Alaíde Costa | |
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| Born | Alaíde Costa Silveira Mondin Gomide (1935-12-08)December 8, 1935 (age 89) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Genres | Bossa nova |
| Instrument | vocal |
| Years active | 1957-present |
Alaíde Costa Silveira Mondin Gomide, known asAlaíde Costa (born 8 December 1935), is a Brazilian singer-songwriter.
Alaíde Costa was born inRio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood ofMéier. Her brother enrolled her in a local children's singing competition,[1] and as a 13-year-old she was hosted byRádio Tupi in the programSequência G3 winning a singing competition, and the following year inRádio Nacional'sArraia miúda, both broadcasts for young talents. Later, she appeared inPescando estrelas, a radio show hosted byAry Barroso for Rádio Clube do Brasil.[2][3]
She debuted as a professional singer in 1957 at the Avenida club, in Rio de Janeiro, the same venue where two other musical stars,Elizeth Cardoso andÂngela Maria began their careers. Two years later she was in the recording studio for two 78rpm records. The first featured the songsConselhos andDomingo de amor, the second, entitledTarde demais, was awarded revelation of the year.[3] Despite having abolero musical background,[4] in 1959 Alaíde Costa was won over tobossa nova byJoão Gilberto and recorded her first album titledGosto de você, in which the singer took up compositions by some of the major authors of the new genre: among themDolores Duran,João Donato,Carlos Lyra,Ronaldo Bôscoli,Oldemar Magalhães,Paulo Tito,Tom Jobim,Vinícius de Moraes, as well as Gilberto himself.[5] That year Alaíde Costa participated in a performance held at the Faculty of Architecture in Rio along with many young musician names and captivated the audience with her rendition ofChora tua tristeza, composed by Oscar Castro-Neves and Fiorini, becoming the most acclaimed artist along withSylvia Telles.[6] Two months later she was on stage in another bossa nova composers' performance organized by Bôscoli, and in December with other artists in theRádio Globo concert hall.[7] At the end of the year, Costa reunited with another bossa nova musicians in a gathering brought together by the magazineO Cruzeiro; among them were Gilberto,Luiz Bonfá, Bôscoli, Lyra,Roberto Menescal, Telles,Nara Leão,Oscar andIko Castro-Neves,Luiz Eça,Chico Feitosa,Nana Caymmi and others, along with Ary Barroso who, as a representative of the older musical generation, conceptually passed the baton with his presence.[8]
She released another LP of bossa nova hits in 1960 under the titleAlaíde canta suavemente; many of the previously mentioned composers were joined by Oscar Castro-Neves, Maria Cecília,Aloysio de Oliveira, Luiz Bandeira, Roberto Menescal andNewton Mendonça; that year the singer participated in bossa nova concerts in Rio de Janeiro. The following year, she released the LPAlaíde jóia moderna; in this work, in addition to using compositions by other artists such asBaden Powell andBilly Blanco, she starred as a songwriter with the songCanção de amor sem fim, written in collaboration withGeraldo Vandré. In 1962 the singer got married and moved from Rio de Janeiro to São Paulo.[5] – where, hired by Odeon, Costa had been kept away from the recording studio, a conduct that the singer accused as a form of racism by the record company.[9][10]
The LPAfinal..., released in 1963, took its title from the title track composed by Alaíde Costa, who in this work also recorded songs by other composers including Paulinho Nogueira.[5] The following year was one of successful live performances. At theTeatro Paramount in São Paulo she was one among many leading figures in the showO fino da bossa, with a rich lineup of musicians, some from Rio de Janeiro - Nara Leão,Jorge Ben,Wanda Sá,Rosinha de Valença,Os Cariocas,Marcos Valle - and other Paulistas born or raised, such asWalter Wanderley,Paulinho Nogueira,Claudette Soares and theZimbo Trio;[11] and on that occasion Alaíde Costa achieved great public and critical success with the songOnde está você. At theTeatro Santa Rosa in Rio she was on stage together with Castro-Neves, back in São Paulo she took part in the 1st University Festival of theTV Tupi station, and performed at theTeatro Municipal inAlaíde alaúde, a recital ofRenaissance music. 1965 saw the release of the LPAlaíde Costa, which included compositions by Valle, Castro-Neves andChico Buarque and featuredTudo o que é meu, written by the singer in collaboration withVinícius de Moraes.[5]
Due to health problems, the singer retired from the stage until 1972, when she participated in the LPClube da Esquina with the inclusion, in the company ofMilton Nascimento, of the songMe deixa em paz.[10] From the same year is the maxi single that includesDiz,Enlouqueci,Ansiedade andE a gente sonhando. Another LP, produced by Aloysio de Oliveira, was released the following year,Alaíde Costa e Oscar Castro Neves, containing a composition by the singer,Amigo amado, co-written with Vinícius, and other songs by Carlos Lyra, Vinícius de Moraes, and Oscar Castro-Neves. 1974 saw her in the recording studio for an LP,Alaíde Costa, and a maxi single with four tracks. She participated alongsideJohnny Alf andLúcio Alves in the Bossa Nova installment of the MPB-100 radio series, from which eight albums were made. She also released the singleOnde está você, re-recorded by the singer. The following year the albumCoração was released, with a song of her own composition, and in 1982 she included compositions byHermínio Bello de Carvalho reproduced on the LPÁguas vivas: Alaíde Costa canta Hermínio Bello de Carvalho. In 1988 she recordedAmiga de verdade, featuring, in addition to Costa,Paulinho da Viola,Egberto Gismonti and Milton Nascimento. Three years later, in São Paulo, she performed with Nogueira in the showCoração violão and in another show titledAlaíde canta Tom Jobim. São Paulo's Municipal Theater welcomes her back in a show in which she sang Jobim's songs, to great success.[5]
In 2000 she released the CDFalando de amor and performed as a featured artist in Rio de Janeiro's Mistura Fina and Vinicius Piano Bar venues. Three years later she performed with Johnny Alf atQueen Elizabeth Hall participating in theLondon Jazz Festival, and in 2005 she released the CDTudo que o tempo me deixou, where Costa was backed by a quintet. That same year, in Paris, she participated in the Brasil Brasileiro festival withElza Soares andJair Rodrigues. In 2011 the box set100 anos de Música Popular Brasileira was released, four CDs that include songs by many Brazilian artists and in which Alaíde Costa singsDesafinado andEu não existo sem você, by Jobim and Mendonça,Garota de Ipanema by Jobim and Vinícius, andLobo bobo by Carlos Lyra and Ronaldo Bôscoli. Three years later she publishedCanção de Alaíde, containing bossa nova classics composed by the singer together with other musicians. From the same year came Ricardo Santhiago's bookAlaíde Costa: faria tudo de novo, a biography tracing the singer's artistic career. To celebrate the artist's 80th birthday, a show tracing her work was presented. In the same year, also as part of the celebrations, Alaíde Costa released the albumAlegria é guardada em cofres, catedrais, together with guitaristToninho Horta. In 2022 she released the CDO que meus calos dizem sobre mim.[5][12] In 2023 she presented atCarnegie Hall, in the show“Bossa Nova: The Greatest Night, 60 years after the 1962 first international bossa nova concert in the same venue, in which she did not perform.[10][13]
Her albumHarmonias Que Soam e Ressoam was chosen by theAssociação Paulista de Críticos de Arte as one of the 50 best Brazilian albums of 2023.[14]E o Tempo Agora Quer Voar was also chosen for the 2024 list.[15]
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