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Joao Gilberto

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The Resume

    (June 10, 1931-July 6, 2019)
    Born in Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil
    Birth name is Joao Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveira
    Recordings include 'Chega de Saudade (1959)' and 'Getz/Gilberto (1964)'
    Nicknamed the 'Father of Bossa Nova'

Why he might be annoying:

    He's another victim of a long birth name.
    He's a perfectionist.
    He's divorced from Astrud Gilberto.
    He refuses to be interviewed.
    He walked out on audiences he thought were being disrespectful.

Why he might not be annoying:

    His song 'The Girl From Ipanema' is one of the world's best known compositions.
    Bossa nova was born from his focus on music while fighting depression.
    Astrud cheated on him with Stan Getz.
    In 1965, he won a Grammy for 'Record of the Year.'
    His daughter, Bebel, carries on the family's musical legacy.

Credit: Black Chic


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 14 Votes: 78.57% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 32 Votes: 53.12% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 22 Votes: 40.91% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 24 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 13 Votes: 69.23% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 35 Votes: 62.86% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 67 Votes: 44.78% Annoying