Liza da Costa

Liza da Costa
Liza da Costa (2018)
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)