Elis Regina

Elis Regina Carvalho da Costa (March 17, 1945 – January 19, 1982) was among the most popular female singers in Brazil in the 1960s and '70s.

Elis Regina was born in Porto Alegre, where she began her career as s

Elis Regina Carvalho da Costa (March 17, 1945 – January 19, 1982) was among the most popular female singers in Brazil in the 1960s and '70s.

Elis Regina was born in Porto Alegre, where she began her career as singer at age 11 on a children's radio show, Rádio Farroupilha. In 1959, she was contracted by Rádio Gaúcha and in the next year she travelled to Rio de Janeiro where she recorded her first LP, Viva a Brotolândia.