Elis Regina

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Biography

Brazilian singer of popular and jazz music

  • Primary profession
  • Music_artist·music_department·soundtrack
  • Nationality
  • Brazil
  • Gender
  • Female
  • Birth date
  • 17 March 1945
  • Place of birth
  • Porto Alegre
  • Death date
  • 1982-01-19
  • Death age
  • 37
  • Place of death
  • São Paulo
  • Children
  • Pedro Mariano·Maria Rita
  • Spouses
  • César Camargo Mariano
  • Knows language
  • Portuguese language

Music

Lyrics

Movies

TV

Books

Awards

Trivia

Mother of Joo Marcelo Bscoli [b. 17 June 1970], from her marriage with Ronaldo Boscoli and singers Pedro Mariano [b. 18 April 1975] and Maria Rita [b. 9 September 1977], from her marriage with Csar Camargo Mariano.

In 1965 she won the Pop Mucic Brazilian Festival.

Won Gold Berimbau Award for the song "Arrasto".

She was the first artist to sing in Olympia (Paris) twice in the same year.

Elis was a big critic of Brazilian dictatorship.

Died at the age of 36 of overdose (alcholo and cocaine). She was buried in Morumbio Cemetery.

Elis was President of Associao de Interpreter e de Msicos (Interpreters and Musicians Association).

Her ex-husband, Csar Camargo Mariano, is a pianist.

She was one of the most important pop singers in Brazil.

Started to sing in a radio program called "O Clube do Guri". She was 11 years.

Has a brother named Rogrio (born in 1949).

Daughter of Ercy and Romeu Carvalho Costa.

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