Christine D'Clario American Singer From Yonkers

Early life

Christine D'Clario was born on 7 September 1982 in Yonkers, New York. At the age of seven she moved to Puerto Rico to live with her mother's family. She speaks both English and Spanish fluently. As an adult she moved to Orlando, Florida, to study at Full Sail University, where she was mentored by William McDowell.

Career

D'Clario is a Christian singer, songwriter and worship leader whose contemporary worship music is aimed mainly at Spanish-speaking audiences. Her self-titled debut album came out in 2005, produced by Wiso Aponte with support from the singer Samuel Hernandez. Its first single, "No me abandonaras", received airplay on several stations in Puerto Rico, and the second single was "Eres mi fuerza", recorded with Jaime Barcelo.

Her second studio album, "Solo tu... lo unico que quiero", was released on Integrity Music on 7 June 2008 and was produced by Chris Rocha. Its tracks include "Padre Nuestro" and "Crea en mi". On 12 April 2011 she released "De Vuelta al Jardin", also on Integrity Music, which contains her song "Como Dijiste" along with "Gloria en lo alto" and "El nos ama".

She began recording her fourth studio album in 2012, and "Mas Profundo and Deeper" was released on 19 February 2013. It reached number 48 on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart and number 17 on the Latin Pop Albums chart. Singles from the record included "Magnifico", "Rey" and "Seguirte", the last with Marco Barrientos.

Collaborations widened her audience. In 2014 she recorded "El Nombre de Jesus" with the Dominican rapper Redimi2, and the video passed 150 million views on YouTube. In 2015 she and the Guatemalan band Miel San Marcos released "No hay lugar mas alto". Her first live album, "Eterno Live", was recorded in March 2015 and released on 10 September 2015. It peaked at number five on Top Latin Albums and number two on Latin Pop Albums, and it was her first album to enter the US Christian Albums chart, where it reached number 30.

After that she appeared on songs with other artists, among them Barak, Marco Barrientos with David Reyes, Redimi2 with Julio Melgar, and Gabriela Rocha. On 7 September 2018 she released the live album "Emanuel" through Gracehouse, which reached number 17 on the Latin Pop Albums chart. In January 2020 she recorded the Spanish version of Tauren Wells's song "Famous For (I Believe)" as a duet. In April 2020 she released "Loco amor", then issued a Portuguese-language version, "Louco Amor", her first recording in that language, and an English-Spanish version titled "Crazy Love". In June 2020 she put out "Mi Libertador" with Miel San Marcos. Her album "La Novia" was released in August 2024. Integrity Music is listed as her label, and her YouTube channel had about 2.7 million subscribers in May 2025.

Recognition

In 2005 D'Clario won the Paoli Award for Feminine Revelation of the Year for her debut album. "De Vuelta al Jardin" earned her a first GMA Dove Award nomination in the Spanish-language album category, and "Mas Profundo and Deeper" was nominated in the same category. She has two Dove Award nominations in all.

Personal life

D'Clario lives in Dallas, Texas.