The Girl From Ipanema

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'This Song Is Going to Make You Famous'
'This Song Is Going
to Make You Famous'
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'This Song Is Going to Make You Famous'

Astrud Gilberto, who sang 'The Girl From Ipanema,' dies at 83

(Newser) - Brazil's Astrud Gilberto had a long and successful recording career, but her very first song was her biggest: "The Girl From Ipanema." The singer died Monday at the age of 83, reports the AP . The surprise 1964 hit made Gilberto an overnight star and helped popularize bossa...

'Girl From Ipanema' Turns 50
 'Girl From Ipanema' Turns 50 

'Girl From Ipanema' Turns 50

'Perfect' bossa nova song is 2nd-most recorded of all time

(Newser) - She may be tall and tan and lovely, but "The Girl From Ipanema" isn't so young anymore. Fifty years ago, though, the song came from out of nowhere, suddenly putting Brazil onto the pop culture map and turning bossa nova into a craze, reports the Wall Street Journal...

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