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Astrud Gilberto, who made the iconic song The Girl from Ipanema a worldwide classic, has sadly passed away at the age of 83. The Brazilian singer took bossa nova to the world and was the only one who could speak English, when she and her husband travelled to New York in 1963 for a recording session, landing her the song. Astrud Gilberto, Brazilian Singer of the Classic ‘The Girl From Ipanema’, Dies at 83.

Singer Astrud Gilberto Death: Astrud is survived by another son, Gregory Lasorsa, from her second marriage to Nicholas Lasorsa, which ended in divorce, in addition to Marcelo Gilberto, her son from her first marriage. 

The Brazilian singer, who was one of the great voices of bossa nova, has died at the age of 83, but the classic tune will live on.

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