Ana Paula Valadão

Ana Paula Machado Valadão Bessa (Belo Horizonte, May 16, 1976) is a singer, composer, arranger of contemporary Christian music, also a writer, pastor of the Lagoinha Baptist Church and Brazilian presenter. Ana Paula is the daughter of Márcio Valadão and Renata Valadão, pastors, former presidents of the Lagoinha Baptist Church in Belo Horizonte and has two brothers who are also pastors and singers, André Valadão and Mariana Valadão. Ana Paula has been married to pastor and writer Gustavo Bessa since September 13, 2000, with whom she has two children, Isaac and Benjamim. Since 2000, Ana has been pastor and founder of Igreja Diante do Trono based in South Florida. Ana Paula Valadão is the leader and founder of Ministério de Louvor Diante do Trono, one of the best-known and renowned contemporary Christian music bands in Brazil and the world, with whom she has released more than 25 albums, including live recordings, studio recordings and children's projects. , Crianças Diante do Trono, as well as some solo projects. She is the composer of gospel music classics, such as "I Need You", "Purifying Waters", "Aos Olhos do Pai" etc. The group has sold more than 15 million records in various formats, becoming one of the record holders for record sales in Brazil. In a single performance, held on July 12, 2003, during the recording of the album Quero me Apaixonar, Diante do Trono brought together more than 2 million people at Campo de Marte Airport in São Paulo, being the largest audience for an event Christian in the world and the second largest audience in Brazil, second only to the Rock in Rio festival. He has also won the Talento trophies, from RecordTV, and Promesas, from Rede Globo, in addition to being nominated for a Latin Grammy in 2012 with the album Sun of Justice. Through the Ministry Diante do Trono and the Lagoinha Baptist Church, Ana Paula Valadão promotes various social, humanitarian and missionary actions, such as the India Project, which combats human trafficking, the DT Mission, as well as other specific actions promoted during some of her live album recordings in Brazil and the Middle East. In 2012, Ana Paula Valadão was considered one of the 100 greatest Brazilians of all time in a survey by broadcaster SBT in partnership with BBC London. In 2013, Ana Paula was cited by the American publication Forbes as the 89th most influential celebrity in Brazil.