Bossa Nova Legend Astrud Gilberto Passes Away at 83.

Astrud Gilberto, the Brazilian singer known for her soft and sexy vocal performance on "The Girl From Ipanema," died at the age of 83. The song helped make the Brazilian sound known as bossa nova a hit sound in the United States in the 1960s. Gilberto enjoyed a four-decade recording career, cutting albums with celebrated musicians like Gil Evans, Stanley Turrentine, and James Last, as well as working with George Michael and others. "The Girl From Ipanema" won the Grammy Award for record of the year, and the album that contained it snagged three Grammys, including album of the year.