CNN —Brazilian singer Astrud Gilberto, who in her 20s recorded “The Girl from Ipanema” and became an international star, has died, according to social media posts from her granddaughter and on behalf of her son.
“I just got word from her son Marcelo that we have lost Astrud Gilberto.
She later released the critically lauded album “Astrud Gilberto Plus the James Last Orchestra” in 1987.
Their duet “Desafinado” was released in 1996, and Gilberto became known for exposing the bossa nova genre to a pop music-loving, mainstream audience.
Gilberto released her last album “Jungle” in 2002, and went on to be inducted into the International Latin Music Hall of Fame the same year.
Persons:
Astrud Gilberto, “, João Gilberto, Astrud, ” Gilberto’s, Sofia, Paul Ricci, Gilberto, Gilberto’s, Marcelo, ”, Stan Getz, Eartha Kitt, Frank Sinatra, Cher, Amy Winehouse, “ Getz, ” Gilberto, Quincy Jones, Chet Baker, –, Bass, James, George Michael, Desafinado ”
Organizations:
CNN, James Last Orchestra, Hall of Fame, Latin Recording Academy
Locations:
Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro, United States