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‘Bossa Nova Queen’ Astrud Gilberto dies at 83

’Girl from Ipanema’ brought a new sound to the world and changed Brazilian singer’s life

Brazilian singer Astrud Gilberto performs at a jazz festival on July 16, 1982 in The Hague, Netherlands. The Girl from Ipanema singer died on Monday at the age of 83. (Photo: AFP)

BRASILIA: Brazilian singer Astrud Gilberto, the voice of Bossa Nova whose version of “The Girl from Ipanema” was an international success in the late 1960s, has died at the age of 83, her family said.

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