Gal Costa
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Gal Costa | |
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Brazil | |
Died | 9 November 2022 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil | (aged 77)
Genres | |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Years active | 1965–2022 (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 (
Early life
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Gal Costa was born Maria da Graça Costa Penna Burgos on 26 September 1945, in the city of Salvador, the capital of the state of Bahia, Brazil.[4][5] Her mother, Mariah Costa Penna, separated from her father, Arnaldo Burgos, after discovering he had a second family in another city.[3] Arnaldo Burgos died when Gal was 14 years old.[6]
At the age of 10, Gal befriended sisters Sandra and Andréia Gadelha, the future spouses of singer-songwriters
Career
While early in her career she performed as Maria da Costa, producer Guilherme Araújo claimed she needed a stage name. He jokingly said "Gal: Guilherme Araújo Limited" and she agreed to use this respelling of her nickname.[9] She would later change her name to incorporate "Gal" as well as put Costa as her final surname.[10] Gal debuted her professional career on the night of 22 August 1964 at the concert Nós, por exemplo (We, For Example), where she performed alongside Veloso, Gil, Maria Bethânia and Tom Zé, among others. The concert inaugurated the Vila Velha Theatre in her hometown. During the same year, she also performed in Nova Bossa Velha, Velha Bossa Nova (New Old Wave, Old New Wave), at the same place and with the same singing partners. She then left Salvador to live in the house of her cousin Nívea in Rio de Janeiro, following in the footsteps of Bethânia, whose concert Opinião (Opinion) had become a huge hit there.[citation needed]
Gal's first professional recording happened on Bethânia's debut album, released in 1965. It was the duet "Sol Negro" (Black Sun) written by Bethânia's brother, Caetano Veloso. She then released her first singles through RCA Records, "Eu vim da Bahia", written by Gil, and "Sim, foi você", written by Veloso. The following year Gal met Gilberto personally and participated in TV Rio's 1st International Music Festival performing "Minha Senhora", written by Gil and Torquato Neto. It failed to captivate the Festival's audience.[citation needed]
Gal's first album
In 1965, Costa began to record inedited songs from Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso.
In 1969, Gal released her
Her next album, ]
Gal Costa is portrayed by Sophie Charlotte in the 2023 biographical film Meu nome é Gal.[16]
Awards
In 2011, Costa received the Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.[5]
In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked Costa at number 90 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.[17]
Personal life
Gal was
Death
Gal died in
Discography
Studio albums
- 1965: Maria da Graça (EP)
- 1967: Domingo (with Caetano Veloso)
- 1969: Gal Costa
- 1969: Gal
- 1970: Legal
- 1971: -Fa-Tal- Gal a Todo Vapor
- 1973: Índia
- 1974: Cantar
- 1975: Gal Canta Caymmi
- 1977: Caras e Bocas
- 1978: Água Viva
- 1979: Gal Tropical
- 1980: Aquarela do Brasil
- 1981: Fantasia
- 1982: Minha Voz
- 1983: Baby Gal
- 1983: Gabriela movie soundtrack
- 1984: Profana
- 1985: Bem Bom
- 1987: Lua de Mel Como o Diabo Gosta
- 1990: Plural
- 1992: Gal
- 1994: O Sorriso do Gato de Alice
- 1995: Mina D'Água do Meu Canto
- 1996: Tieta of Agreste movie soundtrack
- 1998: Aquele Frevo Axé
- 2001: Gal de Tantos Amores
- 2002: Gal Bossa Tropical
- 2004: Todas as Coisas e Eu
- 2005: Hoje[24]
- 2011: Recanto
- 2015: "Estratosférica"
- 2018: "A Pele do Futuro"
- 2021: "Nenhuma Dor"
Live albums
- 1971: -Fa-Tal- Gal a Todo Vapor
- 1976: Doces Bárbaros (with Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, and Maria Bethânia)
- 1986: Antonio Carlos Jobim)
- 1997: Acústico MTV
- 1999: Gal Costa Canta Tom Jobim Ao Vivo
- 2006: Gal Costa Live at the Blue Note
- 2006: Gal Costa Ao Vivo
- 2013: Recanto Ao Vivo
Singles
- 1968: "Baby"
- 1969: "Que Pena (Ela Já Não Gosta Mais De Mim)"
- 1970: "Meu Nome É Gal"
- 1970: "London, London"
Selected filmography
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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1995 | O Mandarim | [25][26] | |
2017 | O Nome Dela é Gal | Biography docu-series produced by HBO Latin America [citation needed ]
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References
- ^ "Gal Costa? Qual era o verdadeiro nome da cantora?". Splash UOL (in Portuguese). 9 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ a b c Gotrich, Lars (9 November 2022). "Gal Costa, piercing voice of Brazil's Tropicália movement, has died at 77". NPR. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d Pareles, Jon (10 November 2022). "Gal Costa Dies at 77; Singer Embodied Tropicália's Innovative Spirit". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- AP NEWS. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ a b Charner, Flora (9 November 2022). "Legendary Brazilian singer Gal Costa died on Wednesday at the age of 77". CNN. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Gal Costa". Dicionário Cravo Albin da Música Popular Brasileira (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ a b c Maia, Felipe (11 November 2022). "Gal Costa was a flamboyant revolutionary in Brazilian music". the Guardian. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ "Gal Costa deixa legado de música e força ao Brasil". www.band.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ Vida de Gal Costa é tema de documentário da HBO
- ^ "Gal Costa? Qual era o verdadeiro nome da cantora?". Splash UOL. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Gual, Joan Royo (9 November 2022). "Muere a los 77 años Gal Costa, una de las grandes voces de la música brasileña". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ISSN 0174-4909. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ "Foto do álbum "Índia", de Gal, é liberada depois de 40 anos de censura". Glamurama (in Brazilian Portuguese). 10 January 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ Calazans, Ricardo (9 November 2022). "Musa nua, psicodelia e censura: momentos inesquecíveis da destemida Gal". Splash (in Brazilian Portuguese). uol.com.br. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ "Brasil Gal Costa 1994 Autor George Israel Cazuza Nilo Romero". YouTube. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ "'Meu nome é Gal': filme sobre Gal Costa tem Sophie Charlotte como protagonista e estreia em 2023". Diário do Nordeste (in Brazilian Portuguese). 9 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ "The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time". Rolling Stone. 1 January 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ "Os amores de Gal Costa, que era abertamente bissexual". iG (in Brazilian Portuguese). 9 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ Maia, Felipe (10 November 2022). "Remembering Gal Costa: An Unforgettable Brazilian Voice Celebrated Through 10 Tracks". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ "Gal Costa (1945 - 2022) - Morre Gal Costa, uma das maiores vozes da música brasileira, aos 77 anos". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 9 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ Saad, Nardine (9 November 2022). "Singer Gal Costa, icon of Brazil's Tropicália movement, remembered by Caetano Veloso". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ Cursino, Mal (9 November 2022). "Brazilian music icon Gal Costa dies aged 77". BBC News. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- Rolling Stone(in Brazilian Portuguese). 17 November 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ Billboard – 21 October 2006 – Page 68 "Camargo Mariano's production output for the year was slim: He is entered only for Gal Costa's "Hoje," an album that hasn't been released in the United States."
- ^ "O Mandarim | IFFR". iffr.com. International Film Festival Rotterdam. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ "O Mandarim". Torino Film Festival. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
Bibliography
- ISBN 8839713484
- ISBN 978-88-97530-88-6
External links
- Official website (in Portuguese)
- Official Argentinian website (in Spanish and Portuguese)
- Gal Costa at AllMusic
- Gal Costa discography at Discogs
- Gal Costa at IMDb
- Gal Costa at Slipcue.com – English-language discography with reviews
- Gal Costa at kellerjazz.com – photo collection