Bebel Gilberto

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Bebel Gilberto (born Isabel Gilberto on 12 May 1966 in New York City) is a Brazilian popular singer often associated with . She is the daughter of João Gilberto and singer Miúcha and her uncle is singer/composer Chico Buarque.

Bebel has been performing since her youth in Rio de Janeiro. At the age of seven, Bebel made an appearance on her Mother’s first solo album Miucha. At age nine, Bebel performed with her mother and saxophonist Stan Getz at a Jazz festival at Carnegie Hall.



Back in Brazil Bebel performed and recorded on the soundtrack of the children’s musical Os Saltimbancos written by Sergio Bardotti and Chico Buarque which created a major impact.

Later, Bebel joined an experimental theatrical and formed founded the performance space ‘Circo Voador’ at Ipanema Beach. At this group she met singer/songwriter Cazuza, who became a close friend and later on a major star in the 1980’s.

At this time Bebel started to write songs with collaborators such as , with whom she co-wrote
Preciso Dizer Que Te Amo, which became a national hit winning several music awards. Bebel’s first solo album was the 1986 Bebel Gilberto EP.

In 1991 Bebel moved back to New York where she performed first at the Brooklyn Academy Of Music in a special tribute to Carmem Miranda, directed by Arto Lindsay (also featured Naná Vasconcelos and Laurie Anderson).
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