[Artist biography] Elis Regina

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• Artist: Elis Regina
• Real Name: Elis Regina Carvalho Costa
• Birth Date /Place: March 17, 1945
  Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
• Age: 36
• Social status (Single / Married):  Married
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• Musical Genres:  Música po[CENSORED]r brasileira, samba, pop, rock, bossa nova
• Awards: ---
• Top 3 Songs (Names): como nossos pais, alô alô marciano, madalena
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  Elis Regina Carvalho Costa (March 17, 1945 – January 19, 1982), known professionally as Elis Regina (Brazilian Portuguese: [eˈlis ʁeˈʒinɐ]), was a Brazilian singer of po[CENSORED]r 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).

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