Astrud Gilberto, the Brazilian singer whose vocals feature on Stan Getz and João Gilberto’s classic 1963 recording of ‘The Girl from Ipanema’, has died. According to reports, Gilberto passed away on ...

Astrud Gilberto, the singer of Stan Getz and João Gilberto’s classic 1963 version of “The Girl From Ipanema,” died yesterday (June 5), The Independent reports, citing her son Marcelo. No cause of ...

Gilberto, who was born Astrud Evangelina Weinert in Salvador, Bahia, on 29 March 1940, appeared on her debut record completely by chance. She was at the A&R Studios in Manhattan to accompany her ...

Astrud Gilberto lived a wild teenage life on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, running with the musicians and artists who set the clubs ablaze with the seductive beats and tropical elegance of ...

Paul Ricci, a friend and former collaborator of Gilberto’s, confirmed the news of the Brazilian singer’s death on social media at the request of her son Marcelo. “She was an important part of ALL that ...

Astrud Gilberto, the Brazilian singer, songwriter and entertainer whose off-hand, English-language cameo on "The Girl from Ipanema" made her a worldwide voice of bossa nova, has died at age ...

NEW YORK — Astrud Gilberto, the Brazilian singer, songwriter and entertainer whose off-hand, English-language cameo on “The Girl from Ipanema” made her a worldwide voice of bossa nova, has died at age ...

Astrud Gilberto, the Brazilian singer, songwriter and entertainer whose off-hand, English-language cameo on “The Girl from Ipanema” made her a worldwide voice of bossa nova, has died at age 83.

NEW YORK — Astrud Gilberto, the Brazilian singer, songwriter and entertainer whose off-hand, English-language cameo on “The Girl from Ipanema” made her a worldwide voice of bossa nova, has died at age ...