Gal Costa, Brazilian Music Legend died at the age of 77. Here, let’s see the cause of her death.
How Did Gal Costa Die?
Gal Costa, a well-known Brazilian singer who was a key player in the Tropicália movement of the 1960s, passed away on Wednesday, according to her public relations firm. She was 77.
Gal Costa Cause Of Death
No immediate explanation for the death was given. The So Paulo-based singer recently postponed a performance at a nearby music festival on the suggestion of her physician following surgery to remove a nodule from her right nasal cavity in September. Her website’s tour schedule had indicated that she would perform again in So Paulo in December.
Who Was Costa?
Costa sung alongside some of the biggest names in Brazilian music, like Tom Jobim, Chico Buarque, Milton Nascimento, and her close friend Caetano Veloso, during the growing popular music scene in Brazil in the late 1960s.
Costa started her career as a professional singer in 1964. She was born on September 26, 1945, in Salvador, the state capital of Bahia. Before joining the Tropicália artistic movement, which combined Brazilian artistic traditions with foreign influences, she produced her debut album, Domingo, in 1967. Her 1969 self-titled solo debut is today regarded as a classic of Tropicalismo.
In a 2020 interview, she claimed, “I was born wanting to sing, wanting to be a singer.” “I always imagined myself to be one; I wanted it with all my heart.” Since the day I was born, I have known it.
2021’s Nenhuma Dor was her most recent album.
Brazil experienced a nationwide outpouring of grief upon her passing. Singer-songwriter and former culture minister Gilberto Gil tweeted, “I’m deeply grieved and saddened by the passing of my “sister” @GalCosta.”
Her 16-year-old son is Costa’s only heir.
Tribute To Costa
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the recently elected president of Brazil, shared a photo of him and Costa embracing on Insta. He commented beside the photo that Costa was “one of the best vocalists in the world, one of our foremost musicians who gave the name and melodies of Brazil to the entire planet.” “Today, the nation lost one of its great voices,”
Jeff tweeted,
RIP Gal Costa (1945-2022), a marvelous creative spirit with a miraculous voice
William Friedkin (Non-Seasonal) Truth tweeted,
R.I.P. Gal Costa, the queen of tropicalia, whose voice was soothing and warm even if you didn’t know a word of Portuguese.
Dust-to-Digital tweeted,
R.I.P. Gal Costa, September 26, 1945 – November 9, 2022. Here she is performing “Volta” in 1973.
umcara tweeted,
RIP, Gal Costa, uma das maiores cantoras brasileiras, one of the greatest Brazilian female singers.
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