Astrud Gilberto

About

Brazilian bossa nova and samba singer who released the hit song "The Girl from Ipanema," which won a Grammy Award. The popular song has garnered more than 150 million streams on Spotify. In 2002, she released her last album, Jungle. 

Before Fame

After never having performed professionally, her first recording became Gold-certified. 

Trivia

She came to America at age twenty-three. She frequently worked with the music label Verve. 

Family Life

She married Joao Gilberto in 1960 and divorced in 1964.

Associated With

She had a relationship with saxophone player Stan Getz.