Liza da Costa
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General information | |
origin | Ruesselsheim , Germany |
Genre (s) | jazz |
Website | Liza da Costa |
Liza da Costa (born March 26, 1968 ) is a singer and composer born in Germany as the daughter of a Portuguese and an Indian who grew up in Rüsselsheim , Germany.
Life
Liza da Costa is the singer and composer of the Hotel Bossa Nova jazz quartet . With Hotel Bossa Nova she had seven album releases from 2006 to 2019. From 1995 to 1998 she was also a member of the Eurodance band Captain Jack , with whom she had appeared on two albums. In 2000 she had her own single release on Virgin Records with Banana Coco . She worked with various artists and producers, composed the title song Fight to Win for the RTL Four Hills Tournament 2000/2001 and sang the song Ocean of Eternity for the techno duo Future Breeze . In 2005 she founded the band Hotel Bossa Nova with Tilmann Höhn (guitar), Alexander Sonntag (bass) and Wolfgang Stamm (drums) , which plays a mixture of bossa nova and jazz , known as Brazilian jazz.
Awards
- VARTA Music Prize 1990
- VIVA Comet 1996
- RSH Gold 1997
- three-time nomination for the ECHO Award 1997
Publications
Albums:
- The Mission (EMI 1996)
- Operation Dance (EMI 1997)
- Ao Vivo (Homefamily / EDEL 2006)
- Supresa (Homefamily / EDEL 2009)
- Bossanomia (ENJA 2011)
- Na Meia Luz (ENJA 2013)
- Desordem e Progresso (ENJA 2015)
- Little Fish (ENJA 2017)
- Live at Das Rind Rüsselsheim (ENJA 2019)
Singles:
- Captain Jack (EMI)
- Drill Instructor (EMI)
- Soldier Soldier (EMI)
- Little Boy (EMI)
- Together Forever (EMI)
- Holiday (EMI)
- Another one Bites the Dust (EMI)
- Banana Coco (Virgin Records)
- Ocean of Eternity (office)
Television appearances
Abstract:
- ECHO Awards
- “Vivasion” with Stefan Raab
- Bravo super show
- ZDF television garden
- "Always on Sundays" with Max Schautzer (ARD)
- The Dome
- VIVA Comet
- Hand in Hand for Children charity gala (title song: 'Children Need a Helping Hand' together with the Backstreetboys and N-SYNC)
Web links
- Hotel Bossa Nova
- Liza da Costa
- Liza da Costa at Discogs (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Costa, Liza there |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indian-Portuguese singer and composer who lives and works in Germany |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 26, 1968 |