Astrud Gilberto, bossa nova singer of The Girl from Ipanema, dies aged 83

[Tommy Tainant]

Astrud Gilberto, bossa nova singer of The Girl from Ipanema, dies aged 83

Singer had no previous recording experience when she sang a defining song of Brazilian culture in 1963

www.theguardian.com

RIP, the voice of Brazil.

 

[Baron Von Murderpaws]

LOVED this song when I was little.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Astrud Gilberto, bossa nova singer of The Girl from Ipanema, dies aged 83

Singer had no previous recording experience when she sang a defining song of Brazilian culture in 1963

www.theguardian.com

RIP, the voice of Brazil.

It's a great story when Tom Jobim was at Joao Gilberto's house and he asked her to sing

 

[pknopp]

Super cool song that she nailed. I've played the above video quite often over the years.