Miúcha

Heloísa Maria Buarque de Hollanda (30 November 1937 – 27 December 2018), whose artistic name is Miúcha,[1] was a Brazilian singer and composer.

Miúcha
Miúcha in São Paulo city, 2011.
Background information
Born(1937-11-30)30 November 1937
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died27 December 2018(2018-12-27) (aged 81)
Genresbossa nova, samba, MPB
InstrumentsVocals
Associated actsAntonio Carlos Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes, Toquinho

Life and career

Heloisa Maria Buarque de Hollanda was born in Rio de Janeiro. She was the daughter of historian Sérgio Buarque de Holanda and Maria Amélia Cesário Alvim; she had a brother, singer and composer Chico Buarque and two sisters, the singers Ana de Hollanda and Cristina.

When she was 8 years old her family moved to São Paulo. As a child she formed a vocal ensemble with her brothers, including Chico Buarque. In 1960 she moved to Paris where she studied Art History at the École du Louvre.[2]

In 1975 she made her first professional recording as a singer on the album The Best of Two Worlds in partnership with João Gilberto and Stan Getz. After this release, Miúcha partnered with Tom Jobim 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)[3]

Personal life

In 1963 Miúcha made a holiday trip with friends to Greece, Italy and France. In Rome, in the bar La Candelaria, she met the Chilean singer Violeta Parra, through whom she met singer João Gilberto.[4] Miúcha and Gilberto got married in 1965 and had a daughter, Bebel Gilberto, in 1966.

Miúcha died on 27 December 2018, in Rio de Janeiro, at the age of 81.[5]

Discography
  • The Best of Two Worlds (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
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References
  1. "Miúcha". www.showbras.com.br. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  2. "Miúcha". dicionariompb.com.br. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  3. "Miúcha: Dados Artísticos". dicionariompb.com.br. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  4. Castro, Ruy (April 2012). Bossa Nova: The Story of the Brazilian Music That Seduced the World. Chicago Review Press. ISBN 9781613745748.
  5. "Cantora Miúcha morre no Rio aos 81 anos". G1 (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-12-27.


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