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Elis Regina
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Brazilian singer of popular and jazz music (1945–1982)
OverviewAI-generated
Elis Regina was a Brazilian mezzo-soprano singer who performed in the bossa nova, música popular brasileira, and samba genres. Born in Porto Alegre in 1945, she began her professional work period in 1961. She was married to Cesar Camargo Mariano and had three children, including Pedro Mariano and Maria Rita. Regina recorded for labels such as Universal Music Group, Philips Records, Warner Records Inc., and Elektra.
She died in São Paulo on January 19, 1982, due to a drug overdose. Her work period ended with her death.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Introdução à psicologia na socioeducação no Brasil
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · 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
via TMDB
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
Tags
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
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- GRADE: an emerging consensus on rating quality of evidence and strength of recommendations
· 2008 · cited 19,276x
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,760x
- Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles 2018 (MISEV2018): a position statement of the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles and update of the MISEV2014 guidelines
· 2018 · cited 9,640x
- GRADE guidelines: 1. Introduction—GRADE evidence profiles and summary of findings tables
· 2011 · cited 9,179x
- GRADE guidelines: 3. Rating the quality of evidence
· 2011 · cited 7,002x
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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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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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