Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Astrud Gilberto, the Brazilian singer whose 1964 hit ‘The Girl from Ipanema’ is said to be the second-most recorded song ever ...

Astrud Gilberto, who has died aged 83, became the best known female bossa nova singer, thanks to her cool, breathy and delightful treatment of The Girl from Ipanema, a song that sold more than a ...

Family friend and musician Paul Ricci confirmed the news. The guitarist said Gilberto’s son Marcelo permitted him to announce the death. The songstress, with the recognizable soft voice, passed away ...

Astrud Gilberto, the Brazilian vocalist who passed away aged 83 this week, will be best remembered for taking Brazilian bossa nova to US shores with her vocals on 1964 classic The Girl From Ipanema.

Astrud Gilberto, the singer whose beloved recording of "The Girl From Ipanema" is often credited with bringing Brazilian bossa nova to the United States, has died. She was 83. Her granddaughter Sofia ...

Astrud Gilberto - vocalist, recording artist, composer. Astrud Gilberto, known as "The Girl from Ipanema" and often referred to as "The Queen of Bossa-Nova," is an artist with roots firmly planted in ...

Astrud Gilberto, the Brazilian singer, songwriter and entertainer whose off-hand, English-language cameo on "The Girl from Ipanema" made her a worldwide voice of bossa nova, has died at age ...

She was a bossa super-nova. Astrud Gilberto, the bossa nova singer most famous for her recording of “The Girl From Ipanema,” widely viewed as the unofficial cultural anthem of Brazil, has died at age ...

Astrud Gilberto, the singer of Stan Getz and João Gilberto’s classic 1963 version of “The Girl From Ipanema,” died yesterday (June 5), The Independent reports, citing her son Marcelo. No cause of ...

Bossa Nova singer Astrud Gilberto died aged 83 on June 5. The cause of her death has not yet been confirmed, but the star's son Marcelo has confirmed the sad news to The Independent. Article continues ...

"She was an important part of ALL that is Brazilian music in the world," said musician Paul Ricci. By Starr Bowenbank Astrud Gilberto, “The Girl From Ipanema” singer who helped make bossa nova a ...