Great taste! A stylish collection of bossa nova perfect for playing in beauty salons [2026]
As a stylish and comfortable background music choice essential for creating a tasteful, refined atmosphere, bossa nova may well be your strongest ally—it instantly sets a sophisticated mood.
Its soothing melodies and graceful rhythms will elevate your clients’ luxurious salon time.
With a perfectly balanced volume that won’t interfere with salon work, you can create a truly high-quality experience.
In this article, we’ve curated a selection of bossa nova–influenced tracks—from current favorites to timeless classics—that stand out as smart BGM choices for hair salons.
Enjoy these gems that will provide the finest moments for both your staff and your clients.
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Good taste! A stylish Bossa Nova playlist perfect for playing in a beauty salon [2026] (21–30)
DesafinadoEydie Gorme
This song, whose title means “out of tune,” has lyrics about how you and I were doing fine, but at some point we could no longer create a beautiful harmony.
It’s an enjoyable track with a precarious feel that gives the illusion of the key slipping out of place.
The singer’s soft voice is pleasing to the ear and seems perfect for relaxing.
DoraliceGretchen Parlato
It’s bossa nova with a pleasant, moderate tempo that’s easy to listen to.
This artist brings out the beauty of the melody using only vocals, without instruments like guitar or bass.
Sometimes they sing at a fast samba-like tempo, but this kind of arrangement might be stylish and nice as well.
Ela é CariocaJoão Gilberto
This song was born from the golden bossa nova duo of Antônio Carlos Jobim and Vinícius de Moraes.
“Carioca” refers to someone from Rio de Janeiro.
“Ela” means “she,” so it’s something like “She’s a girl from Rio.” When João Gilberto sings it, it’s bursting with bossa nova vibes.
TristeSophie Milman
It’s translated as “sad” in Japanese.
Among bossa nova songs, it falls into the uptempo category, so when you just listen to the music, it’s hard to tell whether it’s sad or happy.
In bossa nova and samba, it’s quite common for the melody to be bright and uptempo while the lyrics are actually very depressing.
O PatoAna Caram
The title “Pato” means “duck” in Japanese.
As the title suggests, the melody and lyrics capture the image of a duck bustling about.
Many artists have covered this song as well.
It’s lively and fun, so you probably wouldn’t get bored listening to it at a hair salon.
Once I LovedAstrud Gilberto
This song is a classic bossa nova piece released by Antônio Carlos Jobim in 1960.
It’s often sung, but it also sounds cool and sophisticated when played on instruments like the saxophone or guitar.
If you surrender yourself to its beautiful chord progressions and the leisurely bossa nova rhythm, it feels like you can forget the busyness of everyday life for a while and relax.
Este seu OlharDiana Krall
Diana Krall, a jazz pianist and singer from Canada, is singing in Portuguese in this live performance—perhaps because it took place in Brazil.
Maybe for that reason, the audience is harmonizing along as well.
It’s a famous bossa nova ballad that everyone knows.