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Hillel Italie | Associated Press

Astrud Gilberto, singer of ‘The Girl from Ipanema,’ dead at 83

Brazilian vocalist Astrud Gilberto in New York in 1981. “The Girl from Ipanema” was released as a single from the album “Getz/Gilberto,” becoming an all-time standard. The song won a Grammy in 1965 for record of the year. (Associated Press)

NEW YORK — 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 83.

Musician Paul Ricci, a family friend, confirmed that she died Monday. He did not provide additional details.

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