Julio Melgar

Julio Melgar was born in Escuintla, Guatemala, in 1972, and at the age of 10 he converted to Christianity. This marked everything that came after: an entire career dedicated to contemporary Christian music, from Guatemala to the rest of Latin America.In 1994, he founded with friends a ministry called Hacedores de Historia, which brought together singers and musicians from different congregations with the purpose of serving the Church of Christ. That collective spirit accompanied him throughout his life. His first album, Día de Pentecostés, was released in 2002. Two years later came Creo en ti, with the homonymous single as his most recognized song — so much so that the album received two nominations at the Arpa Awards 2009: "Best Male Vocal Album" and "Best Singer-Songwriter Album".In 2011 he released Vuelve, his third work, with the participation of Danilo Montero, Juan Carlos Alvarado and Bani Muñoz.

The singles "Cristo" and "Vuelve" had official videos. In 2015 came Se trata de ti, where he recorded "Eres" with his son Lowsan Melgar and also released the video for "Estás aquí." Over the years, he added collaborations with Marco Barrientos in "Preciosa sangre," with Christine D'Clario in "Ya no soy esclavo," with Redimi2 in "Por la eternidad," and others.His last concert was in March 2019: Unidos con Julio Melgar, where he was surrounded by Miel San Marcos, Redimi2, Marco Barrientos, Juan Carlos Alvarado, Bani Muñoz, Daniel Calveti, Danilo Montero, Kike Pavón, Fernel Monroy, Juan De Montreal and his son Lowsan.