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Bebel Gilberto
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| Bebel Gilberto | ||
|---|---|---|
| Background information | ||
| Born | May 12, 1966 in New York City) | |
| Genre(s) | Bossa Nova, Electronica | |
| Occupation(s) | singer, songwriter | |
| Years active | 1980-present | |
| Label(s) | Crammed Discs | |
| Website | http://www.bebelgilberto.com/ | |
Bebel Gilberto (born Isabel Gilberto on May 12, 1966 in New York City) is a Brazilian popular singer often associated with bossa nova. She is the daughter of João Gilberto and singer Miúcha. Her uncle is singer/composer Chico Buarque. Bebel has been performing since her youth in Rio de Janeiro.
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At the age of seven, Bebel made an appearance on her Mother's first solo album 'Miucha'. At age nine, Bebel performed with her mother and Jazz saxophonist Stan Getz at a Jazz festival at Carnegie Hall . Back in Brazil Bebel performed and recorded on the soundtrack of the children's musical 'Os Saltimbancos' written by Sergio Bardotti and Chico Buarque which created a major impact. Later on Bebel joined an experimental theatrical and formed founded the performance space 'Circo Voador' at Ipanema Beach. At this group she met singer/songwriter Cazuza, who became a close friend and later on a major rock star in the 1980s.
At this time Bebel started to write songs with collaborators such as Dé, with whom she co-wrote 'Preciso Dizer Que Te Amo', which became a national hit winning several music awards. Bebel's first solo album was the 1986 EP Bebel Gilberto. In 1991 Bebel moved to New York where she performed first at the Brooklyn Academy Of Music in a special tribute to Carmen Miranda directed by Arto Lindsay also featuring Naná Vasconcelos and Laurie Anderson. Later on Bebel started performing with her own band in such downtown New York clubs like Metronome, Lion's Den, Zanzibar and in several venues such as The Ballroom, The Rainbow Room, SOB's, Town Hall Theater, The Greatest Bar On Earth (at the top of the World Trade Center), and Lincoln Center.
Throughout the 1990s, Bebel collaborated with a variety of musical stars such as Arto Lindsay, Thievery Corporation, David Byrne, Towa Tei, Caetano Veloso and Chico Buarque. In 1996 Bebel was featured in the AIDS charity project Red Hot + Rio, produced by friend and collaborator Béco Dranoff in the company of such acts as Everything But The Girl, Maxwell, George Michael and more. In the 1990s, Gilberto also had success as a songwriter with the international dance hits "Technova" and "Batucada" in collaboration with producers Towa Tei and Arto Lindsay.
Bebel was also featured in the soundtrack of Brad Anderson's film 'Next Stop Wonderland' with Vinicius Cantuária and Mauro Refosco. In the late 1990s Bebel moved to London and where she began to develop the sound featured on her critically acclaimed album 'Tanto Tempo'. Once there, she met a Serbian producer living in São Paulo, Suba, who ended up writing and producing 'Tanto Tempo'. While in London, she also worked with Amon Tobin, Arling & Cameron, and Nina Miranda.
In 2000, Bebel's 'Tanto Tempo' album was released on Ziriguiboom and has sold over one million copies worldwide. The album also picked up two Latin Grammy nominations. Her second album, 'Bebel Gilberto' (2004), was also released to great critical acclaim, receiving a MOBO Award in the UK and also a World Music Grammy nomination.
Bebel duets with Mike Patton on the song "Caipirinha" which appears on his Peeping Tom album, released on May 30, 2006.
Bebel is single and still resides in New York City where her band is based. After touring extensively, Bebel is currently working with UK producer Guy Sigsworth on her new album, to be titled Momento and scheduled for release in early 2007.
The song "Lonely" was featured in FX's show Nip/Tuck where Dr. Christian Troy is seen driving a Ferrari across a bridge in Miami, Florida. The songs "Samba de Bencao", "Tanto Tempo", and "Mais Feliz" are used in the art exhibition scene in the 2004 movie Closer.
- Bebel Gilberto (mini-LP) (1986)
- De Tarde, Vendo O Mar (with Luizão Maia & Banzai) (1991)
- Tanto Tempo (2000/2002)
- Bebel Gilberto (2004)
- Momento (2007)
- Tanto Tempo Remixes (2001)
- Tanto Tempo (Special Remix Edition (2003)
- Bebel Gilberto Remixed (2005)
- Bring Back The Love - Remixes EP 1 (2007) [digital-only]
- Bring Back The Love - Remixes EP 2 (2007) [digital-only]