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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)
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Published 9 years, 8 months ago 
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500 Greatest Songs of all time - Updated!
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Published 13 years, 3 months ago
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500 favorite songs of the 60's - UPDATED
(227 items)list by jeffpsych
Published 11 years, 10 months ago
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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
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4. Astrud Gilberto's Finest Hour (2001)
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1. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
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3. The Merv Griffin Show (1962)
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4. The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
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5. The Dick Emery Show (1963)
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Greatest Female Singers (100 person items)"► ► ► 24 ◄ ◄ ◄POINTSASTRUD GILBERTO The Girl from Ipanema (1963) Corcovado (1963) Agua de Beber (1965) Shadows of Your Smile (1965) Goodbye Sadness (Tristeza) (1967)"
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Now This Is What We Call Beauty in Music - Vol. 1 (100 person items)" ASTRUD EVANGELINA WEINERTBorn: 29 March 1940Grammies: 1 3Top 10s: 1 (0) 0 (0) The Girl from Ipanema (1964) - 5"
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