Astrud Gilberto
Astrud Gilberto (; born Astrud Evangelina Weinert, March 29, 1940) is a Brazilian samba and bossa nova singer. She gained international attention in the 1960s following her recording of the song "The Girl from Ipanema".
Biography
Astrud Gilbert ...
, was a Brazilian
samba
Samba (), also known as samba urbano carioca (''urban Carioca samba'') or simply samba carioca (''Carioca samba''), is a Brazilian music genre that originated in the Afro-Brazilian communities of Rio de Janeiro in the early 20th century. Havin ...
and
bossa nova
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singer and songwriter. Her discography consists of sixteen
studio album
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s and two
live album
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s on
Verve Records
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,
CTI Records
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Perception Records
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,
Audio Fidelity Records
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,
Denon Records,
Polygram Records
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Pony Canyon
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and Magya Productions, as well as one music
DVD
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on Coqueiro Verde Records.
Discography
Albums
Compilations
Compilations containing previously unreleased material.
Compilations containing material previously unreleased on CD.
Singles
Extended plays
Guest appearances
Awards of "Getz/Gilberto" album:
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Grammy Award for Album of the Year
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in 1965
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in 1965
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Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
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* In 1959, the award was known as Best Engineered Record – Non-Classical
* In 1960, it was awarded as Best Engineeri ...
in 1965
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One of 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die
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Gold album
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Stan Getz "The Girl From Ipanema - The Bossa Nova Years" and Stan Getz, Joao Gilberto "Getz/Gilberto #2 (Live At Carnegie Hall)" recorded in the same concert. The first release contain only 3 tracks which were released both on vinyl and on cd; the second release contain five tracks which were released only on cd; that's why both releases are presented.
Various artists compilations
Compilations containing previously unreleased material.
Compilations containing previously unreleased on CD material.
Original recordings for motion picture soundtracks
Recordings for promotion
Unreleased songs
Remixed
Released as Eden vs Astrud Gilberto.
Tributes
Videography
Video albums
DVDs with Astrud Gilberto appearance
Movies with Astrud Gilberto appearance
Music videos
References
;General
*Astrud Gilberto
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External links
Archived discography*
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Bossa nova discographies
Discographies of Brazilian artists
Vocal jazz discographies