It was the first song she ever recorded, and it played a key role in making the Brazilian sound known as bossa nova a phenomenon in the United States.
Tag: Deaths (Obituaries)
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Andrew Bellucci, Pizza Visionary With a Troubled Past, Dies at 59
His obsession with recreating the original New York pizza helped revive a classic and inspire a generation of chefs. But his ambitions led to conflicts and, once, prison.
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Robert Hanssen, F.B.I. Agent Exposed as Spy for Moscow, Dies at 79
Mr. Hanssen was sentenced to life in prison in 2002, bringing to a close one of the most lurid and damaging espionage cases in American history.
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Kaija Saariaho, Pathbreaking Finnish Composer, Is Dead at 70
She brought new textures to modernist music, sometimes using electronics, and became the first female composer to have two operas staged by the Met.