Rosa de Saron

The Christian hard rock band Rosa de Saron formed in 1988 in São Paulo, Brazil, where bandmates Marcelo "Tchelão" Machado (vocals), Alessandro "Sandão" (drums), Rogério "Lerão" Feltrin (bass) regularly attended Catholic mass in Campinas. Within two years, the lineup had grown to include guitarists Eduardo "Duzinho" Faro and Alex Nozaki, as well as keyboardist Eduardo Bortolato. Initially performing during youth group events, Rosa de Saron began writing original material and released the debut album Diante da Cruz in 1994. Allessandro and Nozaki both left the group after Diante da Cruz's release, with Wellington "Grevão" Greve joining as the band's permanent drummer. Rosa de Saron continued blending elements of hard rock and heavy metal with subsequent releases like 1997's Supreme Angústia, 2002's Depois do Inverno (the first record to feature frontman Guilherme de Sá, who replaced Machado in 2001), 2005's Casa dos Espelhos, and 2007's Acústico. Mainstream success arrived during the decade's final stretch, when 2009's Horizonte Distante received a Latin Grammy nomination for "Best Christian Music Album in Portuguese." A live album, Horizonte Vivo Distante, was released the following year and went gold. It, too, received a Latin Grammy nomination. Rosa de Saron remained busy throughout the 2010s, releasing Siete Camiños in 2011, O Agora e o Eterno in 2012, Latitude, Longitude in 2013, Cartas ao Remetente in 2014, Acústico e ao Vivo 2/3 in 2015, and Gran Paradiso in 2018. Gran Paradiso was Rosa de Saron's final album to feature frontman Guilherme de Sá, whose vocals had been a hallmark of the band's mainstream releases. He left the lineup after a farewell tour, and new singer Bruno Faglioni climbed aboard in time for the 2019 single "A Fênix."

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