Sueli Correa Costa (25 July 1943 – 3 March 2023) was a Brazilian singer-songwriter and composer.

Biography

Born in

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into a family of musicians, Costa grew up in

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, started playing the piano at the age of four, and learned to play the guitar by herself at the age of 15. She started her career as a composer in 1960 with the bossa-nova song "Balãozinho", and had her breakout in 1967, composing for

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the hit song "Por exemplo você". Among artists who recorded songs composed by her were

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, Simone,

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, Fátima Guedes, Ithamara Koorax,

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. Costa began her professional career as a singer in 1975 with the album ''Sueli Costa'' which included the hits "Dentro de Mim Mora um Anjo" and "Coração Ateu". In 1976 she formed a long professional association with lyricist

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. In 2002,

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honored her with a tribute album, ''Canção Brasileira'', consisting of songs composed by Costa. Her last work was ''Sueli Costa Convida'', a live album recorded in 2018 to celebrate her 50 years of career. Costa died on 4 March 2023, at the age of 79.

Discography

;Albums * ''Sueli Costa'' - 1975 * ''Sueli Costa'' - 1977 * ''Vida de artista'' - 1978 * ''Louça final'' - 1980 * ''Íntimo'' - 1984 * '' Minha arte'' - 2000 * ''Amor blue'' - 2007 * ''Sueli Costa Convida'' - 2018

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Costa, Sueli 1943 births 2023 deaths Brazilian women singers Brazilian women composers Brazilian singer-songwriters Brazilian women singer-songwriters Brazilian pianists Brazilian women pianists Música Popular Brasileira singers Musicians from Rio de Janeiro (city) Women in Latin music