João Gilberto, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

João Gilberto

Brazilian musician

Date of Birth: 10-Jun-1931

Place of Birth: Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil

Date of Death: 06-Jul-2019

Profession: composer, singer, guitarist, jazz guitarist, jazz musician

Nationality: Brazil

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

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João Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveira, known as João Gilberto (Portuguese: [?u'?~w ?iw'b??tu]; 10 June 1931 – 6 July 2019), was a Brazilian singer, songwriter, and guitarist, who was a pioneer of the musical genre of bossa nova in the late 1950s.
Around the world he was often called "father of bossa nova"; in his native Brazil, he was referred to as "O Mito" ("The Legend").