Astrud Gilberto was the first Brazilian woman to win a Grammy in 1965. Her rendition of »The Girl from Ipanema« became one of the world's best-known bossa nova songs.
Her light, unpretentious style is said to have later influenced singers Sade and Suzanne Vega, among others. Gilberto died at his home in the US metropolis of Philadelphia, according to the news portal G1. Her granddaughter Sofia Gilberto said her grandmother had become "a star today"