos and David Reyes, "Por la Eternidad" with Redimi2 and Julio Melgar, "Mi Libertador" with Miel San Marcos and "Lugar Secreto" with Gabriela Rocha. On September 7, 2018, D'Clario released her second live album recording, ''Emanuel'' through Gracehouse. It includes the songs "Dios de Maravillas", "Rey de gloria", "Santo Santo" and "Admirable" with Julio Melgar. The album peaked at number 17 on the US ''Billboard'' Latin Pop Albums. On January 10, 2020, she appeared in duet with Tauren Wells in his single "Tu poder (Yo creo en ti)" which is the Spanish version of his song "Famous For (I believe)". Later, on April 10, 2020, D'Clario released a new song, "Loco amor". Following this, it was released a Brazilian-language version of the song titled "Louco Amor", becoming D'Clario's first song recorded in Portuguese. Later, she released an English-Spanish version titled "Crazy Love". On June 12, Christine D'Clario released her collaboration with Miel San Marcos, Mi Libertador. In August 2024 Christine D'Clario released her album " La Novia."

Discography

Albums

Spanish

English

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:D'Clario, Christine 1982 births Living people American performers of Christian music American musicians of Puerto Rican descent Singers from New York (state) Musicians from Orlando, Florida Singers from Dallas Songwriters from New York (state) Songwriters from Florida Songwriters from Texas Hispanic and Latino American women singers Spanish-language singers of the United States 21st-century American women singers 21st-century American singers Women in Latin music