Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Astrud Gilberto, the Brazilian singer whose 1964 hit ‘The Girl from Ipanema’ is said to be the second-most recorded song ever ...

Astrud Gilberto, the singer whose beloved recording of "The Girl From Ipanema" is often credited with bringing Brazilian bossa nova to the United States, has died. She was 83. Her granddaughter Sofia ...

Family friend and musician Paul Ricci confirmed the news. The guitarist said Gilberto’s son Marcelo permitted him to announce the death. The songstress, with the recognizable soft voice, passed away ...

The singer behind one of the most recorded songs in history has died. With her breathy vocals, Astrud Gilberto helped make the breezy and sensual "The Girl From Ipanema" into a global sensation. Her ...

Astrud Gilberto, the Brazilian singer, songwriter and entertainer whose off-hand, English-language cameo on "The Girl from Ipanema" made her a worldwide voice of bossa nova, has died at age ...

Astrud Gilberto, the singer of Stan Getz and João Gilberto’s classic 1963 version of “The Girl From Ipanema,” died yesterday (June 5), The Independent reports, citing her son Marcelo. No cause of ...