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Eliana Pittman | |
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 Eliana Pittman at Carnaval in 2013 | |
| Born | Eliana Leite Da Silva (1945-08-14)August 14, 1945 (age 79) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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| Years active | 1960–1976 |
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| Genres | Jazz |
| Instrument | Vocals |
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Eliana Pittman (bornEliana Leite Da Silva; August 14, 1945), is a Brazilian former singer and actress. Pittman was one of the more soulful singers of the early 1970s. The stepdaughter of thejazz saxophonistBooker Pittman, she was deeply influenced and encouraged by him to become an artist, as he was her first music teacher, mentor and partner on some records.
With a distinctive swinging voice and intensity in her style, Pittman was a brilliantscat singer who turned insipid novelty tunes and light pop into definitive, jazz based treatment. Her first great hit wasTristeza, recorded in 1966, which gained her instant recognition in South America, though she never had a huge hit likeAstrud Gilberto'sGarota de Ipanema. During the 60s and 70s, she toured throughout Brazil, Italy, France, Japan, US, Spain andVenezuela. In 2001, Pittman opened a new tour starting from Rio de Janeiro. Since then, she has been alternating moments of reclusion and some activity as aTV actress.
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