Heloísa Maria Buarque de Hollanda (30 November 1937 – 27 December 2018), whose artistic name was Miúcha, was a Brazilian singer and composer.

Life and career

Heloisa Maria Buarque de Hollanda was born in

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. She was the daughter of historian

Sérgio Buarque de Holanda Sérgio Buarque de Holanda (July 11, 1902 – April 24, 1982) was a Brazilian historian, writer, journalist and Sociology, sociologist. His greatest achievement was Raízes do Brasil, a landmark of Brazilian sociology, in which he developed the ...

and Maria Amélia Cesário Alvim; she had a brother, singer and composer

Chico Buarque Francisco Buarque de Hollanda (born 19 June 1944), popularly known simply as Chico Buarque, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, composer, playwright, writer, and poet. He is best known for his music, which often includes social, economic, ...

and two sisters, the singers

Ana de Hollanda Anna Maria Alvim Buarque de Hollanda (born 12 August 1948) was the Minister of Culture of Brazil from 2011 to 2012. She worked as a singer before, and is the sister of singer-songwriter Chico Buarque Francisco Buarque de Hollanda (born 19 June ...

and . When she was 8 years old her family moved to São Paulo. As a child she formed a vocal ensemble with her siblings, including Chico Buarque. In 1960 she moved to Paris where she studied Art History at the

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. In 1975, she recorded professionally for the first time singing on the album ''The Best of Two Worlds'' in partnership with

João Gilberto João Gilberto (born João Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveira – ; 10 June 1931 – 6 July 2019) was a Brazilian guitarist, singer and composer who was a pioneer of the musical genre of bossa nova in the late 1950s. Around the world, he was o ...

and

Stan Getz Stanley Getz (February 2, 1927 – June 6, 1991) was an American jazz saxophonist. Playing primarily the tenor saxophone, Getz was known as "The Sound" because of his warm, lyrical tone, with his prime influence being the wispy, mellow timbre of ...

. After this release, Miúcha partnered with

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on two albums, 1977 and 1979, and was part of the show organized by Aloysio de Oliveira along with Vinicius de Moraes, Tom Jobim and Toquinho. The act was shown for a year at Canecão in Rio de Janeiro, followed for international presentations in South America and Europe, and gave origin to the recording ''Tom, Vinícius, Toquinho e Miúcha'' recorded live in Canecão (RCA Victor, 1977)

Personal life

In 1963, Miúcha made a holiday trip with friends to Greece, Italy and France. In Paris, in the bar La Candelaria, she met the Chilean singer

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, through whom she met singer João Gilberto. Miúcha and Gilberto married in 1965 and had a daughter,

Bebel Gilberto Isabel Buarque de Hollanda Gilberto de Oliveira (born May 12, 1966), known as Bebel Gilberto, is an American-born Brazilian popular singer often associated with bossa nova. She is the daughter of João Gilberto and singer Miúcha. Her uncle is ...

, in 1966. Miúcha died on 27 December 2018, in Rio de Janeiro, at the age of 81.

Discography

* ''

The Best of Two Worlds ''The Best of Two Worlds'' was released by Columbia Records in 1976 to feature Stan Getz in a reunion with João Gilberto. Their previous collaboration was a decade earlier on '' Getz/Gilberto Vol. 2''. Heloisa Buarque de Hollanda (Miúcha), who wa ...

'' (1976) Columbia LP * ''Miúcha & Antônio Carlos Jobim'' (1977) RCA Victor LP * ''Tom/Vinicius/Toquinho/Miúcha - Gravado ao vivo no Canecão (1977) Som Livre LP, CD * ''Miúcha & Tom Jobim'' (1979) RCA Victor LP * ''Miúcha'' (1980) RCA Victor LP * ''Miúcha (1989) Warner/Continental LP * ''Vivendo Vinicius ao vivo Baden Powell, Carlos Lyra, Miúcha e Toquinho'' (1999) BMG Brasil CD * ''Rosa amarela'' (1999) BMG Brasil CD * ''Miúcha.compositores'' (2002) Biscoito Fino CD * ''Miúcha canta Vinicius & Vinicius'' - Música e letra (2003) Biscoito Fino CD * ''Outros Sonhos'' (2007) Biscoito Fino CD * ''Miucha com Tom, Vinicius e Joao'' (2008) Sony CD

References

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