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Carrie Kahn

Astrud Gilberto, 'The Girl from Ipanema' singer, dies at 83

Brazilian samba and bossa nova singer Astrud Gilberto onstage in 1965. (Evening Standard/Getty Images)

The singer behind one of the most recorded songs in history has died.

With her breathy vocals, Astrud Gilberto helped make the breezy and sensual "The Girl From Ipanema" into a global sensation. Her death on Monday night was confirmed by her son, bassist Marcelo Gilberto. She was 83.

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