Lani Hall Alpert is an American singer, lyricist, author and the wife of trumpeter, bandleader and music entrepreneur Herb Alpert. From 1966 to 1971 she performed as vocalist for Sérgio Mendes & Brasil '66. In 1972 she released her first solo album Sundown Lady, but she may be best known for her rendition of the theme song to the 1983 James Bond film Never Say Never Again. 1985 she was awarded a Grammy Award for Es Fácil Amar as "Best Latin Pop Performance." After that year she largely retired, resurfacing in 1998 with the solo album Brasil Nativo. In 2011 the album I Feel You was released, on which she performs alongside her husband Herb Alpert.
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