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Astrud Gilberto
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Brazilian-American singer and songwriter (1940–2023)
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Astrud Evangelina Weinert, known professionally as Astrud Gilberto, was a Brazilian singer, songwriter, and musician. Born in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, she began her work period in 1963. Her musical output included genres such as bossa nova, samba, jazz, and samba-jazz. She recorded for labels including Verve Records, PolyGram, Elenco, and CTI Records. Her notable work includes *The Astrud Gilberto Album*.
Gilberto was married to João Gilberto. She spoke German, Italian, Portuguese, and English. Her career included receiving the Grammy Award for Record of the Year and a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best New Artist. She passed away on June 5, 2023.
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Person · Open Library
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Acting · Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
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…
Known for
- The Girl From Ipanema: Astrud Gilberto, Queen of Bossa Nova — Self2026
- Cachitos de hierro y cromo — Self (archive footage)2013
- Bossa Nova: the sound that seduced the world — Self2008
- Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova — Self (archive footage)2005
- Don-Lurio-Show — Self1972
- The Hanged Man — Self1964
- Get Yourself a College Girl — Astrud Gilberto1964
- The Hollywood Palace — Self - Singer1964
- The Merv Griffin Show — Self1962
- The Mike Douglas Show — Self1961
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- Brazil
- Active from
- 1940
- Active to
- 2023
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
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- 1,135,614
- Total plays
- 16,070,774
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Astrud Gilberto (born Astrud Evangelina Weinert on 29 March 1940; died 5 June 2023) was a Brazilian samba and bossa nova singer. She gained international attention in the 1960s with her recording of the song "The Girl from Ipanema", earning a Grammy for Song of the Year and a nomination for Best Vocal Performance by a female. In April 2002, Gilberto was inducted into the "International Latin Music Hall of Fame". In November 2008, she was awarded a "Lifetime Achievement" Award by the Latin Reco
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Pembrolizumab versus docetaxel for previously treated, PD-L1-positive, advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (KEYNOTE-010): a randomised controlled trial
· 2016 · cited 5,342x
- The Immune Landscape of Cancer
· 2018 · cited 4,779x
- Safety and efficacy of the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine (AZD1222) against SARS-CoV-2: an interim analysis of four randomised controlled trials in Brazil, South Africa, and the UK
· 2021 · cited 4,166x
- An Integrated TCGA Pan-Cancer Clinical Data Resource to Drive High-Quality Survival Outcome Analytics
· 2018 · cited 3,148x
- Pembrolizumab alone or with chemotherapy versus cetuximab with chemotherapy for recurrent or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (KEYNOTE-048): a randomised, open-label, phase 3 study
· 2019 · cited 2,931x
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Key facts
- Born
- Astrud Evangelina Weinert , ( 1940-03-29 ) March 29, 1940, Salvador, Bahia , Brazil
- Died
- June 5, 2023 (2023-06-05) (aged 83), Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, U.S.
- Genres
- Bossa nova Brazilian jazz Samba Jazz MPB
- Occupations
- Singer songwriter artist
- Years active
- 1963–1972, 1977–1978, 1980–2002
- Labels
- Verve CTI Perception Pony Canyon
- Formerly of
- João Gilberto , Stan Getz
- Spouse s
- João Gilberto ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1959 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1964 ) , Nick Lasorsa (m. ca. 1966 – sep. ca. 1979)
- Website
- astrudgilberto.com
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Encyclopedic overview
Astrud Gilberto ( Portuguese: [asˈtɾud ʒiwˈbɛʁtu]; born Astrud Evangelina Weinert; March 29, 1940 – June 5, 2023) was a Brazilian and American bossa nova and samba singer. She was the first wife of Brazilian bossa nova guitarist João Gilberto, whose surname she continued to use professionally after their divorce in 1964. She gained international attention in the mid-1960s following her vocal contribution to the song "The Girl from Ipanema", which was awarded a Grammy in 1965. Astrud Gilberto went on to be a popular bossa nova singer in the United States and internationally, being particularly popular in Japan. Although the best-known part of her career was from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s, she had a singing career spanning over 30 years before retiring following the release of her last album in 2002. Because of her contributions to popularizing bossa nova, many of her fans have given her the nickname "Queen of Bossa Nova".
Early life
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