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Bebel Gilberto (born Isabel Gilberto de Oliveira on May 12, 1966 in New York City) is an American-born Grammy Award-nominated Brazilian popular singer often associated with . She is the daughter of João Gilberto and singer Miúcha. 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 Miúcha. At age nine, Bebel performed with her mother and jazz saxophonist Stan Getz at a jazz festival in New York’s Carnegie Hall. Back in Brazil, Bebel performed and recorded for the soundtrack of the children’s musical Os Saltimbancos, written by Sergio Bardotti and Chico Buarque. Later on Bebel joined an experimental theatrical group and was a member of the founding team of the performance space Circo Voador (Flying Circus) at Ipanema Beach. In this group she met singer/songwriter Cazuza, who became a close friend and soon a major rock star in Brazil during the 1980s.

Throughout the 1990s, Bebel collaborated with a variety of musical stars such as Arto Lindsay, Thievery Corporation, David Byrne, Towa Tei, Caetano Veloso and Chico Buarque. In 1996 Bebel was featured in the AIDS charity project Red Hot + Rio, produced by her close friend and collaborator Béco Dranoff. By the mid 1990s, Bebel also had successes as songwriter with the international dance hits “Technova” and “Batucada” in collaboration with producers Towa Tei and Arto Lindsay.
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  • rangelrafael

    Baby

    last week
  • Sonicjr01

    Gilbertos FTW !

    20 days ago
  • gustavolemos

    Muito minha.

    25 days ago
  • RuruRoosta

    So soothing and calm . . Sexy, I love it.

    last month
  • 395200533

    от её песен хочется жить и улыбаться...

    March 2012
  • iwc2ufan99

    Obrigada, vitormartins :) Espero que seja verdade. Maio ou julho seria bem legal.

    March 2012
  • vitormartins

    Ela já está preparando e o CD sai ainda em 2012... Como todos os álbuns dela são lançados no verão do hemisfério norte, acredito que deva sair entre o final de maio e julho deste ano...

    March 2012
  • iwc2ufan99

    Alguém sabe quando ela está pensando em lançar um novo cd?

    March 2012
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Wayuu Taya

13 May 2008 | from blog.myspace.com/bebelgilberto

Bebel Gilberto will be among the honorees at this year's Wayuu Taya Foundation Inc.Which will take place at The Bowery Hotel in New York City on June 5. Also will honor Iman, designer Donna …

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