João Gilberto
Birthday: 1931-06-10Died: 2019-07-06
Birthplace: Juazeiro, Bahia, Brasil
Home Page: http://www.showbras.com.br/joaogilberto/
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".