Gal Costa
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] ⓘ),[1] was a Brazilian singer of popular music. She was one of the main figures of the tropicalia music scene in Brazil in the late 1960s and appeared on the acclaimed compilation Tropicália: ou Panis et Circencis (1968).[2] She was described by The New York Times as "one of Brazil's greatest singers."[3]
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Costa Penna and the second or paternal family name is Burgos.
Gal Costa
Maria da Graça Costa Penna Burgos
Singer
1965–2022 (her death)
Awards[edit]
In 2011, Costa received the Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.[5]
In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked Costa at number 90 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.[17]
Death[edit]
Gal died in São Paulo on 9 November 2022, at the age of 77.[20][3] The cause of death was not shared; she had been recovering from an extraction of a nodule of her nasal cavity and had canceled her show at the Primavera Sound.[11] Multiple Brazilian celebrities paid tribute to her following her death including then President-elect Lula da Silva, Maria Bethânia, Caetano Veloso, and Gilberto Gil.[21][22] She was also honored posthumously at the 2022 Latin Grammy Awards.[23]