Astrud Gilberto Musical artist

Astrud Gilberto (born March 29, 1940) is a Brazilian samba and bossa nova singer. She is best known for her performance of the Grammy Award-winning song "The Girl from Ipanema".

Personal facts

Astrud Gilberto
Birth dateMarch 29, 1940
Hometown
Brazil
Salvador Bahia

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Musical artist

Career started1963
associated musical artist
Frank Sinatra
Antônio Carlos Jobim
Stan Getz
João Gilberto
Walter Wanderley
Stanley Turrentine
Vinicius de Moraes
James Last Orchestra
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Latin jazz
Bossa nova
Samba jazz
record label
PolyGram
Pony Canyon
Denon Records
Verve Records
CTI Records
Audio Fidelity Records
Perception Records

Astrud Gilberto on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.astrudgilberto.com
  2. http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/view.php?id=2456