Astrud Gilberto

Who is Astrud Gilberto

Astrud Gilberto - La conquête du monde
astrud gilberto conquering the world

Astrud Gilberto is a Brazilian singer and musician born in 1940. She is best known for her interpretation of the song “The Girl from Ipanema”, which was popularized by the film “Orfeu Negro”. Astrud Gilberto began her musical career in collaboration with her husband, guitarist João Gilberto, and saxophonist Stan Getz. In 1964, she recorded her first solo album, “The Astrud Gilberto Album”, which was a commercial success. Gilberto continued to record and perform in the years that followed. She received critical acclaim and several awards, including a Grammy Award in 1965.

Astrud Gilberto: the bossa nova singer who conquered the world

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Astrud Gilberto is a Brazilian bossa nova singer born in 1931. She was popularized by her interpretation of the song “The Girl from Ipanema”, which became a worldwide standard. Gilberto has recorded several albums of bossa nova and jazz music, and has collaborated with many renowned artists, including Stan Getz, João Gilberto, Antonio Carlos Jobim and Herbie Mann. She has been described as “one of the sweetest, most sensual voices in popular music”.

Gilberto was born and raised in the city of Salvador, in the state of Bahia, Brazil. She was introduced to bossa nova music by her father, João Gilberto, a famous guitarist and composer. She began her career as a singer in Rio de Janeiro clubs in the mid-1950s. In 1964, she recorded “The Girl from Ipanema” with Stan Getz and João Gilberto, which became one of the biggest bossa nova hits of all time. The following year, she released her first solo album, Astrud Gilberto, which was an international success.

Gilberto continued to record and perform around the world for many years. She has collaborated with many renowned artists, including Antonio Carlos Jobim, Herbie Mann, George Duke and Toots Thielemans. She has been described as “one of the sweetest, most sensual voices in popular music”. In 2000, she was inducted into the Latin Music Hall of Fame. Gilberto currently lives in New York.

Astrud Gilberto, the smooth voice of Brazil

Astrud Gilberto is a Brazilian singer born on March 30, 1940 in Salvador de Bahia. She began her career in 1964 with the album Getz/Gilberto, a bossa nova album that enjoyed great international success. Astrud Gilberto’s soft, sensual voice has earned her the nickname “the sweet voice of Brazil”. She has recorded numerous albums and participated in several musical projects with other artists. She is considered one of the greatest bossa nova singers of all time.

Astrud Gilberto, a unique artist


Gilberto first came to public attention in 1964 with the song “The Girl from Ipanema”, co-written by her husband at the time, guitarist João Gilberto, and composer Antonio Carlos Jobim. Astrud Gilberto has recorded numerous albums and collaborated with many artists, including Stan Getz, Charlie Byrd, Walter Wanderley and George Duke. Her soft, sensual voice and unique way of singing in Portuguese have made her a popular artist in the bossa nova genre. Gilberto has been described as “one of the most sensual voices in popular music” and “the most emblematic female voice of bossa nova”.

Astrud Gilberto: from bossa nova to jazz

Astrud Gilberto’s career began in the 1960s, when she recorded her first album with guitarist and composer João Gilberto, who was also her husband. This album, entitled “Getz/Gilberto”, was a worldwide success and popularized bossa nova in the United States. Astrud Gilberto performed the famous song “The Girl from Ipanema”, which became a jazz standard.

In the years that followed, she recorded several bossa nova albums with musicians such as Stan Getz, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Walter Wanderley and Oscar Castro-Neves. She also collaborated with jazz artists such as Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock.

In 1973, she left Brazil and moved to the United States, where she continued her career as a singer and musician. She recorded several jazz and pop albums in the 1980s and 1990s, and twice won a Grammy Award.

Today, Astrud Gilberto continues to perform on stage and in the studio, and her inimitable style of bossa nova and jazz continues to captivate listeners around the world.

Astrud Gilberto, an unforgettable voice


Over the course of her career, Astrud Gilberto has recorded several albums, including Astrud Gilberto (1964), Astrud Gilberto with Stanley Turrentine (1965), Look to the Rainbow (1965), September 17, 1969 (1969), Gilberto with Turrentine (1971), I Haven’t Got Anything Better to Do (1973), Astrud Gilberto Now (1976), Astrud Gilberto (1982), Live in New York (1986) and Temperance (1988).

Astrud Gilberto’s most popular albums

Astrud Gilberto’s most popular albums are Astrud Gilberto and the Walter Wanderley Trio, Look to the Rainbow, Beach Samba and Getz/Gilberto.

Awards received by Astrud Gilberto

Astrud Gilberto has been honored with numerous awards, including two Grammy Awards, and was inducted into the Latin Grammy Hall of Fame in 2015.
Astrud Gilberto is a Brazilian singer born on March 30, 1940 in Bahia.

She became famous for her vocal performance on the song “The Girl from Ipanema”, composed by Antonio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes. Astrud Gilberto has been honored with numerous awards, including two Grammy Awards, and was induct ed into the Latin Grammy Hall of Fame in 2015.

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