Gal Costa

Gal Maria da Graça Costa Penna Burgos (born Maria da Graça Costa Penna Burgos; 26 September 1945 – 9 November 2022), known professionally as Gal Costa (), is a Brazilian singer. She usually does pop music. She began her professional career in August 1964. Her first album, "Domingo", was released in 1967. In 1973, the cover of her record "Ìndia" was censored.
Costa was born in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Gal was bisexual. She was enamoured of Marina Lima in the 1990s.
Gal died in São Paulo on 9 November 2022, at the age of 77. She was recovering from an extraction of a nodule of her nasal cavity and had canceled her show at the Primavera Sound.