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Wagner Bertolino is a multi-cultural Christian Artist based in South Florida. Bertolino is an accomplished song writer both in English and in Portuguese. He is also a multi-instrumentalist, record producer, music teacher, singer and bilingual worship leader. Besides being recorded by other artists in Brazil his native country, and here in US, his songs are also found on his 1st (first) album released in September of 2006 called “Santo Tabernáculo”, which means “Holly Tabernacle”. This label-unsigned CD produced by himself is comprised of inspirational and up-tempo, modern songs mostly written by him in English and in Portuguese.

As a record producer, Wagner has produced an infinity of gospel albums in Brazil and US. Now, with his own studio “Backs&Tracks”, he continues to excel in his recording productions.

The ninth child of Guilherme and Lourdes Bertolino, Wagner Bertolino Barbosa was born in Mauá, São Paulo in 1972. Always active in church ministry, he began his involvement with music when he was only 9 years old, putting together a music group with kids of his age called “Vida Nova” [ New Life ].

After going through the passing of his mom at the age of 11, he faced the harsh reality of the streets for years. Struggling between a double life of Christianity and constant binges, he was “personally summoned by God”, in his own words, while going through a deep time of fear, anguish and despair. “He rescued me with Mighty hands”, says Wagner almost 20 years later. Still in his youth, he went back to God’s way doing full time ministry in and outside the church. Together with his life-long committed friends, he would form “Alma&Gesto” ministry backed by the local church, which was a music group that went all over the city evangelizing young people through modern music style, dance and challenging lyrics. During those years, Bertolino got involved with several other ministries in church such as the Teenager’s Ministry, Spiritual Warfare Counseling, Worship and others. In 1993, he became part of a very well-known group in Brazil called “Vencedores Por Cristo” [ Conquerors for Christ ]. This group has been in activity since 1968. Along with them, Wagner Bertolino toured around the country for almost 4 years. He was part of many CD productions with “VPC” doing a lot of singing, playing and arranging for them. He fully produced an album for VPC called “Cânticos2”.

In 1997, he was sent to Europe by his church to a mission called Operation Mobilization [ OM ], which among other ministries has two ships that cross the globe taking literature, instruction and hope to millions. Wagner went first to the mission’s English School in Wales, UK to learn English as second language. Months later, he was invited by the OM’s director and Founder George Verwer to be part of a special project up in London, England, where which he stayed for about 6 months learning the best on world missions with Mr. Verwer and a variety of other experienced missionaries from all over the globe.

In 1999, after being settled back in his home country for a few months, he was invited to come to US to produce an entire album for a non-denominational church, and that is where he has resided ever since.

A wide range of small and big recording productions has been part of his résumé since then. Wagner Bertolino has now his own ministry called “Rekindle The Fire” [ Reacende O Fogo ], a name derived from the many spiritual revivals of history.

In a remarkable debut concert in Boca Raton in FL recorded live with full choir, two back-vocal teams, dancers, interactive multi-media and high end musicians, Wagner started off a Live DVD project that should be released soon.

Bertolino’s emphasis in these last few years has been on the family, of which he states to be the most important of all ministries.

Wagner Bertolino is married to Ledslane, and has four children: Thatiany, Gabriella, Lucas and Sabrina.