Copacabana (At the Copa)
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"Copacabana (At the Copa)" is a 1978 disco-pop song by Barry Manilow that tells a dramatic, narrative story set in a lively New York nightclub.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Copacabana (At the Copa) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4780097 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Copacabana (At the Copa) Context triple: [Barry Manilow, notableWork, Copacabana (At the Copa)]
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A.
The Carioca
"The Carioca" is a popular 1933 samba-inspired dance song closely associated with the film *Flying Down to Rio* and early Fred Astaire–Ginger Rogers musical numbers.
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B.
Blame It on the Samba
Blame It on the Samba is a musical animated segment from Disney featuring Donald Duck and José Carioca in a vibrant, samba-themed fantasy sequence.
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C.
Ipanema
Ipanema is a famous beachfront neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, renowned for its lively cultural scene, upscale shops and restaurants, and the iconic song "The Girl from Ipanema."
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D.
Santana do Ipanema
Santana do Ipanema is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Alagoas, known as a regional commercial and service center in the state's semi-arid interior.
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E.
Our Lady of Copacabana
Our Lady of Copacabana is a revered Marian title and statue of the Virgin Mary venerated as the patron saint of Bolivia, especially associated with the lakeside town of Copacabana on Lake Titicaca.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Copacabana (At the Copa) Target entity description: "Copacabana (At the Copa)" is a 1978 disco-pop song by Barry Manilow that tells a dramatic, narrative story set in a lively New York nightclub.
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A.
The Carioca
"The Carioca" is a popular 1933 samba-inspired dance song closely associated with the film *Flying Down to Rio* and early Fred Astaire–Ginger Rogers musical numbers.
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B.
Blame It on the Samba
Blame It on the Samba is a musical animated segment from Disney featuring Donald Duck and José Carioca in a vibrant, samba-themed fantasy sequence.
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C.
Ipanema
Ipanema is a famous beachfront neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, renowned for its lively cultural scene, upscale shops and restaurants, and the iconic song "The Girl from Ipanema."
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D.
Santana do Ipanema
Santana do Ipanema is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Alagoas, known as a regional commercial and service center in the state's semi-arid interior.
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E.
Our Lady of Copacabana
Our Lady of Copacabana is a revered Marian title and statue of the Virgin Mary venerated as the patron saint of Bolivia, especially associated with the lakeside town of Copacabana on Lake Titicaca.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| adaptation |
inspired a made-for-TV musical film "Copacabana"
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
inspired a stage musical "Copacabana" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| album | Even Now NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| antagonistCharacter | Rico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Barry Manilow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| award | Grammy Award for Best Pop Male Vocal Performance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| bSideOfSingle | I Just Want to Be the One in Your Life NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPerformance |
Hit single in multiple countries
ⓘ
Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 (United States) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| danceability | high ⓘ |
| era | late 1970s ⓘ |
| genre |
disco
ⓘ
disco-pop ⓘ pop ⓘ |
| hasLiveVersion | yes ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | yes ⓘ |
| includedIn | Barry Manilow greatest hits compilations ⓘ |
| label | Arista Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | about 4:08 ⓘ |
| lyricTheme |
jealousy
ⓘ
nightlife ⓘ romance ⓘ tragedy ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Lola
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeSetting |
Copacabana nightclub
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableLyric | "Her name was Lola, she was a showgirl" ⓘ |
| performer | Barry Manilow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Barry Manilow
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ron Dante NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 1977 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1978-06-?? ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| settingType | nightclub ⓘ |
| signatureSongOf | Barry Manilow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
narrative ballad with disco arrangement
ⓘ
storytelling song ⓘ |
| tempo | up-tempo ⓘ |
| vocalist | Barry Manilow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
Barry Manilow
NERFINISHED
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Bruce Sussman NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Feldman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Copacabana (At the Copa) Description of subject: "Copacabana (At the Copa)" is a 1978 disco-pop song by Barry Manilow that tells a dramatic, narrative story set in a lively New York nightclub.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.