There is more than one artist with this name, including: 1) Cristina (1959-2020) was an American singer and writer remembered for her new wave recordings in the late 1970s and early 1980s in New York City. 2) Cristina is an artist from Romania playing R&B songs. 1) Cristina was Cristina Monet Zilkha (née Monet-Palaci, born in New York City on 2 January 1959; died 1 April 2020), an American singer and writer remembered for her new wave recordings made for ZE Records in the late 1970s and early 1980s in New York City.