Astrud Gilberto, who as the wife of Brazilian singer João Gilberto was urged to record The Girl From Ipanema and Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars in English in March 1963 because he didn't speak the language and whose hits sent the bossa nova into the pop stratosphere and made her an unlikely star, died on June 5. She was 83. [Photo above of Astrud Gilberto …
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