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10 Facts You Didn’t Know About Gal Costa

Gal Costa, a Brazilian singer, was born on 26 September 1945 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.

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Gal Costa’s birth name was Maria da Graça Costa Penna Burgos.

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Gal's father, Arnaldo Burgos, died when Gal was 15 years old and the two never met.

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Gal Costa debuted at age 18 with the album Domingo, in 1965.

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In 1967, she was awarded the trophy in the Best New Artist category at the first edition of the Brazilian Music Awards.

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In 1968, Gal Costa won the São Paulo Association of Art Critics Award in the Best Female Singer category.

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Gal Costa has also released a self-titled album in 1968.

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Gal Costa has also won a Latin Grammy Award for Best MPB Album in 2004.

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Gal was bisexual. She was enamoured of Marina Lima in the 1990s.

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Gal Costa died in São Paulo on 9 November 2022, at the age of 77.

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