Astrud Gilberto
Astrud Gilberto was a Brazilian and American bossa nova and samba singer and songwriter. She gained international attention in the mid-1960s following her recording of the song "The Girl from Ipanema", for which she was awarded a Grammy in 1965. Astrud Gilberto went on to be a popular bossa nova singer in the United States and internationally, being particularly popular in Japan. Although the best-known part of her career was during the mid-1960s to early 1970s, she had a nearly 40-year career as a singer before retiring after the release of her last album in 2002. She died in her home in Philadelphia in 2023.
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