Elis Regina

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Elis Regina (1979)

Elis Regina (full name: Elis Regina Carvalho Costa ; born March 17, 1945 in Porto Alegre , Brazil , † January 19, 1982 in São Paulo , Brazil) was a Brazilian singer.

Life

Elis Regina was a spirited and charismatic person and set new standards with her lecture. She was called the "Queen of the Música Popular Brasileira ". Elis came from a middle-class background and grew up in the south of Brazil. Her personal style was not only shaped by her voice, but also by the choice of gestures, facial expressions and costumes.

The singer's career began in childhood. As early as 1959, she sang the latest hits on radio broadcasts. Less bossa nova , which wasn't so well known in the south, but bolero and rock ballads. Her first attempt to gain a foothold in Rio de Janeiro ended in disappointment. It did not suit the taste of the Cariocas , the inhabitants of Rio. The audience was still completely under the influence of the "cool" Bossa Nova.

She retired to São Paulo to perfect her skills. No mistake, as the city's music scene became increasingly important across the country. Elis Regina succeeded in joining the new, young music scene. With her numerous appearances at festivals, she managed to put previously unknown authors in the spotlight: Milton Nascimento ( Nada Será Como Antes ), Vinícius de Moraes and Baden Powell de Aquino ( Canto de Ossanha ) or Edu Lobo ( Arrastão, Upa Neguinho ) .

Elis Regina at the Teatro da Praia (1969).

In 1965 she appeared together with Jair Rodrigues in the legendary show " Dois na Bossa ". The concerts were characterized by a dense atmosphere. She was able to draw from the roots of Brazilian music history.

With Elis Regina, a generation of musicians emerged whose presentation consisted not only of simply stringing one song after the next. She wanted to present herself in a more complex way, not just through her voice. The singer addressed more of the senses with her show than we were used to before. Sometimes it ran over the stage for more than two hours without a break. She seemed obsessed with music and her passion didn't seem to compromise.

Her show " Falso Brilhante " is one of her greatest successes. More than 300,000 people followed their performances in São Paulo.

Regina's collaboration with Antônio Carlos Jobim , with whom she recorded the album “ Elis & Tom ” (1974), among other things , has gone down in music history . She sang many of his compositions, including Águas de Março , which in 2001 was voted the best Brazilian song of all time by the readers of the Folha de São Paulo newspaper . Regina and Jobim sang the title live and often in duets on Brazilian television.

Elis Regina not only continued her successes, but also attentively followed new musical developments and also performed with titles by unknown authors. Many Cariocas did not always want to understand their ways and turns. The audience's favor remained wavering, the affection was not always certain.

The show " Transversal do Tempo " (1978) has almost chamber music characteristics. The pieces convey a dark, haunting mood.

The songs interpreted by her often contained critical allusions to the military dictatorship during the “leaden years” (“anos de chumbo”) in titles such as “O Bêbado ea Equilibrista” - easily decipherable for the Brazilian audience of the time .

Her early death in 1982 has been linked to concomitant use of alcohol and cocaine. It is said to have been a combination of unfortunate circumstances. She died at the age of 36.

Elis Regina was married twice. The son João Marcelo Bôscoli comes from his first marriage with the musician Ronaldo Bôscoli. Her second marriage was to the renowned Brazilian jazz musician and pianist César Camargo Mariano . The marriage resulted in Pedro Camargo Mariano and Maria Rita. The daughter Maria Rita has also been a successful singer since 2003.

In the Portuguese-speaking countries, performances by Elis Regina are increasingly being released on DVD. These are old recordings that have been painstakingly digitally restored.

Discography

(Unless otherwise stated, the albums were created in the studio and published by Philips .)

  • Viva a Brotolândia (Continental, 1961)
  • Poema de Amor (1962)
  • Elis Regina (1963)
  • Samba - Eu Canto Assim! (Partly live; 1965)
  • Elis Regina e Zimbo Trio: O Fino do Fino (Live; 1965)
  • with Jair Rodrigues: Dois na Bossa (Live; 1965)
  • Elis (1966)
  • with Jair Rodrigues: Dois na Bossa n ° 2 (Live; 1966)
  • with Jair Rodrigues: Dois na Bossa n ° 3 (Live; 1967)
  • Elis Especial (1968)
  • Elis, Como e Porque (1969)
  • Toots Thielemans e Elis Regina: Aquarela do Brasil (also: Elis & Toots ) (1969)
  • Elis Regina in London (1969)
  • ... Em Pleno Verão (1970)
  • with Miele, Ronaldo Boscôli, Roberto Menescal , ...: Elis no Teatro da Praia (Live; 1970)
  • Ela (1971)
  • Elis (1972)
  • Elis (1973)
  • with Antônio Carlos Jobim : Elis & Tom (1974)
  • Elis (1974)
  • Falso Brilhante (1976)
  • Elis (1977)
  • Transversal do Tempo (Live; 1978)
  • Elis Especial (1979)
  • Elis, Essa Mulher ( WEA , 1979)
  • with Hermeto Pascoal : Montreux Jazz Festival (Live 1979; Elektra , 1982)
  • Elis ( EMI , 1980)
  • Saudade do Brasil (Elektra, 1980)
  • Trem Azul (Live 1981; Som Livre, 1982)

Web links

Commons : Elis Regina  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Elis Regina , Künstlerlexikon WDR Funkhaus Europa ( Memento from May 16, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
personal data
SURNAME Regina, Elis
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Carvalho Costa, Elis Regina (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Brazilian singer
DATE OF BIRTH March 17, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Porto Alegre
DATE OF DEATH January 19, 1982
Place of death São Paulo