Astrud Gilberto

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Born 30 March 1940.

Astrud Gilberto David Redfern/Redferns

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Astrud Gilberto (born March 30, 1940) is a Brazilian samba and bossa nova singer. She is well known for her performance of the Grammy Award-winning song "The Girl from Ipanema".

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