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Ana Paula Machado Valadão Bessa (born May 16, 1976) is an Brazilian Christian worship leader and singer-songwriter. She is the leader of the ministry of praise Diante do Trono, which has sold more than 15 million albums. An award-winning worship leader, Ana Paula Valadão, is the founder of the music ministry Diante do Trono. She has recorded multiple worship CDs in Portuguese and English, serves as a worship pastor at Lagoinha Church in Brazil and has led millions in worship throughout the world. Ana Paula has sold over 15 million worship albums globally and has led worship gatherings of as many as two million people in attendance. She believes that worship is a major instrument for the restoration of a nation. == Life and career == Ana Paula Valadão is the daughter of Pastors Márcio Valadão and Renata Valadão, pastors and founders of the Lagoinha Church. She is the older sister of André Valadão and Mariana Valadão.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=@@.. Perfil de serva e Biografia, Ana Paula Valadão Bessa )〕 She started her music career by participating in a group called King's Kids and her first album was ''Expressão de Fé'', recorded by the King's Kids. Some time later, she participated in the choir El-Shammah and recorded the album ''Ele Tem Sido Fiel''. Valadão studied Law at the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), but locked up the course in 1996, and therefore decided to attend the Christ for the Nations Institute (CFNI) located in the state of Texas in the United States. When she returned to Brazil, she began writing songs, and she recorded her first album entitled ''Diante do Trono'' in 1998. Its creation marked the beginning of the group Diante do Trono. Ana Paula married the pastor Gustavo Bessa on September 13, 2000, one year and eleven months after they met. Afterward she struggled to conceive and portrayed this difficulty in her CD ''Esperança'', especially in the title track "Esperança". While recording her next CD, ''Ainda Existe Uma Cruz'', Ana Paula was pregnant with her first son Isaque Valadão Bessa, who was born on January 3, 2006, and on May 23, 2009 her second son, Benjamim Valadão Bessa was born. In August 2009, Ana Paula and her family moved to Dallas, Texas where her husband continued his ministerial studies.> However, she explained at the official website of Diante do Trono that she decided that she would not leave the band and would continue to appear in all the group's main events. In May 2011, the family returned to Brazil. Ana Paula Valadão has received more than 32 awards on behalf of her group.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Troféu Promessas premia destaques da música gospel nacional )〕 In 2004, of the 8 nominations that were submitted for Troféu Talento (a Brazilian award similar to the Dove Awards) she won 7, and was also nominated for awards in various categories in the 38th GMA Dove Awards for the album ''In The Father's Arms'', though she won none. Diante do Trono has traveled to several countries in America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. Throughout its history, Ana Paula has remained head of the ministries, compositions and organizations of the group. In July 2012 Ana Paula Valadão was considered one of the 100 most important Brazilians of all time by the Brazilian television network SBT in partnership with the BBC, where through the Internet the public suggested names of people who should be considered the great icons of Brazil. Ana Paula has occupied the 97th position and participated in the program (with the name, O Maior Brasileiro de Todos os Tempos; English translation: The Greats) by singing on Brazilian national television. In July 2013, the singer was in a meeting with the president of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, with other Christian representatives of the nation. In December of that year, Ana Paula was cited by the American publication Forbes as the 89th most influential celebrity in Brazil.〔http://forbesbrasil.br.msn.com/blog/post-redacao.aspx?post=daaec777-6984-41d0-b444-2f2d194d4ed5〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ana Paula Valadão」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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