Bebel Gilberto Bio - Biography

Name Bebel Gilberto
Height
Naionality Brazilian
Date of Birth 12-May-1966
Place of Birth New York City, New York, U.S.
Famous for Singing
Bebel Gilberto is a Brazilian popular singer often associated with bossa nova. She is the daughter of Joao Gilberto and singer Miucha. Her uncle is singer/composer Chico Buarque. Gilberto has been performing since her youth in Rio de Janeiro. Gilberto's professional solo debut came in 1986 with a self-titled EP released by WEA which included "Preciso dizer que te amo", a partnership with Cazuza, De, when both were in the Barao Vermelho band. In 1991, Gilberto moved to Manhattan, where she continues to live, but shares her time between the U.S. and Brazil.

Gilberto was a great friend of Cazuza and composed several songs with him in addition to "Eu preciso dizer que te amo", including "Amigos de Bar", "Mais Feliz", and "Mulher sem Razao". Gilberto next participated in the project Red Hot + Rio, joining major music stars such as Everything but the Girl, Maxwell, George Michael, and others for the benefit CD recording. She also collaborated on Towa Tei's CD Future Listening! singing on the hits "Technova" and "Batucada," and also participated in Peeping Tom with Mike Patton (former lead singer of Faith No More), singing "Caipirinha". Gilberto recorded her fourth studio album, All in One, in Jamaica, New York, and the Brazillian state of Bahia. It was released worldwide on September 29, 2009 on the American jazz label Verve, and was released in Brazil by Universal Music. It is the least electronic-infused of her albums, and brings to the forefront more of Gilberto's personality and love for organic styles. All in One had a team of accomplished producers including Mark Ronson (Amy Winehouse, Lily Allen), John King (Dust Brothers, Beck), Daniel Jobim, Carlinhos Brown, Didi Gutman (Brazilian Girls) and Mario Caldato Jr (Beastie Boys, Bjork, Jack Johnson). Gilberto also provided the voice of the bird Eva in the animated film Rio (2011), an experience she called "amazing".

Since the launch of Tanto Tempo in 2000, it has sold over 2.5 million records and has been featured on seven film soundtracks including Next Stop Wonderland, Bubble, Closer and most recently 2010's Eat Pray Love and 2011's Rio; and seven TV series including Sex and the City, Six Feet Under, and Nip/Tuck.

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