Astrud Gilberto

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Birth Name: Astrud Evangelina Weinert

Born: 29 March 1940 Died: 5 June 2023

Country of origin: Brazil

Relationship Status: Married

Partner: João Gilberto

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The Latin American Women League (MOVED) (59 items)
list by Mr. Heisenberg

Published 11 years, 1 month ago

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45 votes

500 Greatest Songs of all time - Updated! (262 items)
list by Happy Vader

Published 14 years, 8 months ago

7 comments

23 votes

penteado colméia (20 items)
list by Ferz

Published 17 years, 7 months ago

6 comments

15 votes

500 favorite songs of the 60's - UPDATED (227 items)
list by jeffpsych

Published 13 years, 4 months ago

5 comments

15 votes

60's Girls (125 items)
list by jeffpsych

Published 15 years, 3 months ago

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Astrud Gilberto Videos

Astrud Gilberto & Stan Getz: The Girl From Ipanema- 1964

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Description: Brazilian-born samba and bossa nova singer Astrud Gilberto is best known for the enduring hit “The Girl from Ipanema”. Astrud Weinard married to Brazilian guitarist/singer João Gilberto and in 1963, accompanied him to recording session in NewYork, with jazz sax player Stan Getz. They had a track from their forthcoming album Getz/Gilberto that needed an English vocalist. She provided the vocals for the track “The Girl from Ipanema”, and it launched her career. The track became a No.5 hit in 1964, won the Best Record Grammy in 1965, and helped the Getz/Gilberto album become the best- selling jazz album at that time. It ... (more)