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João Gilberto

João Gilberto

Brazilian singer


Dead at 88 years
Birthday
Wednesday
He is born 92 years, 9 months and 19 days ago
Death date
Saturday

He is dead since 4 years, 8 months and 23 days
Birthplace
Juazeiro, Brazil
Nationality: brazilian Brésil
Birth sign: Gemini
Chinese birth sign: Goat

João Gilberto (born João Gilberto do Prado Pereira de OliveiraPortuguese: [ʒuˈɐ̃w ʒiwˈbɛʁtu]; 10 June 1931 – 6 July 2019) was a Brazilian 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" ("The Legend"). In 1965, the album Getz/Gilberto was the first jazz record to win the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. It also won Best Jazz Instrumental Album – Individual or Group and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical. Nominated at the Grammy 1978 in the category Best Jazz Vocal Performance, album Amoroso, and winner category in Grammy 2001 with João voz e violão Best World Music Album.

Source : Wikipedia