Gal Costa

Gal Costa
Gal Costa
	Costa in 1969
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
Genres	MPB, Tropicália, psychedelic rock, bossa nova, pop
Occupation(s)	Singer
Years active	1965–2022 (her death)
Labels	RCA; Philips; PolyGram; Universal;
Website	www.galcosta.com.br

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 (/ɡaw ˈkɔs ta/ (listen)),[1] is a Brazilian singer. She usually does pop music. She began her professional career in August 1964. Her first album, Domingo, was released in 1967.[2] In 1973, the cover of her record Ìndia was censored.

Costa was born in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Gal was bisexual. She was enamoured of Marina Lima in the 1990s.[3]

Gal died in São Paulo on 9 November 2022, at the age of 77.[4][5] She was recovering from an extraction of a nodule of her nasal cavity and had canceled her show at the Primavera Sound.[6]

References

"Gal Costa? Qual era o verdadeiro nome da cantora?". Splash UOL (in Portuguese). 9 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
"Gal Costa". Discogs. Retrieved Apr 1, 2015.
"Os amores de Gal Costa, que era abertamente bissexual". iG (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022-11-09. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
"Gal Costa (1945 - 2022) - Morre Gal Costa, uma das maiores vozes da música brasileira, aos 77 anos". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022-11-09. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
Pareles, Jon (9 November 2022). "Gal Costa, Singer Who Embodied Tropicália's Innovative Spirit, Dies at 77". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
Gual, Joan Royo (2022-11-09). "Muere a los 77 años Gal Costa, una de las grandes voces de la música brasileña". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-11-09.

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[1] "Gal Costa? Qual era o verdadeiro nome da cantora?". Splash UOL (in Portuguese). 9 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.

[2] "Gal Costa". Discogs. Retrieved Apr 1, 2015.

[3] "Os amores de Gal Costa, que era abertamente bissexual". iG (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022-11-09. Retrieved 2022-11-09.

[4] "Gal Costa (1945 - 2022) - Morre Gal Costa, uma das maiores vozes da música brasileira, aos 77 anos". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022-11-09. Retrieved 2022-11-09.

[5] Pareles, Jon (9 November 2022). "Gal Costa, Singer Who Embodied Tropicália's Innovative Spirit, Dies at 77". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 November 2022.

[:3-6] Gual, Joan Royo (2022-11-09). "Muere a los 77 años Gal Costa, una de las grandes voces de la música brasileña". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-11-09.