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Carinhoso (Album) by Elza Soares

Artist Biography For Elza Soares

Elza Gomes Da Conceição Known Professionally As Elza Soares June 23 1930 Rio De Janeiro Brazil – January 20 2022 Rio De Janeiro Brazil Was A Brazilian Singer And Songwriter Regarded As One Of The Biggest Names Of Samba Music And MPB. In 1999 She Was Elected By BBC Radio London As The Brazilian Singer Of The Millennium. The Choice Originated From The British Radio Project The Millennium Concerts Created To Celebrate The Arrival Of The Year 2000. In Addition Soares Appears On The List Of The 100 Greatest Voices Of Brazilian Music Prepared By Rolling Stone Brazil Magazine. Soares Lived In Extreme Poverty Throughout Her Childhood And Teen Getting Married At 12 And Having Her First Child At 13. Soares Had Her First Audition In Radio At Ary Barroso's Novice Show When She Was 16 Winning First Place. She Was Then Hired As A Crooner By The Orquestra Garam De Bailes Led By Conductor Joaquim Naegli . She Worked In The Orchestra Until 1954 When She Became Pregnant. In 1955 She Was Invited To Star Together With Grande Otelo In The Play Jour-Jou-Fru-Fru Which Was A Smash. Three Years Later Soares Toured Argentina Returning In The Next Year When She Was Hired By Rádio Vera Cruz. Also In 1959 She Recorded A 78 Rpm With "Se Acaso Você Chegasse" Lupício Rodrigues/Felisberto Martins One Of Her Biggest Hits. In 1960 She Went To São Paulo Where She Performed Regularly In The Show I Festival Nacional De Bossa Nova And Recorded Her First LP Se Acaso Você Chegasse. In 1962 She Represented Brazil In Chile During The World Soccer Cup Where She Met Garrincha One Of The Most Genial Soccer Players Ever And Also A Chronic Alcoholic. With Garrincha Soares Had A Very Troubled Marriage And The Untimely Demise Of Their Son Garrinchinha In 1986 In A Car Accident Didn't Help Her In Any Way . The Peak Of Her Career Was In The '60s With Albums Like O Máximo Em Samba 1967 Elza Soares & Wilson Das Neves 1968 Elza Miltinho E Samba A Three-Album Series Shared With Miltinho . In That Decade She Had Several Hits Like "Boato " "Edmundo" A Version Of "In The Mood" "Beija-Me " "Devagar Com A Louça " "Mulata Assanhada " "O Mundo Encantado De Monteiro Lobato " "Bahia De Todos Os Deuses " "Palmas No Portão " And "Palhaçada." Having Recorded Several Albums With The Hits "Só Danço Samba" Tom Jobim/Vinícius De Moraes "A Banca Do Distinto" Billy Blanco "Pressentimento" Elton Medeiros/Hermínio Bello De Carvalho And "Princesa Isabel" Sérgio Ricardo She Moved To Italy In 1969 Where She Performed At The Sistina Theater Rome Returning To Brazil In 1972. In The Same Year She Opened The Show Elza Em Dia De Graça At The Opinião Theater Rio And Participated In The Brasil Export Show Canecão . In The '70s She Still Had Success With "Salve A Mocidade" 1974 And "Malandro" 1977 This Song Launched Jorge Aragão As A Composer . But It Wasn't Enough To Prevent Her From Facing Huge Economical Adversities And At The Same Time She Was Being Systematically Turned Away By Recording Companies. Trying Unsuccessfully To Develop A Career Abroad She Returned To Brazil In 1994 Poor And Depressed. Finally She Was Rediscovered In The '80s By The Younger Generations Of Brazilian Rockers Os Titãs Lobão And MPB Artists Like Caetano Veloso Soares Was Awarded A Sharp Prize Award As The Best Samba Singer Of 1997. In November 1999 Soares Participated In The Show Desde Que O Samba É Samba At Royal Albert Hall London England Together With Chico Buarque Caetano Veloso Gilberto Gil Gal Costa And Virgínia Rodrigues. In 2000 Her Life Was Depicted In The Musical Crioula Which Had Several Songs Written Specially For Her By Chico Buarque Chico César Nei Lopes And Others. In 2000 She Was Appointed Singer Of The Millennium By London's BBC. Soares Continues To Challenge Her Destiny Performing Shows In Every Venue Available. Alvaro Neder All Music Guide

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