Astrud Gilberto

Astrud Gilberto was born on 29 Mar 1940 in Bahia, Brazil. Her birth name was Astrud Weinert. Her is also called Astrud Weinert.

She is a singer best known for her samba and bossa nova music.Gilberto received the "Latin Jazz USA Award for Lifetime Achievement" in 1992, and was inducted to the "International Latin Music Hall of Fame" in 2002. Although not officially retired, Gilberto announced in 2002 that she was taking "indefinite time off" from public performances. She is also a fine artist, and an ardent advocate of animal rights.

Astrud Gilberto released the following albums including Compact Jazz: Astrud Gilberto (1990), The Silver Collection: The Astrud Gilberto Album (1990), Beach Samba (1993), Verve Jazz Masters 9 (1994), Mukai Meets Gilberto Astrud (1994), Jazz 'Round Midnight: Astrud Gilberto (1996), Jazz Round Midnight (1996), Talkin' Verve: Roots Of Acid Jazz (1998), Windy (1999), Astrud Gilberto's Finest Hour (2001), Jungle (2002), Shadow of Your Smile (2002), Very Best of (2002), The Diva Series (2003), Gilberto With Turrentine (2003), Best of Astrud Gilberto (2004), Astrud for Lovers (2004), The Girl from Ipanema (2004), Astrud Gilberto: Now (2005), 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Astrud Gilberto (2005), Non-Stop to Brazil (2006), Coffee & Bossa (2006), September 17 1969 (2007), Astrud Gilberto Album (Dig) [Original recording remastered] (2008), Look to the Rainbow (Dig) (2008) and astrud gilberto Gold (2008).

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