The Girl from Ipanema - Who performed it?

Answer by conn53victor
Submitted on 3/30/2004
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There are many versions but... http://www.bobshannon.com/jr/ipanema.html The 1963 collaboration between João, Getz and Jobim yielded another Verve LP, Getz/Gilberto. Producer Creed Taylor loved one of Jobim’s songs, originally sung all in Portuguese by Gilberto: "Garota de Ipanema". Taylor felt it needed English lyrics, and João’s wife, Astrud, was at the session. She knew some English, but had no previous professional experience as a singer. Nonetheless, she augmented João’s vocals, and although she sang a bit off-key at times, her voice was captivating (but not enough though to get her any credit on the album). However, an edited version of the album cut (with João’s Portuguese introduction taken off) was released as the single "The Girl From Ipanema" over a year later, with Astrud getting second billing to Getz on the label. The rest , as I would say if I were taken to use worn-out cliches, is history. See Also: http://www.thisistravel.co.uk/travel/longhaul/article.html?in_article_id=25405

Answer by Austin Burbridge
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"Garôta de Ipanema" was first recorded in Brazil by Pery Ribeiro in 1962. The music was composed by Antonio Carlos Jobim, lyrics in Portuguese by Vinícius de Moraes, and lyrics in English by Norman Gimbel "Girl from Ipanema" \| "Garôta de Ipanema," sung by Astrud Gilberto in English and in Portuguese by João Gilberto, with João Gilberto on guitar, Stan Getz on saxophone, and the composer, Antonio Carlos Jobim, on piano, was released in the United States as a single, and was a huge hit. The recording appears on the 1964 album Getz/Gilberto, which introduced Bossa Nova to audiences worldwide. You can read more about this celebrated composition -- including the identity of the girl who inspired it -- in my article, "All about the Girl from Ipanema," at http://sprezzatura.editthispage.com/garota

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The Girl from Ipanema - Who performed it?

Answer by jasmineblues53
Submitted on 3/24/2004
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Nat King Cole

Answer by Ackshun
Submitted on 3/28/2004
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Stan Getz, Joao Gilberto, Antonio Carlos Jobim

Answer by Sergio
Submitted on 6/13/2004
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Antonio Carlos Jobin.Brazilian!! The best music in the world!!!

Answer by Tigerboy
Submitted on 10/17/2004
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Antonio Carlos Jobim with Guitar and later Stan Getz with Astrud Gilberto.

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Submitted on 3/12/2005
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I LUV THIS SONG!! OMG ITS THE BEST SONG EVAAAA go franky go

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What versions of The Girl from Ipanema have bass solos?

Answer by CrazyPerson
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boinga boings

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Frank Sinatra baby!

Answer by HelloThisIsAnton
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actually, Antonio Carlos Jobim didn't write the lyrics. for more info... http://sprezzatura.editthispage.com/garota

Answer by Davemhead
Submitted on 4/25/2006
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Perry Rebiero

Answer by masco82
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i don't have an answer but i have a question.....im looking for the female vocalist that sang this same song for Richard Hayman'salbum called "genuine electric latin love machine"....what is her name and what other songs does she sing?

Answer by moyzle
Submitted on 8/23/2006
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some weird bird

Answer by Marco
Submitted on 11/9/2006
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Is everyone nuts? It is the singer who made this famous, not the musicians...HER NAME? Astrud Gilberto!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And quite the looker too. Marco

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