Astrud Gilberto

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Astrud Gilberto

Astrud Gilberto (born March 29 , 1940 ) is a Brazilian Singer best known for her Samba and Bossa Nova music. Astrud was born ''Astrud Weinert'' from a Brazilian mother and a German father in the state of Bahia , and grew up in Rio De Janeiro . Astrud married João Gilberto in 1959 , and they moved to the United States in 1963 , when she performed on the influential '' Getz/Gilberto '' album with João Gilberto, Stan Getz and Antonio Carlos Jobim . Astrud had never performed professionally before, and joined the recordings by insistence of Stan Getz. In the mid- 1960s the couple divorced.

The success of Gilberto's vocal work on the song " The Girl From Ipanema " quickly turned her into a jazz star, and soon she started recording solo. She started as an interpreter of Brazilian Bossa Nova and American Jazz standards, but started recording her own compositions in the 1970s . The song "Astrud," by Polish singer Basia , is a tribute to Gilberto.

Her favorite music is Jazz and Ragtime . Gilberto is also a Fine Artist , and an ardent advocate of Animal Rights .¹

DISCOGRAPHY

Albums

Stan Getz and Astrud Gilberto - '' Getz Au-Go-Go '' (Verve, 1964 In Music )

'' The Astrud Gilberto Album '' (Verve, 1964 In Music )

'' The Shadow Of Your Smile '' (Verve, 1965 In Music )

'' Look To The Rainbow '' (Verve, 1965 In Music )

'' Beach Samba '' (Verve, 1966 In Music )

'' A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness '' with Walter Wanderley (Verve, 1967 In Music )

'' Windy '' (Verve, 1968 In Music )

'' September 17, 1969 '' (Verve, 1969 In Music )

'' Gilberto Golden Japanese Album '' (Verve, 1969 In Music )

'' I Haven't Got Anything Better To Do '' (Verve, 1970 In Music )

'' Astrud Gilberto With Stanley Turrentine '' (CTI, 1971 In Music )

'' Astrud Gilberto Now '' (Perception, 1972 In Music )

'' That Girl From Ipanema '' (Audio Fidelity, 1977 In Music )

'' Astrud Gilberto Plus James Last Orchestra '' (Polygram, 1987 In Music )

'' Live In New York '' (Pony Canyon, 1996 In Music )

'' Temperance (album) '' (Pony Canyon, 1997 In Music )

'' Jungle '' (Magya, 2002 In Music )

Soundtracks

'' The Deadly Affair '' (Verve, 1965 In Music )

''Get Yourself a College Girl'' (Song: "The Girl from Ipanema", 1964 In Music )

Other albums featuring Astrud Gilberto

Stan Getz and João Gilberto - '' Getz/Gilberto '' (Verve, 1963 In Music )

Shigeharu Mukai and Astrud Gilberto - '' So & So - Mukai Meets Gilberto '' (Denon, 1982 In Music )

Michael Franks - '' Passionfruit (album) '' (Warner Bros., 1983 In Music )

Étienne Daho - '' Eden '' (Virgin, 1996 In Music )

George Michael - '' Ladies And Gentleman - Best Of George Michael '' (Sony, 1998 In Music )

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EXTERNAL LINKS

astrudgilberto.com - Official Website