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Astrud Gilberto
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“ Astrud Gilberto (born March 30, 1940) is a Brazilian samba and bossa nova singer. She is well known for her performance of the Grammy Award-winning song "The Girl from Ipanema".Biography
Astrud Gilberto was born as Astrud Weinert, the daughter of a Brazilian mother and a German father, in the state of Bahia, Brazil. She was raised in Rio de Janeiro. She married João Gilberto in 1959 and emigrated to the United States in 1963, continuing to reside in the US from that time. Astrud and João divorced in the mid-1960s and she began a relationship with her musical partner, Stan Getz.
She sang on the influential album Getz/Gilberto featuring João Gilberto, Stan Getz, and Antonio Carlos Jobim. She had never performed professionally, and sang on the recordings at the suggestion of her (then) husband, João Gilberto.
Gilberto's recording of "The Girl from Ipanema" established her as a jazz and pop singer. It sold over one million copies and was awarded a gold disc. In 1964, Gilberto appeared in the films Get Yourself a College Girl and The Hanged Man. Her first solo album was The Astrud Gilberto Album (1964). Upon moving to the United States, she went on tour with Getz. [......] ”
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Begin date: 03/30/1940
Similar artists: Bebel Gilberto, João Gilberto & Astrud Gilberto, Beto Furquim, Raul Seixas, O Terço, Antônio Carlos Jobim, Sepultura, Cansei de Ser Sexy, Eliane Elias, Seu Jorge
Official website(s): http://www.astrudgilberto.com/
Links
- BBC Music page: http://www.bbc.co.uk
- discogs: http://www.discogs.com
- IMDb: http://www.imdb.com
- wikipedia: http://pt.wikipedia.org
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