Bebel Gilberto

Bebel Gilberto (2012)

Bebel Gilberto [ beˈbɛl ʒilˈbɛrtu ] (born May 12, 1966 , New York ; born Isabel Gilberto de Oliveira ) is a Brazilian singer and songwriter. She is the daughter of João Gilberto and Miúcha (Heloísa Buarque de Hollanda, Chico Buarque's sister), two greats in the Brazilian music scene .

life and career

Bebel Gilberto began singing in choirs and on records for children as a child, and she also appeared in musicals .

During the 1980s she tried a solo career and worked mainly with Cazuza , but also with other stars of the Música Popular Brasileira . In 1991 she moved to New York, where she worked with David Byrne , Arto Lindsay and DJ Towa Tei and tried to fuse her bossa nova with other styles of music to create new sounds. In 2000, together with the DJ and producer Suba, she released her CD Tanto Tempo , with which she made it into the world music charts . In 2001, to build on the success of their debut CD, Tanto Tempo Remixes was released. In 2004 the album Bebel Gilberto , produced by Marius de Vries , followed , and in 2005 his remixes, in which Thievery Corporation , DJ Spinna and Nuspirit Helsinki were involved, among others .

Her songs Samba da Benção , Tanto Tempo and Mais Feliz were part of the score for the film Hautnah .

Discography

Studio albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
2000	Tanto pace	-	-	-	UK49 gold (10 weeks)UK	-	First published: April 25, 2000
2004	Bebel Gilberto	DE85 (4 weeks) DE	-	CH76 (5 weeks) CH	UK49 (3 weeks) UK	US154 (3 weeks) US	First published: June 8, 2004
2007	Momento	-	-	CH84 (1 week) CH	-	US169 (1 week) US	First published: April 3, 2007

more publishments

• 1986: Bebel Gilberto (EP)
• 2001: Tanto Tempo Remixes
• 2005: Bebel Gilberto Remixed
• 2007: Bring Back The Love (EP)
• 2008: Live Session (EP)
• 2009: All in One
• 2014: Tudo

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
2002	So Nice Tanto Tempo	-	-	-	UK82 (1 week) UK	-	First published: October 2002
2003	Close Your Eyes Tanto Tempo	-	-	-	UK92 (1 week) UK	-	First published: April 2003

As a guest singer

• 1980 - João Gilberto : Chega de Saudade on João Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveira
• 1989 - Miúcha and Tom Jobim : Calice on Falando de Amor
• 1991 - Caetano Veloso : Fora da Ordem on Circuladô
• 1994 - Towa Tei : three pieces on Future Listening!
• 1996 - with Cazuza: Preciso Dizer Que Te Amo on Red Hot + Rio
• 1997 - Towa Tei: Private Eyes on Sound Museum
• 1998 - Otto: Bob on Samba Pra Burro
• 2006 - Peeping Tom ( Mike Patton ): Caipirinha on Peeping Tom
• 2006 - Forro in the Dark: Wandering Swallow (Juazeiro) on Bonfires of São João
• 2009 - Ben Perowsky : Kings Fall on Ben Perowsky Presents: Moodswing Orchestra
• 2011 - Miguel Migs: Zulu on Outside the Skyline

swell

1. ↑ ^{a b} Chart sources: DE CH UK US
2. ↑ Music Sales Awards: UK

Web links

Commons : Bebel Gilberto  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Works by and about Bebel Gilberto in the catalog of the German National Library
• Bebel Gilberto at Discogs (English)