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Christian Sebastia
Born (1974-05-07) May 7, 1974 (age 52)
Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela
Citizenship
  • Venezuela
  • United States (since 2023)
Occupations
  • Singer
  • record producer
  • pastor
Spouse
Eukarys Piña
​
(m. 1996)​
Children3
Musical career
OriginCiudad Guayana, Venezuela
Genres
Instruments
Years active1986–present
LabelCarismah Studios (2001–present)
Websitechristiansebastia.com

Christian Sebastia (born May 7, 1974) is a Venezuelan-American singer, record producer and pastor.[1][2] Active in contemporary Christian music since 1986, he performed at Madison Square Garden in New York in 2006 and released the live album Tu Amor (2008), which received the Venezuelan Mara de Oro award for best Christian music album. As a producer, he worked on the Venezuelan tours of Marcos Witt and, from 2013, with singer Mónica Rodríguez, receiving Mara de Oro awards for tour production in 2011 and 2014. His album Tengo Fe (2018) earned him the Arpa Award for Producer of the Year in 2019.

From 2006 to 2015 Sebastia served as a pastor in Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela, and in 2020 he and his wife were ordained as Ministers of the Word by the Christian Reformed Church in North America.

Early life

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Sebastia was born in Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela, the eldest of five children of Juan Pablo Sebastia and Aura Mercedes Sebastia, Venezuelan missionaries who settled in Puerto Ordaz in 1969 after completing their theological studies in Puerto Rico.[1][3]

Career

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Christian Sebastia at the Nuevo Circo of Caracas, Venezuela, in 1986

Sebastia's first record was La Familia (1986), a production of ten songs produced by his father, on which he performed two songs. It marked the formal beginning of a musical career that took him to major venues such as the Nuevo Circo of Caracas, before an audience of more than 9,000 people. A year later he gained recognition among Spanish-speaking Christian audiences through Radio Trans Mundial, the only Protestant Christian radio station of the period.[4]

In 2003, the album En Ti projected his career as an artist, songwriter and producer internationally. In 2004 he became the first Venezuelan singer to take part in the Noche de Gala of Expolit, the largest Latin American exhibition of Christian music and literature, and the song "Me Alegraré y Gozaré", from En Ti, was included on the Expolit compilation album Llamados para este tiempo alongside leading Christian artists of the time. Sebastia was an exhibitor at Expolit for fourteen consecutive years.[5]

In March 2004, he performed for six consecutive nights at the Monumental of Valencia, Venezuela, with a daily attendance of more than 25,000 people.[6] In May 2004, he appeared on the cover of issue 39 of Revista Alerta, a magazine founded in New York in 1990 by the Alerta TV Network group, becoming the first Venezuelan singer to receive that distinction.

Sebastia performed songs from En Ti — including "Tiempo de Júbilo", "En Ti" and "Me Alegraré y Gozaré" — at Madison Square Garden in New York from July 27 to 29, 2006.[7] He was the first Venezuelan Christian singer to perform before an audience of more than 25,000 people, sharing the stage with established American Christian artists such as Martha Munizzi and Alvin Slaughter.[8]

In 2008, the album Tu Amor was recorded live in front of more than 3,000 people at the Iglesia de Jesucristo in Ciudad Guayana. The production featured duets with guest artists: "Tu Amor" and "Palabra del Señor" with pastor and artist Marcos Witt, a seven-time winner of the Latin Grammy Awards;[9][10] "Tu eres mi abrigo" with his father, pastor Juan Sebastia; and "Para darte la Gloria" with Christian artist Jennifer Salinas.[9] That same year, Tu Amor received the Mara de Oro award as Best Album of Christian Music of 2008.[11]

In 2011, Sebastia won the Mara de Oro award for Best Production Manager for Witt's 25 Conmemorativo tour, a series of concerts in Puerto Ordaz, Barinas, Maracaibo and Caracas.[9] Over his career he worked on the production of Witt's Venezuelan tours Poderoso (1998, before 22,000 people), Todos tienen que saber (2001, 25,000), Sana Nuestra Tierra (2005, 35,000), Sobrenatural (2008, 60,000), 25 Conmemorativo (2011, 40,000) and Sigues siendo Dios (2016, 50,000).[9]

In 2013, Sebastia became the producer of Mónica Rodríguez, a Christian artist and the first Venezuelan woman to win a Latin Grammy Award, which she received in 2010 for the album Tienes que creer.[12] Rodríguez's album Encontré su Amor was nominated for the Latin Grammy for Best Christian Album in 2013,[13] and her production Mi Dios es grande was nominated for the 2014 Arpa Awards. In 2014, Sebastia was awarded the Mara de Oro for Best Production Manager for Rodríguez's tour through Ecuador, Mexico, the United States and Venezuela.[14]

In 2014, he took part in the Festival Juventud Libre alongside national and international artists, before an audience of more than 25,000 people.[15]

In May 2018, Sebastia released the album Tengo Fe, featuring guest artists including Ilan Chester ("Tu Amor"), Mariaca Semprún ("Nunca Pude Imaginar"), Luis Fernando Borjas, vocalist of Guaco ("Jesús La Razón"), Gabriela Cartulano ("A ti Me Rindo") and Clayton Uehara ("Principe de Paz").[16][17] The album was produced by the record label Carismah Studios and CA Entertainment Group.[18]

On April 5, 2019, Tengo Fe was nominated at the XV edition of the awards of the National Academy of Music and Christian Arts (Arpa Awards) in three categories: Best Pop/Fusion Album, Best Song in Participation ("Principe de Paz", featuring Clayton Uehara) and Best Producer.[19] On November 21, 2019, at the XV Arpa Awards ceremony held at the Teatro Gran Recinto in Mexico City, Sebastia won the award for Producer of the Year for Tengo Fe.[20]

In September 2024, Sebastia released the album Tu Corazón, a thirteen-track production.[21]

Personal life

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In 1996, Sebastia married Eukarys Piña, with whom he has three children.[1]

From 2006 to 2015, he served as a pastor of the Iglesia de Jesucristo, a church in Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela, along with his wife.[22][23]

On November 15, 2020, Sebastia and his wife were ordained as Ministers of the Word by the Christian Reformed Church in North America in Spring, Texas.[24][25]

On November 15, 2023, Sebastia became a naturalized citizen of the United States.[2]

Discography

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  • La Familia (1986)
  • En Ti (2003)[26]
  • Llamados para este tiempo (2004; Expolit compilation)[27]
  • Tu Amor (2008)[28]
  • eXplosión 2013 (2013; compilation)[29][30]
  • Tengo Fe (2018)[31]
  • Tu Corazón (2024)[21]

Awards and nominations

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  • Mara de Oro Award – Best Album of Christian Music (2008), for Tu Amor[11]
  • Mara de Oro Award – Best Production Manager (2011), for the 25 Conmemorativo tour of Marcos Witt[9]
  • Mara de Oro Award – Best Production Manager (2014), for the Mónica Rodríguez tour of Ecuador, Venezuela, Mexico and the United States[14]
  • ARPA Award – Producer of the Year, XV edition (2019), for Tengo Fe[20]
  • Nominated – ARPA Award for Best Pop/Fusion Album, XV edition (2019), for Tengo Fe[20]
  • Nominated – ARPA Award for Best Song in Participation, XV edition (2019), for "Principe de Paz" (featuring Clayton Uehara)[20]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Christian Sebastia – Biografía". BuenaMusica.com (in Spanish). Retrieved July 8, 2026.
  2. 1 2 Christian Sebastia (November 15, 2023). "Cuando me haga ciudadano, no diré nada, pero habrá señales…". Instagram (in Spanish). Retrieved July 8, 2026. Post from Sebastia's verified account documenting his naturalization ceremony as a United States citizen.
  3. ↑ "Biografía". christiansebastia.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2016-12-20.
  4. ↑ "Trans World Radio – Americas (Spanish)". twr.org. Archived from the original on 2017-03-05.
  5. ↑ "Expolit 2017". Expolit. Archived from the original on 2017-01-18. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
  6. ↑ "25,000 people in Cry to God". Carismah (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2007-06-29.
  7. ↑ "Christian Sebastia en el Madison Square Garden". Carismah (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2007-06-29.
  8. ↑ "Christian Sebastia brilla internacionalmente como productor de música cristiana". Noticia al Día (in Spanish). December 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-12-21.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 "Venezolano Christian Sebastia comparte su talento junto con Marcos Witt". Panorama (in Spanish). 2016-11-01. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20.
  10. ↑ "Marcos Witt obtuvo su séptimo premio Grammy en la edición 2025". Diario Cristiano (in Spanish). November 2025.
  11. 1 2 "Mara de Oro a la mejor producción cristiana del año". Diario de Los Andes (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2016-12-20.
  12. ↑ "Mónica Rodríguez gana Grammy Latino 2010 y desplaza a salmistas favoritos". NoticiaCristiana.com (in Spanish). 2010-11-12.
  13. ↑ "Nominados a Mejor Álbum Cristiano – Premios Grammy Latino 2013". About.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2016-12-20.
  14. 1 2 "Christian Sebastia se destaca como productor de música cristiana". Panorama (in Spanish). 2016-12-12. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20.
  15. ↑ "Festival Juventud Libre 2014". cnbv.org.ve (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2016-12-21.
  16. ↑ "Christian Sebastia regala con amor". Naguará (in Spanish). May 2018. Archived from the original on 2019-07-22.
  17. ↑ "Tengo fe, la nueva joya musical de Christian Sebastia". La Verdad (in Spanish). September 12, 2018. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
  18. ↑ "Christian Sebastia – Tengo Fe". Discogs.
  19. ↑ "XV Edición Premios Arpa" (in Spanish). Premios Arpa. 2019-04-05. Archived from the original on 2023-10-02.
  20. 1 2 3 4 "XV Edición Premios Arpa – Ganadores" (in Spanish). Premios Arpa. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
  21. 1 2 "Tu Corazón – Christian Sebastia". Apple Music. September 15, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
  22. ↑ "Theology and Place of Music in Worship". Reformed Church in America. Archived from the original on 2019-12-10.
  23. ↑ "Iglesia de Jesucristo". Archived from the original on 2017-05-17. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
  24. ↑ "Christian Sebastia". Christian Reformed Church. 2020-10-27. Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
  25. ↑ "Eukarys Sebastia". Christian Reformed Church. 2020-10-27. Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
  26. ↑ "En Ti – Christian Sebastia". AllMusic.
  27. ↑ "Llamados para este tiempo – Expolit 2004". Devoción Musical. Archived from the original on 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
  28. ↑ "Tu Amor – Christian Sebastia". AllMusic.
  29. ↑ "eXplosión 2013". explosion.com.ve (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
  30. ↑ "eXplosión 2013, una ventana a la música cristiana". La Verdad (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2016-12-22. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
  31. ↑ "Christian Sebastia – Tengo Fe". Discogs.
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