Astrud Gilberto backstage at New York City's Birdland Jazz Club in 1964. Popsie Randolph/Michael Ochs Archives via Getty Images Astrud Gilberto didn’t set out to be an ambassador of bossa nova, the ...

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, 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 ...

Astrud Gilberto, the Brazilian singer best known for her smooth performance of "The Girl from Ipanema," has died at age 83. Paul Ricci, a family friend and musician, confirmed her death in a Facebook ...

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 ...

Astrud Gilberto, the Brazilian singer whose 1964 hit ‘The Girl from Ipanema’ is said to be the second-most recorded song ever (Marcelo Gilberto) Yet what should be an uplifting story – celebrating a ...

The Brazilian singer's granddaughter Sofia confirmed the news on Instagram Monday PoPsie Randolph/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Astrud Gilberto, the singer who made "The Girl from Ipanema" a global hit, ...

‘He made sure that she got nothing’: The sad story of Astrud Gilberto, the face of bossa nova Without the 22-year-old’s voice, ‘The Girl From Ipanema’ would not have become the phenomenon it did – but ...