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 (), was a Brazilian singer of popular music. Twelve-times Brazilian Music Awards winner, 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). She was described by The New York Times as "one of Brazil's greatest singers."
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Maria da Graça Costa Penna Burgos 26 September 1945 Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
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Died |
9 November 2022 (aged 77) São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Zodiac | Libra |
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