Astrud Gilberto
World Music Singer
Brazilian bossa nova and samba singer who released the hit song "The Girl from Ipanema," which won a Grammy Award.
After never having performed professionally, her first recording became Gold-certified.
She came to America at age twenty-three.
She married Joao Gilberto in 1960 and divorced in 1964.
She had a relationship with saxophone player Stan Getz.