Cristina Saraiva

Origin

Rio de Janeiro, RJ

Also known as

Cristina Gomes Saraiva

Years Active

1996

Genres

MPB

Biography

Cristina Saraiva is a Brazilian composer, lyricist, and music producer born in Rio de Janeiro on April 24, 1962. A graduate in history from the Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), she also studied cinema, screenwriting, and literature. Her career in music solidified starting in 1996, when she founded the label Tiê Musical, dedicated to MPB, through which she launched artists such as Simone Guimarães and Giselle Martine. As a producer, she was responsible for important albums by these singers, featuring special appearances by renowned artists such as Paulo Jobim, Ivan Lins, Elba Ramalho, and Chico Buarque.

As a composer, Cristina Saraiva gained recognition at various festivals. In 2000, she was a semifinalist for the Prêmio Visa de Compositores and had a song selected for Rede Globo's Festival da Música Brasileira. That same year, she won the Best Lyric Award at the Tatuí Festival. In 2002, she won the 20th Feira Avareense de Música Popular (Fampop) with the song "Indiviso", a partnership with Felipe Radicetti, interpreted by Márcia Tauil. Her work has been interpreted by various MPB artists, such as Simone Guimarães, Chico Buarque, Leila Pinheiro, and Renato Braz.

Throughout her career, Cristina Saraiva has released self-authored albums such as "Primeiro Olhar" (2001), "Só Canção" (2003), and "Sol a Sol" (2006), the latter interpreted entirely by Lucila Novaes. More recently, in 2022, she released the CD "SOS", with an environmental theme, bringing together a team of interpreters such as Simone Guimarães, Cláudio Lins, and Renato Braz. The artist also stands out for her engagement in social and environmental causes, with the song "SOS Amazônia" gaining English versions and traveling the world denouncing the destruction of the forest.

Discography

• O Viajante (2016)
• SOS (2022)