João Gilberto

João Gilberto

Acting
Born
June 10, 1931 in Juazeiro, Bahia, Brasil
Died
July 6, 2019
Age
Died at age 88

Biography

João Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveira OMC, better known as João Gilberto (Juazeiro, June 10, 1931 — Rio de Janeiro, July 6, 2019), was a Brazilian singer, guitarist and composer. Considered a brilliant artist by musicologists and specialized journalists, he revolutionized Brazilian music by creating a new guitar beat to play samba: the "Bossa Nova".

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