single · June 1, 1978

Copacabana

Barry Manilow

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The narrative disco single "Copacabana" became one of Manilow's signature songs, earning him a Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.

• "Copacabana (At the Copa)" was released as a single from Manilow's 1978 album *Even Now*.
• The song won a Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance in 1979.
• It reached number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 1 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.

Barry Manilow is a Grammy, Tony, and Emmy-winning American singer-songwriter and arranger, best known for his top-10 hits in the 1970s and 1980s. By 1978, Manilow had established himself as a dominant force in adult contemporary and pop radio, charting multiple number-one singles.