Antônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim, also known as Tom Jobim, was a Brazilian composer, pianist, guitarist, songwriter, arranger and singer, and is considered one of the great exponents of Brazilian music. Jobim merged samba with cool jazz in the 1960s to create bossa nova, with worldwide success; as a result, he is regarded as one of the fathers of bossa nova, and as one of the most celebrated songwriters of the 20th century. His songs have been performed by many singers and instrumentalists internationally since the early 1960s.