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Elis Regina

Elis Regina (1945–1982): Porto Alegre-born singer, the defining voice of MPB. “Arrastão” (1965), Elis & Tom (1974), “Como Nossos Pais,” “O Bêbado e a Equilibrista.”

Porto Alegre

Elis Regina Carvalho Costa was born in Porto Alegre on March 17, 1945, and was singing on local radio as a kid. She moved to Rio in 1964.

The festivals

Her performance of Edu Lobo and Vinícius de Moraes’s “Arrastão” won the 1965 TV Excelsior festival and made her a star overnight. With Jair Rodrigues she hosted O Fino da Bossa on TV Record, the show that turned bossa nova and the new songwriters into what became MPB.

Elis & Tom and after

In 1974 she recorded Elis & Tom with Antônio Carlos Jobim in Los Angeles. Working with pianist and husband César Camargo Mariano, she championed young writers like Belchior (“Como Nossos Pais”) and João Bosco and Aldir Blanc, whose “O Bêbado e a Equilibrista” (1979) became the anthem of the amnesty movement under the military dictatorship. She died in São Paulo on January 19, 1982, at 36. Her children João Marcello Bôscoli, Pedro Mariano and Maria Rita all work in music.

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Discography

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Studio albums 28

  1. 1965Samba, Eu Canto AssimPhilipseBayDiscogs
  2. 1966ElisPhilipseBayDiscogs
  3. 1968Elis EspecialPhilipseBayDiscogs
  4. 1969Elis Regina In LondonPhilipseBayDiscogs
  5. 1970...Em Pleno VerãoPhilipseBayDiscogs
  6. 1971ElaPhilipseBayDiscogs
  7. 1972Musica Nova Do BrasilPhilipseBayDiscogs
  8. 1978Transversal Do TempoPhilipseBayDiscogs
  9. 1979Elis, Essa MulherWarner Bros. RecordseBayDiscogs
  10. 1980Saudade Do BrasilElektraeBayDiscogs
  11. 1982La Magia de ElisPhilipseBayDiscogs
  12. 198213th Montreux Jazz FestivalElektraeBayDiscogs
  13. 1984Luz Das EstrelasSom LivreeBayDiscogs
  14. 1985Ciclos '85PhilipseBayDiscogs
  15. 1988Saudade Do Brasil (Vol. 1)ElektraeBayDiscogs
  16. 1988Saudade Do Brasil (Vol. 2)ElektraeBayDiscogs
  17. 1994No Fino Da Bossa - Ao Vivo - Volume 2 - Gravações OriginaisVelaseBayDiscogs
  18. 1994No Fino Da Bossa - Ao Vivo - Volume 1 - Gravações OriginaisVelaseBayDiscogs
  19. 1994No Fino Da Bossa - Ao Vivo - Volume 3 - Gravações OriginaisVelaseBayDiscogs
  20. 1995Elis Ao VivoVelaseBayDiscogs
  21. 1997ReplayVelaseBayDiscogs
  22. 2000Best OfDiskyeBayDiscogs
  23. 2009Montreux Jazz Festival: Gravações InéditasWea Music, Warner Strategic Marketing BrasileBayDiscogs
  24. 2012Anos 60Universal MusiceBayDiscogs
  25. 2012Elis Anos 70Universal MusiceBayDiscogs
  26. 2012Um DiaWarner Music BrasileBayDiscogs
  27. 2015Original Album SeriesWarner Music BrasileBayDiscogs
  28. —Upa NeguinhoFontanaeBayDiscogs

Collaborative albums 28

  1. 1962Poema De AmorEllis Regina* · ContinentaleBayDiscogs
  2. 1963Ellis ReginaEllis Regina* · CBSeBayDiscogs
  3. 1963O Bem Do AmorEllis Regina* · CBSeBayDiscogs
  4. 1965O Fino Do Fino ("Ao Vivo", No Teatro Record)Elis Regina E Zimbo Trio · PhilipseBayDiscogs
  5. 19652 Na BossaElis Regina E Jair Rodrigues · PhilipseBayDiscogs
  6. 1966Festival Dos FestivaisRonnie Von, Fernando Pereira, Nara Leão, Elis Regina · PhilipseBayDiscogs
  7. 1966Dois Na BossaElis Regina, Jair Rodrigues · PhilipseBayDiscogs
  8. 1966Dois Na Bossa Número 2 Elis Regina & Jair Rodrigues · PhilipseBayDiscogs
  9. 19672 Na Bossa (Vol. 1)Elis Regina E Jair Rodrigues · PhilipseBayDiscogs
  10. 19672 Na Bossa (Vol. 2)Elis Regina E Jair Rodrigues · PhilipseBayDiscogs
  11. 1967Dois Na Bossa Número 3Elis Regina & Jair Rodrigues · PhilipseBayDiscogs
  12. 1968Elis Em ParisElis Regina Com Pierre Barouh · PhilipseBayDiscogs
  13. 1969Como & PorqueElis* · PhilipseBayDiscogs
  14. 1969Elis & TootsElis Regina & Toots Thielemans · PhilipseBayDiscogs
  15. 1970PeléPelé Canta Acompañado De Elis Regina / Luis Alberto Del Parana Y Los Paraguayos · PhilipseBayDiscogs
  16. 1970Show Elis / MieleElis* Com Miele, Bôscoli*, Menescal*, Jurandir, Ze Roberto*, Wilson Das Neves & Hermes* · PhilipseBayDiscogs
  17. 1974Elis & TomElis* & Tom* · PhilipseBayDiscogs
  18. 1975Música Popular Do SulElis Regina, Noel Guarani*, Os Tapes · Discos Marcus PereiraeBayDiscogs
  19. 197912x4Elis Regina, Gilberto Gil, Ney Matogrosso, Zezé Motta · WEAeBayDiscogs
  20. 1982Trem AzulElis* · Som LivreeBayDiscogs
  21. 1987Milton Elis & Beto GuedesMilton Nascimento, Beto Guedes, Elis Regina · EMIeBayDiscogs
  22. 1987Assuma Estas PersonalidadesCaetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Gal Costa, Elis Regina, Chico Buarque, Maria Bethânia · PhilipseBayDiscogs
  23. —I Bienal Do SambaElis Regina / Paulo Marquez / Jair Rodrigues / José Ventura · PhilipseBayDiscogs
  24. —Brazilian FestivalElis Regina, Edu Lobo, Os Mutantes, Gilberto Gil · PhilipseBayDiscogs
  25. —Especial 60 AnosElis* · Trama, Cultura MarcaseBayDiscogs
  26. —A Fia De Chico Brito / Bi-Bap Do Ceará / Madrugada E Amor / Na Baixa Do SapateiroElis Regina / Elson* / Caetano Veloso / Wando · RentapeeBayDiscogs
  27. —Festival da Música Popular BrasileiraElis Regina, Maysa Matarazzo, Maria Odete*, Geraldo Vandré · TeclaeBayDiscogs
  28. —Entrevista / Carlos CaráRenato Côrte Real, Elis Regina · PhilipseBayDiscogs

EPs & mixtapes 13

  1. 1961Viva A BrotolândiaCariocaeBayDiscogs
  2. 1968Upa, NegrinhoPhilipseBayDiscogs
  3. 1968SilênciocbseBayDiscogs
  4. 1969GiroPhilipseBayDiscogs
  5. 1971Osanah / Nada Será Como Antes / A Fia De Chico Brito / Casa No CampoPhilipseBayDiscogs
  6. 1972Águas De MarçoPhilipseBayDiscogs
  7. 1975Dois Pra Lá, Dois Pra Cá / O Mestre Sala Dos Mares / Amor Até O Fim / Na Batucada Da VidaPhilipseBayDiscogs
  8. 1976Falso BrilhantePhilipseBayDiscogs
  9. 1979O Bêbado e a EquilibristaElektraeBayDiscogs
  10. 1980O Primeiro Jornal / Moda de SangueElektraeBayDiscogs
  11. —Tributo A Tom JobimPhilipseBayDiscogs
  12. —Se Você PensaPhilipseBayDiscogs
  13. —El Chico de Las Naranjas / No Tengo PazPhilipseBayDiscogs

Compilations 43

  1. 1968Elis ReginaPhilipseBayDiscogs
  2. 1968La Reine De La Chanson BrésilienneCBSeBayDiscogs
  3. 1969Brasilia Presenta A: Elis ReginaPhilipseBayDiscogs
  4. 1970Autógrafo De Sucessos Elis ReginaPhilipseBayDiscogs
  5. 1973Elis Regina Show, ThePolydoreBayDiscogs
  6. 1973Autógrafo De Sucessos No. 2FontanaeBayDiscogs
  7. 1975Lo Mejor De Elis ReginaPhilipseBayDiscogs
  8. 1975A Arte De Elis ReginaFontanaeBayDiscogs
  9. 1977The Queen Of BrasilOxfordeBayDiscogs
  10. 1978Greatest HitsMercuryeBayDiscogs
  11. 1979O Melhor De ElisFontanaeBayDiscogs
  12. 1980Vento De MaioEMIeBayDiscogs
  13. 1981Encontros: Elis Regina E Seus Amigos Em Encontros HistóricosFontanaeBayDiscogs
  14. 1981Interpreta João Bosco E Aldir BlancFontanaeBayDiscogs
  15. 1983A Arte Maior De Elis ReginaFontanaeBayDiscogs
  16. 1983O Prestígio De Elis ReginaFontanaeBayDiscogs
  17. 1983Brilho De EstrelasRGEeBayDiscogs
  18. 1984Elis ViveElencoeBayDiscogs
  19. 1984Nada Será Como Antes (Elis Interpreta Milton Nascimento)FontanaeBayDiscogs
  20. 1985A Bossa Maior De Elis ReginaElencoeBayDiscogs
  21. 1987PersonalidadePhilipseBayDiscogs
  22. 1988Fascinação (O Melhor De Elis Regina)PhilipseBayDiscogs
  23. 1992Mestres Da MPBWEAeBayDiscogs
  24. 1992Personalidade - Elis Regina Vol. IIPhilipseBayDiscogs
  25. 1992Elis Por ElaWEAeBayDiscogs
  26. 1993O MitoGlobo PolydoreBayDiscogs
  27. 1993Minha História (14 Sucessos )PhilipseBayDiscogs
  28. 1994Presença De Elis ReginaColumbiaeBayDiscogs
  29. 1994No Fino Da Bossa - Ao Vivo - 3 Volumes - Gravações OriginaisVelaseBayDiscogs
  30. 1996BrilhantesColumbiaeBayDiscogs
  31. 1999Presença De Elis Regina & MaysaDiscos CBSeBayDiscogs
  32. 2000Os Sonhos Mais LindosEmArcyeBayDiscogs
  33. 2000Millennium - 20 Músicas Do Século XX MercuryeBayDiscogs
  34. 2000PérolasSom LivreeBayDiscogs
  35. 2001Sem LimiteMercuryeBayDiscogs
  36. 200220 Anos De SaudadeMercuryeBayDiscogs
  37. 2003PerfilSom LivreeBayDiscogs
  38. 2005Novo Millennium - 20 Músicas Para Uma Nova EraNovo MillenniumeBayDiscogs
  39. 2005Pérolas RarasMercuryeBayDiscogs
  40. 2006Samba, Jazz E BossaUniversal MusiceBayDiscogs
  41. 2006Os Primeiros AnosSom LivreeBayDiscogs
  42. 2015Elis Regina 70Warner Music BrasileBayDiscogs
  43. 2021Essa Saudade...Warner Music BrasileBayDiscogs
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