The singer passed away today at the age of 83 for unknown reasons, her family reported.
the brazilian singer Astrud Gilbertobossa nova icon and interpreter of a historical version in English of “Ipanema Girl”passed away today at the age of 83 for reasons that are unknown, his family reported.
This is how his granddaughter made it known Sofia Gilbertowho did not reveal the cause of death, the ANSA news agency reported.
Born on March 20, 1940 in Salvador de Bahia, Astrud Evangelina Weinert She was the daughter of a German and a Brazilian. She was the musician’s wife joao gilbertoone of the parents of bossa nova, and when the marriage broke up four years later, she kept the married name.
In the 60’s he recorded a historical version in English of “Garota de Ipanema”, the immortal song of Tom Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes. Thanks to this interpretation, she created together with an American saxophonist, she won the Grammy Award in 1965, the first awarded to a Brazilian singer.
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With a trajectory of 19 albums, stand out “Stan Getz and Astrud Gilbert” (1964), “The Shadow of Your Smile” (1965), “Live in New York” (1996) and “jungle” (2002).
In 1992, Astrud was honored for her career by Latin Jazz USA and in 2002 she was inducted into the International Latin Music Hall of Fame.
Astrud lived most of her life in the United States and in recent decades she lived apart from music and practically forgotten by the media in her country.
Source: Ambito
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