Composer
Gal Costa
Brazilian singer (1945–2022)
1945–2022
3 works in the index
- Born
- 1945
- Died
- 2022
- Birthplace
- Salvador
- Place of death
- São Paulo
- Citizenship / historical state
- Brazil
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
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: [ˈgaw ˈkɔstɐ] ), was a Brazilian singer of popular music. Twelve-time Brazilian Music Awards winner, 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). She was described by The New York Times as "one of Brazil's greatest singers."
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Life and musical career
- Awards
- Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil); Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award; Brazilian Music Awards
- Birth name
- Maria da Graça Costa Penna Burgos
- Languages used
- Portuguese; English; Italian; Brazilian Portuguese
- VIAF ID
- 233149106004668490435
- ISNI
- 0000000116623657
- GND ID
- 134833929
- Library of Congress ID
- n83127206
- MusicBrainz ID
- fc63a914-272d-4b95-9221-61adcce6f793
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Genres represented
- Jazz
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 3
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borzeguim | — | — | — | — | Jazz | 1 |
| Errática | — | — | — | — | Jazz | 4 |
| Minha Voz, Minha Vida | — | — | — | — | Jazz | 1 |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 233149106004668490435. Portrait: Teca Lamboglia from São Paulo, Brasil, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.