“People need to validate you”

The singer Fadi it is a true inspiration. Style, strength and a brilliant voice! The artist is unique and brings this special trait to her career and her daily life.

In an exclusive interview, the star, who is a member of the group Black in whitetold details of the challenges faced by being an authentic woman in the world of gospel music.

DIGITAL MAXIMUM:You are one of the greatest female voices in the gospel world, you participate in the Preto No Branco group, alongside Silas and Luã, but before this explosion of success, how did your passion for singing in this segment come about?

FADI:I was born in a Christian cradle. Shepherd parents, Sunday and weekly services were routine and in this scenario the presence of music is very strong! The moment of celebration and praise of Jesus was my favorite part of the liturgy, which at about seven years old I began to take a more active part in the ministrations and the minister’s role is very different from ”being an artist”, because there you are just a channel for the church to be built up… not the focus of the work. My passion arises from this place of volunteering, service, pleasure in communion and the desire to bridge the gap between the person’s song and their relationship with the Eternal.

MAXIMA: Your cool looks and your haircut are something that defines you in itself. How do you feel being an empowered woman in this artistic medium in which you give voice?

FADI:I feel like I’m like Deborah. He is multifaceted in his tasks, fearing what has been placed in his hands and responsible for the personal purpose that he adds to the collective one. I want to clearly carry the message that we don’t need to be homogeneous in clothes, way of thinking, dreams. There is a certain point of view in religious fundamentalism where if you are not a woman in a certain way you… you are a woman in sin and that is not true. We need to exist like the birds of the air and the lilies of the field, fulfill the commandments through love, just like Jesus, and have freedom of speech. It worries me when we want to fit into something, not us.

MAXIMA: Did you have any inspiration that shaped your style of being, or are you just you? It has always been like that?

FADI:Look… I’ve always been questioning, contrarian, a bit controversial, but at the same time, I had something in me like a hunger for belonging and acceptance, so I submitted myself to several personality adaptations to fit into the ”style” boxes that proposed to me. A clear example was having my hair straightened almost all my school term, because they made fun of my curly hair. When I moved to study in Belo Horizonte, I had to assume the curls for practical reasons (it was right at the beginning of the ”curly revolution” in 2012) and from that moment on I began to exchange more private ideas with Jesus about ”being” being enough.

MAXIMUM: The criticism, we all believe it exists in every corner. As a woman, Christian singer and with your own style, have you ever been through a similar situation? How do you manage to accept these judgments so well?

FADI:Step and step somewhat significant. Maybe because today on the internet everyone has something to say, even if it has no substance, maybe because they expect a single way of being a believer and I believe that we are plural and unique, so regardless of the theory I develop, I have to say that I don’t read THAT well like this… sometimes it hurts and/or generates a certain revolt within me, because in Jesus we are invited to love everyone without asking questions first, and I feel that in the environment where I work… people need to validate you before loving you . I’ve been dealing with it by closing my bedroom door and feeding myself with hunger for God’s will for what he has for my life, so nothing external can shake what is based on conviction of calling.

MAXIMA: There are many women who are inspiration for young people, have they ever told you that their style inspires? How did you feel?

FADI:Our! I already have and that touches me a lot, because it heals me every time I hear that I am an inspiration. Whether it’s singing, what I wear, how I leave my hair, anyway… it’s beautiful to inspire people not to look like you, but to try to be more and more themselves.

MAXIMA: Finally, send a message to women who seek to learn more about female empowerment.

FADI:Read a lot. Look for good references from women who look like what you want to become, where you want to go, but nothing utopian. People with real and palpable lives, who show real motherhood, not romanticized. Which shows the challenges of a relationship, not just the easy part. People you can relate to and grow up with. Women who make you grateful for life knowing you’re not alone.