SHE'S THE GIRL from the guy from Ipanema, the daughter of Brazilian music royalty.
Singer-guitarist Joao Gilberto — one of the creators of bossa nova — and singer Miucha welcomed baby Bebel to the world on May 12, 1966, in New York City. By the time she was seven, Li'l B made her singing debut on her mom's first solo album, and she's rarely slowed up since, collaborating with the likes of Caetano Veloso and David Byrne.
But it's only been in the last seven years that Bebel Gilberto has stepped out of the shadow of her parents and collaborators and into the solo career spotlight — and what a bright light it is.