João Gilberto

Personal Info

Known ForActing
GenderMale
BirthdayJune 10, 1931
Place of BirthJuazeiro, Bahia, Brasil

João Gilberto

Biography

João Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveira OMC, better known as João Gilberto (Juazeiro, June 10, 1931 — Rio de Janeiro, July 6, 2019), was a Brazilian singer, guitarist and composer. Considered a brilliant artist by musicologists and specialized journalists, he revolutionized Brazilian music by creating a new guitar beat to play samba: the "Bossa Nova".