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João Gilberto

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Personal name
João Gilberto Pereira de Oliveira
Born
June 10, 1931
Died
July 6, 2019
Country
Brazil
IPI
00001706532 3 works
00011871213 3 works
00066542763 1 work
00066542861 3 works
Affiliation
UBC, BMI
Comments
Guitarist, singer, and composer who was a pioneer of the musical genre of bossa nova in the late 1950s. Around the world, he was often called the "father of bossa nova"; in his native Brazil, he was referred to as "O Mito".
Member of
Os Garotos da Lua (1950-1951)
Family
Astrud Gilberto Spouse (1959-1964)
Bebel Gilberto Daughter
Miúcha Wife (1965-1971)
Ranking
22nd most covered performer
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