Gal Costa News & Updates

Gal Costa

Essentially the first lady of Brazilian music, Gal Costa was among the musical rebels who gathered u...

Apr 15, 2025 • Jazz

Singer Gal Costa, icon of Brazil’s Tropicália movement, remembered by Caetano Veloso

Gal Costa, an adventurous musician who was a pivotal figure in Brazil’s Tropicália movement in th...

Nov 09, 2022 • Los Angeles Times

Gal Costa, piercing voice of Brazil's Tropicália movement, has died at 77

Gal Costa, the Brazilian singer and key figure in the Tropicália movement of the late 1960s, died W...

Nov 09, 2022 • NPR

Brazilian singer Gal Costa dies at 77; was legend of the Tropicalia movement

Brazilian singer Gal Costa, one of the most influential artists in Brazil’s Tropicalia movement of...

Nov 09, 2022 • Mercury News

Brazilian pop star Gal Costa died Thursday at age 77

Brazilian pop star Gal Costa died Thursday at age 77. She was one of the key figures in the Tropical...

Nov 10, 2022 • NPR

Gal Costa, central figure in Brazil’s Tropicália song movement, dies at 77

Gal Costa, one of Brazil’s most revered singers and a central figure in the Tropicália countercul...

Nov 11, 2022 • The Washington Post

Gal Costa dead: Legendary Brazilian singer dies aged 77 days after cancelling concert

Gal Costa, a Brazilian singer recognised as one of the best, died this morning at the age of 77. The...

Nov 09, 2022 • Daily Express

Gal Costa, influential Brazilian singer, dies aged 77

The singer, who was a main part of the Tropicália movement, had recently canceled an appearance at ...

Nov 09, 2022 • The Guardian

Legendary Brazilian singer Gal Costa died on Wednesday at the age of 77

Brazilian singer Gal Costa, one of the most influential artists in Brazil’s Tropicalia movement of...

Nov 08, 2022 • CNN

Gal Costa (1945-2022)

Gal Costa, one of Brazil's most respected and beloved singers and recording artists admired as much ...

Nov 14, 2022 • Jazz

Brazilian singer Gal Costa dies aged 77

Brazilian iconic singer Gal Costa passed away Wednesday morning in Sao Paulo at the age of 77, it wa...

May 28, 2026 • MercoPress

Iconic Brazilian singer Gal Costa dies at 77

RIO DE JANEIRO — Singer Gal Costa, an icon in the Tropicalia and Brazilian popular music movements...

Nov 09, 2022 • NBC News

Gal Costa, Brazilian Music Giant, Dies at 77

In more than 55 years of her career, Costa released 40-plus albums -- four of which have been nomina...

Nov 08, 2022 • Billboard

Gal Costa made music in pursuit of freedom

TO GAL COSTA, one of Brazil’s most famous and fearless singers, music was about freedom. When Braz...

Nov 15, 2022 • The Economist

Tropicália Icon Gal Costa Dead At 77

Brazilian singer Gal Costa, a major figure in the country's '60s Tropicália music scene, has died. ...

Nov 08, 2022 • Stereogum

Gal Costa, iconic Brazilian singer, dead at 77

RIO DE JANEIRO — Gal Costa, an iconic Brazilian singer who starred for six decades and was a key f...

Nov 09, 2022 • WPXI

Tropicália titan Gal Costa dies at 77

Gal Costa, the Brazilian singer who shaped the sound of her nation’s tropicália movement and mús...

Nov 08, 2022 • The Fader