Gal Costa

Poptropicália pioneerMPB iconBrazilian pop modernismexperimental pop

Maria da Graça Costa Penna Burgos (26 September 1945, Salvador, Brazil — 9 November 2022, São Paulo, Brazil), best known as Gal Costa, was a popular Brazilian MPB singer and musician, regarded by many as Brazil's greatest female singer of all time. Also known as "Musa da Tropicália" (Muse of Tropicália), she was one of the most diverse singers in Brazil, moving across all musical genres and being elected as the greatest voice in Brazilian music by Rolling Stone, as well as one of the 10 greatest singers in the world by Time.

Influenced by: Tom Jobim, João Gilberto, Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil

Active:
1965-2022
Scene:
Brazil / Salvador
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