Elis Regina | |
|---|---|
 Regina in 1964 | |
| 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) |
| Other names | Pimentinha, Furacão |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 1961–1982 |
| Spouses | |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | MPB, Bossa nova |
| Labels | Continental,CBS,Philips |
Musical artist | |
| Website | www |
Elis Regina Carvalho Costa (March 17, 1945 – January 19, 1982), known professionally asElis Regina (Brazilian Portuguese:[eˈlizʁeˈʒinɐ]), was a Brazilian singer ofBossa nova,MPB andjazz music. She is also the mother of the singersMaria Rita andPedro Mariano.[1]
She became nationally renowned in 1965 after singing "Arrastão" (composed byEdu Lobo andVinícius de Moraes) in the first edition ofTV Excelsior festival song contest and soon joinedO Fino da Bossa, a television program onTV 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 andGianfrancesco Guarnieri), "Madalena" (Ivan Lins), "Casa no Campo" (Zé Rodrix and Tavito), "Águas de março" (Tom Jobim), "Atrás da Porta" (Chico Buarque andFrancis Hime), "O Bêbado e a Equilibrista" (Aldir Blanc andJoão Bosco), "Conversando no Bar" (Milton Nascimento).
Her death, at the age of 36, shocked Brazil.[2][3][4][5][6]
Elis Regina was born inPorto Alegre, where she began her career as a singer at an early age on the children's radio showClube de Guri.[7] In her early teens she signed a record contract and a couple years later traveled to Rio de Janeiro, where she recorded her first album.[7][2] She won her first festival song contest in 1965 singing "Arrastão" ("Pull the Trawling Net")[8] byEdu Lobo andVinícius de Moraes, which made her the biggest selling Brazilian recording artist sinceCarmen Miranda. Her second album,Dois na Bossa withJair Rodrigues, set a national sales record and became the first Brazilian album to sell over one million copies. "Arrastão" increased her popularity because the festival was broadcast via TV and radio. The record represented the beginning ofmúsica popular brasileira (Brazilian popular music) and contrasted with bossa nova. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, she helped popularizetropicalismo withGal Costa,Gilberto Gil, andCaetano Veloso.In 1970 she had her first son with first husband Ronaldo Bôscoli. Later on she had two more children with musician Cesar Camargo Mariano.
Regina was nicknamed "hurricane" and "little pepper".[7] She moved to Rio around the time Brazil was ruled by a military group.[7] Although her popularity protected her from reprisal when she criticized the regime while on tour in Europe, she was threatened with imprisonment unless she sang the Brazilian national anthem at an event honoring the anniversary of the coup.[7] In the 1970s she recorded the albumElis and Tom in Los Angeles withAntonio Carlos Jobim.[7] In 1982 she was starting her third marriage when she died from a combination of alcohol and cocaine at the age of thirty-six.[7]
On January 19, 1982, Regina died at the age of 36, fromcardiac arrest, after consumingvermouth,cocaine andtranquilizers. More than 15,000 fans attended a musical wake in the Teatro Bandeirantes in São Paulo. She was buried inCemitério do Morumbi.[9]
On August 18, 1997 Regina was posthumously awarded with the rank of theOrder of Prince Henry of Portugal.[10]
In 2005, a memorial space was opened at theCasa de Cultura Mario Quintana in Porto Alegre, Brazil to house the Elis Regina Collection.[11] The space exhibits audiovisuals, CDs, articles and other media materials and documents about the life and work of Regina.[11]
Regina was portrayed byAndréia Horta in the 2016 movie "Elis" directed by Hugo Prata.[12]
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 1961 | Viva a Brotolândia |
| 1962 | Poema de Amor |
| 1963 | Ellis Regina |
| 1963 | O Bem do Amor |
| 1965 | Samba - Eu Canto Assim |
| 1966 | Elis |
| 1969 | Elis - Como e Porque |
| 1969 | Elis & Toots |
| 1970 | Em Pleno Verão |
| 1971 | Ela |
| 1972 | Elis |
| 1973 | Elis |
| 1974 | Elis & Tom (withAntônio Carlos Jobim) |
| 1974 | Elis |
| 1976 | Falso Brilhante |
| 1977 | Elis |
| 1979 | Essa Mulher |
| 1980 | Saudade do Brasil |
| 1980 | Elis |
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 1965 | Dois na Bossa (withJair Rodrigues) |
| 1965 | O Fino do Fino (withZimbo Trio) |
| 1966 | Dois na Bossa nº 2 (with Jair Rodrigues) |
| 1967 | Dois na Bossa nº 3 (with Jair Rodrigues) |
| 1970 | Elis no Teatro da Praia |
| 1978 | Transversal do Tempo |
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 1982 | Montreux Jazz Festival |
| 1982 | Trem Azul |
| 1984 | Luz das Estrelas |
| 1995 | Elis ao Vivo |
| 1998 | Elis Vive |
| 2012 | Um Dia |
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 2001 | Sucessos Inesquecíveis de Elis Regina |
{{cite journal}}:Cite journal requires|journal= (help)
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Artists | |
| People | |
| Other | |
