Gilmelândia Palmeira dos Santos (born

Salvador, Bahia Salvador () is a Municipalities of Brazil, Brazilian municipality and capital city of the Federative units of Brazil, state of Bahia. Situated in the Zona da Mata in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region of Brazil, Salvador is recognize ...

, 20 September 1975) known as Gil or Gilmelândia, is a Brazilian singer, actress and TV presenter. Her unusual first name, which is abbreviated on her CD covers to "Gil", was created by her parents in tribute to a friend of her mother's with an equally unusual name, Jumelânia.Axé Music - Page 148 Ricardo Azevedo "Gilmelândia Palmeira dos Santos, a Gil, brinca até com seu batismo: “Meu nome é um parque de diversões”. Aconteceu em homenagem a uma amiga da mãe, de nome também curioso, Jumelânia. “Aí meus pais juntaram o nome dela ao do ..."

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1975 births Actresses from Salvador, Bahia Living people Musicians from Salvador, Bahia Brazilian actresses Axé singers 21st-century Brazilian singers 21st-century Brazilian women singers {{Brazil-musician-stub