Astrud Evangelina Weinert was born on March 29, 1940 in the state of Bahia, Brazil, between her German father, Fritz Weinert, a language professor, and her Brazilian mother, Evangelina Weinert, also an educator. was born in
The family moved to Rio when Astrud was a girl. There, as a teenager, she befriended a group of young musicians who would later become famous in Brazil, including a singer. Nala Leo and songwriter Roberto Menescal. She met Gilberto when she was 19 and married a few months later.
She began singing privately with a musical circle of friends, which began to include more famous names such as Luis Bonfa and Vinicius de Moraes. Moraes wrote the original lyrics for “The Girl from Ipanema” and named it after the seaside neighborhood of Rio where he and Jobim often watched the beautiful women they admired walking by. was taken.
After the song became a big hit, Goetz and producer Taylor described Gilberto in the press as the housewife they discovered, but that she had been singing privately with friends for years. Given that, this feature infuriated her. and her husband. “I can’t help but feel irritated by the fact that they lied,” she said in an interview on the website.
She was also experiencing strains in her marriage and soon began a brief, troubled relationship with Mr. Goetz. (She and her husband soon divorced.) She toured the United States as a guest singer with Mr. Goetz. Her live album, “Gets Oh Go Go” (1964) featured her on five tracks.
The album’s success earned him a solo deal with Goetz’s Verve Records label. “Astrud Gilberto Album” Released in 1965, it narrowly missed out on Billboard’s Pop Top 40. On her third album, “Look at the Rainbow” (1966) expanded the sound by working with arranger Gil Evans, best known for his work with Miles Davis.
