Elis Regina

Person · Female

Elis Regina

Brazilian pop & jazz singer

From
Porto Alegre, Brazil
Active
1945–1982
Releases
108
  • mpb
  • bossa nova
  • latin

About

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.

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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).
Her death, at the age of 36, shocked Brazil.

From Elis Regina on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Discography

Albums 24
EPs 1
Singles 4
Live 16
Compilations 60
Other 3

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Also known as

Elis · Elis Regina Carvalho Costa · Elisa Regina · エリス・レジーナ

Tags

  • brazilian

Identifiers

ISNI
0000000059382921

Data from MusicBrainz, saved 11 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.