João Gilberto
Acting·June 10, 1931·† July 6, 2019 — 88 years old·Juazeiro, Bahia, Brasil
João Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveira OMC, better known as João Gilberto (Juazeiro, June 10, 1931 — Rio de Janeiro, July 6, 2019), was a Brazilian singer, guitarist and composer. Considered a brilliant artist by musicologists and specialized journalists, he revolutionized Brazilian music by creating a new guitar beat to play samba: the "Bossa Nova".
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962·7.5
They Shot the Piano Player
2023·6.5
O Barato de Iacanga
2019·7.8
Vinicius de Moraes
2005·6.3
Where Are You, João Gilberto?
2018·6.4
Copacabana Palace
1962·5.0
The Mike Douglas Show
1961·5.8
Ritas
2025·8.3
It's Not All True
1986·6.9
Brasil
1981·7.5
It's All Brazil
1997·6.4
The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus
2023·9.0
Filmography · 31
2026The Girl From Ipanema: Astrud Gilberto, Queen of Bossa NovaSelf2025RitasSelf (archive footage)2024Nas Ondas de Dorival CaymmiSelf (archive footage)2023They Shot the Piano PlayerSelf (archive audio)2023The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus2022Miúcha, The Voice of Bossa NovaSelf2022O Canto Livre de Nara LeãoTVSelf (archive footage)2020Garoto - Vivo SonhandoSelf (voice)2019O Barato de IacangaSelf (archive footage)2019João Gilberto – Live in Tokyo november 8 & 9, 2006 Tokyo International Forum Hall ASelf2018Where Are You, João Gilberto?Self (archive footage)2017Eu, Meu Pai e Os CariocasSelf2011O Gerente2008Bossa Nova: the sound that seduced the worldSelf2007Rita Lee - Biograffiti: Baila Comigo2005Vinicius de MoraesSelf - Guitar Player "Eu Não Existo Sem Você" (archive footage)2005Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa NovaSelf (archive footage)2004João Gilberto - Live In Tokyohimself1997It's All BrazilSelf · Original Music Composer1996Bahia de Todos os SambasSelf1992João & AntônioSelf1990Isto é Noel RosaMusic1990Welles' LanguageMusic1986It's Not All TrueOriginal Music Composer1981BrasilSelf1980Grandes NomesTVSelf1964Seara VermelhaSongs1962Copacabana PalaceSelf1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonTVSelf1961The Mike Douglas ShowTVSelf1958Um Desconhecido Bate à Porta