Astrud Gilberto Dies at 83 | #astrudgilberto #bossanova #jazz #samba #brazilianmusic

Astrud Gilberto, the Brazilian singer who helped popularize bossa nova music in the United States, died on June 5, 2023, at the age of 83. Gilberto died of natural causes at her home in Philadelphia. Gilberto was born in Salvador, Brazil, in 1940. She began her singing career in the early 1960s, and her first major success came with her recording of the song "The Girl from Ipanema" in 1963. The song, which was written by Antônio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes, became a global hit and helped to introduce bossa nova music to a wider audience. Gilberto went on to release a number of successful albums throughout her career, and she collaborated with a number of other notable jazz and Brazilian musicians, including Stan Getz, João Gilberto, and João Donato. She was also a Grammy Award winner, and she was inducted into the International Latin Music Hall of Fame in 2002. Gilberto's death is a loss for the music world. She was a talented singer who helped to shape the sound of bossa nova and jazz. Her music will continue to be enjoyed by fans for many years to come.

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