Cristina Valentina is a peruvian physician turned singer/songwriter or maybe she was a singer all along.
She started singing jazz with the “Orquesta Juvenil de Musica Nueva” at the age of 14 touring USA in 2001 and continued exploring genres such as pop, R&B, funk, soul and reggae as backing vocals or lead singer in various local bands while studying Medicine. In 2011 during her last year of med-school she decided to pursue her own sound and started crafting material for her first studio album.
Teamed up with peruvian producer David Chang and after almost 2 years of work at the studio she came up with “All I Know”, her first LP independent released in February 2014. First single “Happy State of Mind”, was awarded semi-finalist at the 2013 International Songwriting Competition “ISC” and semi-finalist at 2014 UK Songwriting Competition; "I Better Try" was also semi-finalist at 2014 UK Songwriting Competition. "Tell Me" live performance was awarded show of the week in the global platform "Balcony TV" in 2014. Currently preparing new material for upcoming second studio album.
For SXSW 2015 she has prepared an intimate set along with musician David Chang with only guitar and effects rearranging most of the songs of her first LP to create a more intimate ethereal atmosphere.