joão gilberto prado pereira de oliveira (10 june 1931 – 6 july 2019) was a brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist. he is known for developing the music genre of bossa nova in the late 1950s. he wrote the first bossa nova song, titled "bim-bom". gilberto and antônio carlos jobim were helpful in making bossa nova popular. in 1964, gilberto and american saxophonist stan getz released the album "getz/gilberto". the album won the grammy award for record of the year.