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

Life and career

Heloisa Maria Buarque de Hollanda was born in

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. 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 . When she was 8 years old her family moved to São Paulo. As a child she formed a vocal ensemble with her siblings, including Chico Buarque. In 1960 she moved to Paris where she studied Art History at the École du Louvre. In 1975, she recorded professionally for the first time singing on the album ''The Best of Two Worlds'' in partnership with João Gilberto and Stan Getz. After this release, Miúcha partnered with Antônio Carlos Jobim, 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)

Personal life

In 1963, Miúcha made a holiday trip with friends to Greece, Italy and France. In Paris, in the bar La Candelaria, she met the Chilean singer Violeta Parra, through whom she met singer João Gilberto. Miúcha and Gilberto 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.

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

References

1937 births 2018 deaths Bossa nova singers Brazilian women composers Musicians from Rio de Janeiro (city) 20th-century Brazilian women singers 20th-century Brazilian singers 21st-century Brazilian women singers 21st-century Brazilian singers 20th-century women composers 21st-century women composers Women in Latin music {{Brazil-musician-stub