Gal Costa
Gal Costa | |
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Costa in the 1970s | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Maria da Graça Costa Penna Burgos |
| Born | 26 September 1945 Salvador, Bahia, Brazil |
| Died | 9 November 2022 (aged 77) São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil |
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| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 1964–2022 (her death) |
| Labels | |
| Website | galcosta |
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: [ˌgaw ˈkɔs.tɐ] ⓘ), 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."