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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Astrud Gilberto, the Brazilian singer whose 1964 hit ‘The Girl from Ipanema’ is said to be the second-most recorded song ever ...

In 2023, the world lost bossa nova singer Astrud Gilberto. Best remembered for her stellar debut as the Girl From Ipanema on the iconic LP 'Getz/Gilberto', Astrud went on to be one of the leading ...

Astrud Gilberto, the Brazilian singer whose version of "The Girl From Ipanema" helped popularize bossa nova around the world, has died. The Guardian reports that Gilberto's collaborator Paul Ricci ...

Astrud Gilberto, a Brazilian singer whose impromptu cameo performing lyrics in English on “The Girl From Ipanema” catapulted her to global fame and defined the whisper-smooth mellowness of the bossa ...

When Getz/Gilberto was recorded in 1963, Verve producer Creed Taylor had her sing English lyrics to two songs off the LP—The Girl From Ipanema and Corcovado (Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars). Creed's plan ...

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 ...

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