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Elis Regina
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Brazilian singer of popular and jazz music (1945–1982)
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Elis Regina Carvalho Costa was a Brazilian singer born in Porto Alegre on March 17, 1945. She performed as a mezzo-soprano, singing in Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese. Her musical repertoire included bossa nova, música popular brasileira, and samba. Her professional career began in 1961 and continued until 1982.
She was married to Cesar Camargo Mariano and had three children, including Pedro Mariano and Maria Rita. Elis Regina died in São Paulo on January 19, 1982, due to a drug overdose. During her career, she recorded for Universal Music Group, Philips Records, Warner Records Inc., and Elektra.
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Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Elis Regina was a Brazilian singer of popular and jazz music. She became nationally renowned in 1965, after singing "Arrastão" in the first edition of TV Excelsior's festival song contest, and soon joined O Fino da Bossa, a television program on TV Record. Elis was noted for her vocalization, as well as for her personal interpretation and performances in shows. She recorded several successful…
Known for
- Ritas — Self (archive footage)2025
- Chico Anysio: Um Homem à Procura de Um Personagem — Self (archive footage)2025
- Jair Rodrigues - Let Them Talk — Self (archive footage)2023
- Elis & Tom: It Had to be You — Self (archive footage)2023
- Belchior: Just a Wild Heart — Self (archive footage)2022
- Adoniran - Meu Nome é João Rubinato — Self (archive footage)2020
- Transversal do Tempo — Self (archive footage)2020
- Mussum: Um Filme do Cacildis — Self (archive footage)2019
- Amigo Arrigo — Self (archive footage)2019
- O Fabuloso Zé Rodrix — Self (archive footage)2018
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Country
- Brazil
- Active from
- 1945
- Active to
- 1982
Discography
- Viva a Brotolândia1961
- Poema de amor1962
- Ellis Regina1963
- O bem do amor1963
- Dois na Bossa1965
- O fino do fino1965
- Samba, eu canto assim1965
- 2 Na Bossa - Pot-Pourri1966
- Dois na Bossa n° 21966
- Elis1966
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1,047,331
- Total plays
- 28,686,916
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Elis Regina Carvalho Costa (17 March 1945, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil – 19 January 1982, São Paulo, Brazil), better known as Elis Regina, was a Brazilian singer and one of the biggest names of MPB. Known for her vocal competence, musicianship and stage presence, she was acclaimed both in Brazil and internationally. In the '60s, Elis was a leader and a standard-bearer in defense of Brazilian popular music, heavily contributing to the formation of the MPB label, with commercial and i
Key facts
- Born
- Elis Regina Carvalho Costa , ( 1945-03-17 ) March 17, 1945, Porto Alegre , Rio Grande do Sul , Brazil
- Died
- January 19, 1982 (1982-01-19) (aged 36), São Paulo , São Paulo , Brazil
- Other names
- Pimentinha, Furacão
- Occupation
- Singer
- Years active
- 1961–1982
- Spouses
- Ronaldo Bôscoli ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1967 – 1972 ) César Camargo Mariano ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1973 – 1981 )
- Genres
- MPB , Bossa nova
- Labels
- Continental , CBS , Philips
- Website
- www .elisregina .com .br
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Regina
- Family name
- Costa
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Brazil
- Place of birth
- Porto Alegre
- Place of death
- São Paulo
- Spouse
- Cesar Camargo Mariano
- Child
- Maria Rita
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- Brazilian Portuguese
- Genre
- bossa nova
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Elis Regina 1965.jpg
- Number of children
- 3
- Voice type
- mezzo-soprano
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- Commons category
- Elis Regina
- date of birth
- 1945-03-17
- date of death
- 1982-01-19
- cause of death
- drug overdose
- start of work period
- 1961-00-00
- end of work period
- 1982-00-00
- birth name
- Elis Regina Carvalho Costa
- name in native language
- Elis Regina
- unmarried partner
- Nelson Motta
- place of burial
- Cemitério do Morumbi
- first family name in Portuguese name
- Carvalho
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Encyclopedic overview
Elis Regina Carvalho Costa (March 17, 1945 – January 19, 1982), known professionally as Elis Regina ( Brazilian Portuguese: [eˈliz ʁeˈʒĩnɐ]), was a Brazilian singer of bossa nova, MPB and jazz music. She is also the mother of the singers Maria Rita and Pedro Mariano.
She became nationally renowned in 1965 after singing "Arrastão" (composed by Edu Lobo and Vinícius de Moraes) in the first edition of TV Excelsior festival song contest and soon joined O Fino da Bossa, a television program on TV Record. She was noted for her vocalization as well as for her interpretation and performances in shows. Her recordings include "Como Nossos Pais" (Belchior), "Upa Neguinho" (E. Lobo and Gianfrancesco Guarnieri), "Madalena" (Ivan Lins), "Casa no Campo" (Zé Rodrix and Tavito), "Águas de março" (Tom Jobim), "Atrás da Porta" (Chico Buarque and Francis Hime), "O Bêbado e a Equilibrista" (Aldir Blanc and João Bosco), "Conversando no Bar" (Milton Nascimento), "Alô, Alô Marciano" (Rita Lee and Roberto de Carvalho).
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