In 1965, Astrud Gilberto and Tom Jobim competed for the Grammy for Revelation Artist alongside the British quartet
Astrud Gilberto had her death confirmed this Tuesday, 6. She passed away on Monday, 5, at the age of 83. One of those responsible for popularizing Bossa Nova internationally, the singer even competed for the Grammy of New artist in 1965, but lost to the Beatles.
In addition to Astrudanother Brazilian was in the running: Tom Jobim (1927-1994). Despite the two big names, it was hard to compete with the meteoric popularity that saw the Liverpool quartet claim the accolade that night. Petula Clark (90) and Morgana King (1930-2018) completed the list of nominees.
The singer, however, still won in the category Record of the Year beside Stan Getz It is Joao Gilberto with “The Girl From Ipanema.” She won Barbara Streisand (80), louis armstrong (1901-1971) and the Beatleswhich competed with “I Want to Hold Your Hand.”
Astrud Gilberto won $120 for “The Girl from Ipanema”
With five million copies sold, “The Girl From Ipanema” was recorded in 1962 and released the following year as a single from the hugely popular album Getz/Gilberto– result of the meeting between Stan Getz It is Joao Gilbertowith whom Astrud was married at the time.
For participating in the album Getz/Gilberto, Astrud he would have received US$ 120, the union rate for the recording, at the time.
The record, however, would be most responsible for taking the singer’s name to the world. Years later, in 1965, and already separated from Joao Gilbertoshe would begin a successful solo career, which would earn her 19 albums and a slew of awards.
Source: Rollingstone
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