Astrud Gilberto

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 mid1960s She has another son from a second marriage Gregory Lasorsa who also played with his mother Later she began a relationship with her husbands musical collaborator American jazz saxophone player Stan Getz She immigrated to the United States in 1963 residing in the US from that time She sang on two tracks on the 1963 album GetzGilberto featuring João Gilberto Stan Getz and Antônio Carlos Jobim While it was her first professional recording Astrud wasnt a complete novice She grew up steeped in music her mother Evangelina Neves Lobo Weinert played multiple instruments and sang regularly with her husband in Brazil including in a concert at the Faculdade de Arquitetura part of one of Rio de Janeiros top universities Her beguiling whispery voice and steadfast approach to singing played a significant role in popularizing The Girl from Ipanema earning a Grammy for Song of the Year and a nomination for Best Vocal Performance by a female The 1964 edited single of The Girl from Ipanema omitted the Portuguese lyrics sung by João Gilberto and established Astrud Gilberto as a Bossa Nova singer It sold over one million copies and was awarded a gold disc For the recording it is reported Astrud only ever received the standard session fee 120 However according to Gene Lees in Singers and the Song II Getz asked producer Creed Taylor to ensure she was paid nothing In 1964 Gilberto appeared in the films Get Yourself a College Girl and The Hanged Man Her first solo album was The Astrud Gilberto Album 1965 Upon moving to the United States she went on tour with Getz Beginning as a singer of bossa nova and American jazz standards Gilberto started to record her own compositions in the 1970s She has recorded songs in Portuguese English Spanish Italian French German and Japanese In 1982 Gilbertos son Marcelo joined her group touring with her for more than a decade as bassist In addition he collaborated as coproducer of the albums Live in New York 1996 and Temperance 1997 Her son Gregory Lasorsa played guitar on the Temperance album on the song Beautiful You which features singer Michael Franks Source Article Astrud Gilberto from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA 30