- Personal name
- João Gilberto Pereira de Oliveira
- Born
- June 10, 1931
- Died
- July 6, 2019
- Country
- Brazil
- IPI
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00001706532 3 works
00011871213 3 works
00066542763 1 work
00066542861 3 works
- Affiliation
- UBC, BMI
- Comments
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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
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Os Garotos da Lua (1950-1951)
- Family
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Astrud Gilberto Spouse (1959-1964)
Bebel Gilberto Daughter
Miúcha Wife (1965-1971)
- Ranking
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22nd most covered performer
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