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Gal Costa
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Gal Costa | |
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_(cropped_2).jpg) Costa in the 1970s | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Maria da Graça Costa Penna Burgos |
| Born | 26 September 1945 Salvador, Bahia, Brazil |
| Died | 9 November 2022 (aged 77) São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 1965–2022 (her death) |
| Labels | |
| Website | galcosta |
Gal Maria da Graça Costa Penna Burgos (born Maria da Graça Costa Penna Burgos; 26 September 1945 – 9 November 2022), known professionally as Gal Costa (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [ˌgaw ˈkɔs.tɐ] ⓘ),[1] was a Brazilian singer of popular music. She was one of the main figures of the tropicalia music scene in Brazil in the late 1960s and appeared on the acclaimed compilation Tropicália: ou Panis et Circencis (1968).[2] She was described by The New York Times as "one of Brazil's greatest singers."[3]
- ^ "Gal Costa? Qual era o verdadeiro nome da cantora?". Splash UOL (in Portuguese). 9 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ Gotrich, Lars (9 November 2022). "Gal Costa, piercing voice of Brazil's Tropicália movement, has died at 77". NPR. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ Pareles, Jon (10 November 2022). "Gal Costa Dies at 77; Singer Embodied Tropicália's Innovative Spirit". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
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