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João Gilberto
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Brazilian musician, pioneer of bossa nova (1931–2019)
João Gilberto was a Brazilian musician who pioneered bossa nova, a musical style that blended samba rhythms with jazz influences in the mid-20th century. His innovative approach to singing and guitar playing made him influential in shaping modern Brazilian music and introducing it to international audiences.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 24
Top works
- They Came in Ships Hotel Altantico
- Solidão continental
- Sou eu!
- Lord
- O nervo da noite
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Brazil
- Active from
- 1931-06-10
- Active to
- 2019-07-06
Discography
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João Gilberto (João Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveira, Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil, June 10, 1931 - July 6, 2019) was a Brazilian singer, acoustic guitarist and ocasional songwriter, considered one of the creators of bossa nova with Antônio Carlos Jobim and Vinícius de Moraes. One of his most famous nicknames is "Pai da Bossa Nova" (Father of Bossa Nova). A self-taught guitarist and singer, Gilberto moved to Rio de Janeiro in 1950 and joined the vocal group Garotos da Lua ("The Boys of the Moon")
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5 total works indexed
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,964x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,996x
- Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 8,004x
- Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 6,187x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 328 diseases and injuries for 195 countries, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
· 2017 · cited 6,173x
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Brazil
- Place of birth
- Juazeiro
- Place of death
- Rio de Janeiro
- Spouse
- Astrud Gilberto
- Occupation
- composer
- Languages spoken
- Portuguese
- Notable work
- Chega de Saudade
- Genre
- indie pop
- Instrument
- bass
- Record label
- Warner Music Group
- Official website
- www.joaogilberto.com
- Image
- João Gilberto.jpg
- Residence
- Rio de Janeiro
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- João Gilberto
- date of birth
- 1931-06-10
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- start of work period
- 1950-00-00
- date of death
- 2019-07-06
- birth name
- João Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveira
- end of work period
- 2019-00-00
- social media followers
- 1481
- pseudonym
- João Gilberto
- copyright representative
- UBC
- place of burial
- Niterói
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Encyclopedic overview
João Gilberto do Prado Pereira de Oliveira (/ˈʒwaʊn ʒɪlˈbɛərtuː/ ZHWOWN zhil-BAIR-too; Portuguese: [ʒuˈɐ̃w ʒiwˈbɛʁtu]; 10 June 1931 – 6 July 2019), known as João Gilberto, 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 Myth). 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. Gilberto's Amoroso was nominated for a Grammy in 1978 in the category Best Jazz Vocal Performance. In 2001 he won in the Best World Music Album category with João voz e violão.
Early life
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