Astrud Gilberto
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Born:
Mar 29, 1940

Died:
Jun 05, 2023

Age: 83 Deceased

From:
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

Department:
Acting

Total Credits: 12

Avg Rating: 6.5

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Astrud Gilberto

Also known as: Astrud Evangelina Weinert

Biography

Astrud Gilberto (born Astrud Evangelina Weinert, 29 March 1940 - 5 June 2023) was a Brazilian samba and bossa nova singer. She gained international attention in the 1960s following her recording of the song "The Girl from Ipanema".

Astrud Gilberto was born Astrud Evangelina Weinert, the daughter of a Brazilian mother and a German father, in the state of Bahia, Brazil. She was raised in Rio de Janeiro. Her father was a language professor, and she became fluent in several languages. She married João Gilberto in 1959 and had a son, João Marcelo Gilberto, who later joined her band. Astrud and João divorced in the mid-1960s. She has another son from a second marriage, Gregory Lasorsa, who also played with his mother. Later she began a relationship with her husband's musical collaborator, American jazz saxophone player Stan Getz. She immigrated to the United States in 1963, residing in the U.S. from that time.

She sang on two tracks on the 1963 album Getz/Gilberto featuring João Gilber...

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