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Isabel Buarque de Hollanda Gilberto de Oliveira (born May 12, 1966), known as Bebel Gilberto, is an American-born Brazilian popular singer often associated with bossa nova. She is the daughter of João Gilberto and singer Miúcha .
João Gilberto was born in Juazeiro, Bahia, the son of Joviniano Domingos de Oliveira, a wealthy merchant, and Martinha do Prado Pereira de Oliveira.He lived in his native city until 1942, when he began to study in Aracaju, Sergipe, returning to Juazeiro in 1946.
In 1963, Miúcha went on holiday with friends to Greece, Italy and France. In Paris, in the bar La Candelaria, she met the Chilean singer Violeta Parra, who introduced her to singer and future husband João Gilberto. [4] Miúcha and Gilberto married in 1965 and had a daughter, Bebel Gilberto, in 1966.
Since the start of her career, New York-born Brazilian singer Bebel Gilberto has put out albums rooted in the South American nation's rich musical history. “It is a love letter to him ...
On Basia's 1987 debut album, Time and Tide, the track "Astrud" is a tribute to her idol Gilberto. [27] [28] Later in her life, Gilberto was an advocate of animal rights. [4] [29] She was the recipient of the Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008. [30] Gilberto died at home in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on June 5, 2023, aged 83. [31 ...
Viola Davis is one proud mom. The Woman King actress, 58, posted a cute snap on Saturday, July 6, via Instagram of herself and daughter, Genesis. In the photo, Davis posed alongside the teen at ...
Gracie McGraw. Gracie McGraw, the daughter of country superstars Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, showed off her personality and confidence in new photos from a recent boudoir photoshoot.. The 27-year ...
A key event in making Jobim's music known in the English-speaking world was his collaboration with the American jazz saxophonist Stan Getz, the Brazilian singer João Gilberto, and Gilberto's wife at the time, Astrud Gilberto, which resulted in two albums, Getz/Gilberto (1963) and Getz/Gilberto Vol. 2 (1964).