Before launching her solo career, Marcela Gándara sang backup for fellow Mexican Christian artist Jesús Adrián Romero and others on his Vástago Producciones label. ∙ Más Que un Anhelo, her 2006 debut, featured a pair of emotional standouts—“Dame Tus Ojos” and “Supe Que Me Amabas”—that were Billboard Latin Pop Top 40 hits. ∙ The video for “Tú Estas Aquí”—a duet with Romero that appeared on his 2004 album, Te Daré Lo Mejor, before resurfacing on her self-titled 2012 live album—racked up almost 500 million views. ∙ Gándara performed two songs on Hillsong’s Global Project: Español compilation, which won Spanish Language Album of the Year honors at the 2013 Dove Awards. ∙ Her 2017 album, Cerca Estás, was nominated for Spanish Album of the Year at the Dove Awards and Best Christian Album (Spanish Language) at the Latin Grammy Awards.