In the first edition of the Catholic Music Awards, the “Grammy of Catholic Music” held in Rome, the Nathalí Paredes singer -songwriter, a member of the Ewtn News team, was awarded the award for the best song of praise and worship for her theme “I belong to you”, A composition inspired by his devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
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“It is definitely a blessing, a very big gift from Our Lord. When they announced my name I was surprised. For me it was already a great gift to be as a finalist and meet Catholic musicians around the world,” he said excitedly during an interview with Ewtn News after receiving recognition.
The award -winning theme was born in the midst of confinement by the pandemic, when the artist found Consuelo praying in front of an image of the Sacred Heart. “That song is of total delivery to Him. That is to say: ‘My heart belongs to him, my life is his.’
The production of “I belong to you” was in charge of Álvaro Cooper, close friend and collaborator of Nathalí, with whom he developed a melody and lyrics that lead to contemplation and spiritual recollection. “The message is to invite everyone to have a moment of worship with our Lord, to be loved by him,” he said.
The singer -songwriter also celebrated the relevance that this international event represents for evangelization through music: “It is a way of supporting Catholic music and that these songs can reach more hearts in the world.”
During the awards, the organizers – the Ramón Pané Foundation, in collaboration with the Dicasterio for the communication of the Holy See – gave the winners a trophy in the form of a Sacred Heart with a sunscreen, symbol of the fusion between faith and art that the event seeks to promote.
Currently, Nathalí Paredes is finishing the production of his first album, entitled “In the hands of Jesus”, which will include compositions written during pandemic and others inspired by prayer and the Word of God.
“All our music is for the greatest glory of God,” he concluded.
Diego López Marina
I was born in 1991. I have a degree in Communication Sciences. Since 2015 I work as a digital journalist. I started my career in the newspaper El Comercio in Peru. In 2016, I began as editor in ACI Press and I perform as a web editor since 2018. From 2024, I write the Newsletter for Social Media. I specialize in Catholic news focused on the defense of life and family, international politics, technology, popular culture and the Vatican.