O Canto Livre de Nara Leão2022 · TV SeriesSelf (archive footage)
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Antônio Carlos Jobim
Actor • Theme Song Performance
Born Jan 25, 1927 Died Dec 8, 1994 Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 6 database credits
Antônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim (Rio de Janeiro, January 25, 1927 – New York, December 8, 1994), better known by his stage name Tom Jobim, was a composer, pianist, guitarist, arranger, Brazilian flutist and singer. Considered one of the great exponents of Brazilian music, Jobim internationalized bossa nova and, with the help of important American artists, fused it with jazz in the 1960s to create a new, popular sound. For this reason, he is sometimes known as the "father of bossa nova".
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Antônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim (Rio de Janeiro, January 25, 1927 – New York, December 8, 1994), better known by his stage name Tom Jobim, was a composer, pianist, guitarist, arranger, Brazilian flutist and singer. Considered one of the great exponents of Brazilian music, Jobim internationalized bossa nova and, with the help of important American artists, fused it with jazz in the 1960s to create a new, popular…
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Antônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim (Rio de Janeiro, January 25, 1927 – New York, December 8, 1994), better known by his stage name Tom Jobim, was a composer, pianist, guitarist, arranger, Brazilian flutist and singer. Considered one of the great exponents of Brazilian music, Jobim internationalized bossa nova and, with the help of important American artists, fused it with jazz in the 1960s to create a new, popular sound. For this reason, he is sometimes known as the "father of bossa nova".
- Full name
- Antônio Carlos Jobim
- Also known as
- Tom Jobim, Carlos Jobim
- Birthday
- Jan 25, 1927
- Death date
- Dec 8, 1994
- Birthplace
- Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Occupation
- Actor, Theme Song Performance
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6 unique database titles.
O Canto Livre de Nara Leão2022 · TV SeriesSelf (archive footage)
Seize the Day2009–2010 · TV SeriesTheme Song Performance
Pages of Life2006–2007 · TV SeriesTheme Song Performance
Força de um Desejo1999–2000 · TV SeriesTheme Song Performance
O Dono do Mundo1991–1992 · TV SeriesTheme Song Performance
Le Grand Échiquier1972–Present · TV SeriesSelfPhotos
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