Sueli Costa
Sueli Costa | |
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Born | Sueli Correa Costa 25 July 1943 |
Died | 3 March 2023 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | (aged 79)
Occupation | Singer |
Musical career | |
Genres | MPB |
Sueli Correa Costa (25 July 1943 – 3 March 2023) was a Brazilian singer-songwriter and composer.
Biography
Born in Rio de Janeiro into a family of musicians, Costa grew up in Juiz de Fora, started playing the piano at the age of four,[1] and learned to play the guitar by herself at the age of 15.[2] She started her career as a composer in 1960 with the bossa-nova song "Balãozinho", and had her breakout in 1967, composing for Nara Leão the hit song "Por exemplo você".[1][2] Among artists who recorded songs composed by her were Maria Bethânia, Elis Regina, Raimundo Fagner, Gal Costa, Cauby Peixoto, Ney Matogrosso, Simone, Ivan Lins, Fátima Guedes, Ithamara Koorax, Nana Caymmi, Joanna, Fafá de Belém.[1][2]
Costa began her professional career as a singer in 1975 with the album Sueli Costa which included the hits "Dentro de Mim Mora um Anjo" and "Coração Ateu".[1][2] In 1976 she formed a long professional association with lyricist Abel Silva.[1] In 2002, Lucinha Lins honored her with a tribute album, Canção Brasileira, consisting of songs composed by Costa.[1][2] Her last work was Sueli Costa Convida, a live album recorded in 2018 to celebrate her 50 years of career.[2] Costa died on 4 March 2023, at the age of 79.[3]
Discography
- Albums
- Sueli Costa - 1975
- Sueli Costa - 1977
- Vida de artista - 1978
- Louça final - 1980
- Íntimo - 1984
- Minha arte - 2000
- Amor blue - 2007
- Sueli Costa Convida - 2018
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Sueli Costa". Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f "Sueli Costa". Dicionário Cravo Albin da Música Popular Brasileira (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ Bittencourt, Julinho (4 March 2023). "Morre Sueli Costa, autora de grandes sucessos da música brasileira". Revista Fórum (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 5 March 2023.
External links
- Sueli Costa discography at Discogs
- Sueli Costa at IMDb
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- 1943 births
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- Brazilian women singers
- Brazilian women composers
- Brazilian singer-songwriters
- Brazilian women singer-songwriters
- Brazilian pianists
- Brazilian women pianists
- Música Popular Brasileira singers
- Musicians from Rio de Janeiro (city)
- Women in Latin music