Gal Costa

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Costa Penna and the second or paternal family name is Burgos.

Gal Costa
Costa in the 1970s
Background information
Born
Maria da Graça Costa Penna Burgos

(1945-09-26)26 September 1945
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Died9 November 2022(2022-11-09) (aged 77)
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
GenresMPB, tropicália, psychedelia, rock, bossa nova, samba
OccupationSinger
Years active1964–2022 (her death)
Labels
Websitegalcosta.com.br
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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-times 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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