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Gal Costa

Brazilian singer (1945-2022) · Brazil · On the map · Musicians · Died at 77

Gal Maria da Graça Costa Penna Burgos, known professionally as Gal Costa, was a Brazilian singer of popular music.

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Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award2011
Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)2010
Brazilian Music Awards

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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."

Country
Brazil
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1945 to 2022 · aged 77

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