Gal Costa

Summary

Gal Costa is a human^[1]. Her place of birth was Salvador^[2]. She was born on September 26, 1945^[3]. She passed away in São Paulo^[4]. She died on November 9, 2022^[5]. She worked as a singer^[6], actor^[7], and composer^[8]. She ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (953 views/month, #7,066 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Born in Salvador^[2], Gal Costa…
• Gal Costa passed away in São Paulo^[4].
• Gal Costa was born on September 26, 1945^[3].
• Gal Costa died on November 9, 2022^[5].
• Gal Costa held citizenship in Brazil^[10].
• Gal Costa's professions included singer^[6].
• Gal Costa's professions included actor^[7].
• Gal Costa's professions included composer^[8].
• Gal Costa received the Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)^[11].
• Gal Costa received the Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award^[12].
• Gal Costa received the Brazilian Music Awards^[13].
• Gal Costa is recorded as female^[14].
• Gal Costa's instance of is recorded as human^[15].
• Gal Costa's sexual orientation is recorded as bisexuality^[16].
• Gal Costa's genre is pop music^[17].
• Gal Costa's genre is música popular brasileira^[18].
• Gal Costa's genre is psychedelic rock^[19].
• Gal Costa's genre is bossa nova^[20].
• Gal Costa's record label is recorded as Universal Music Group^[21].
• Gal Costa's record label is recorded as Philips Records^[22].
• Gal Costa's record label is recorded as Mercury Records^[23].
• Gal Costa's discography is recorded as Gal Costa discography^[24].
• Gal Costa's Commons category is recorded as Gal Costa^[25].
• Gal Costa's voice type is recorded as soprano^[26].
• Gal Costa's unmarried partner is recorded as Tom Zé^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: BR^[29]

• Began / founded: 1945-09-26^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2022-11-09^[31]

• Genre(s): bossa nova, mpb, psychedelic pop, psychedelic rock, tropicália^[32]

• Community tags: bossa nova, mpb, psychedelic pop, psychedelic rock, tropicália^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: fc63a914-272d-4b95-9221-61adcce6f793^[34]

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Origins and Family

Gal Costa was born in Salvador^[2]. She was born on September 26, 1945^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer^[6], actor^[7], and composer^[8].

Recognition

Awards received include Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)^[11], an order^[35], in Brazil^[36], founded in 1991^[37]; Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award^[12], a class of award^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 2004^[40]; and Brazilian Music Awards^[13], a music award^[41], in Brazil^[42], founded in 1988^[43].

Death and Burial

Gal Costa died on November 9, 2022^[5]. She died in São Paulo^[4]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction^[44].

Why It Matters

Gal Costa ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (953 views/month, #7,066 of 1,000,298).^[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45] She is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]

She has been cited as an influence by Marina Sena^[47], a singer^[48], b. 1996^[49], of Brazil^[50].

FAQs

Where was Gal Costa born?

Gal Costa was born in Salvador^[2].

Where did Gal Costa die?

Gal Costa died in São Paulo^[4].

What did Gal Costa do for work?

Gal Costa worked as singer^[6], actor^[7], and composer^[8].

What awards did Gal Costa receive?

Honors received include Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)^[11], Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award^[12], and Brazilian Music Awards^[13].

Who did Gal Costa influence?

Gal Costa has been cited as an influence by Marina Sena^[47].