Astrud Gilberto, 'The Girl from Ipanema' singer, dead at 83
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Astrud Gilberto, the Brazilian singer known for "The Girl from Impanema," has died, longtime friend Paul Ricci, confirmed Tuesday. The musician was 83 years old.
Gilberto became a global star after she made an English cameo in the hit bossa nova song, "The Girl from Ipanema," in 1964.
Gilberto was born in Salvador of Bahia, Brazil, and raised in Rio de Janeiro. She became an overnight, unexpected superstar in 1964, thanks to knowing just enough English to be recruited by the makers of "Getz/Gilberto," the classic bossa nova album featuring saxophonist Stan Getz and her then-husband, singer-songwriter-guitarist Joao Gilberto.
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