Brazilian pop icon Gal Costa has died at 77. The singer — born Maria da Graça Costa Penna Burgos in the city of Salvador, Brazil — was a key player in Brazil's burgeoning Tropicália music scene in the late 1960s, with her psychedelic 1969 self-titled debut solo album revolutionizing the sound of popular Brazilian music.
Costa's career began with 1967's Domingo, a collaborative album with Caetano Veloso. In 1968, Costa recorded four songs — "Mamãe coragem," "Parque industrial," "Enquanto seu lobo não vem" and "Baby" — on the iconic, genre-defining compilation Tropicália: ou Panis et Circenses. "Baby" became Costa's first nationwide solo hit, quickly becoming a classic of Brazilian popular music.
Costa recorded more than 30 albums over the course of her career, recording songs in Portuguese, Spanish and English.
Listen to 1969's "Não Identificado" and see some social media tributes to Costa below.
Costa's career began with 1967's Domingo, a collaborative album with Caetano Veloso. In 1968, Costa recorded four songs — "Mamãe coragem," "Parque industrial," "Enquanto seu lobo não vem" and "Baby" — on the iconic, genre-defining compilation Tropicália: ou Panis et Circenses. "Baby" became Costa's first nationwide solo hit, quickly becoming a classic of Brazilian popular music.
Costa recorded more than 30 albums over the course of her career, recording songs in Portuguese, Spanish and English.
Listen to 1969's "Não Identificado" and see some social media tributes to Costa below.