Elis is one of the most surprising figures of Brazilian music; In honor of his birthday, “Estadão” recalls his trajectory
At 13, Elis was hired by Radio Gaúcha to sing – and with a salary. Your first album, Long life brotolândialaunched in 1961 by the continental label, it was not very successful, because the company wanted a version of Celly CampelloA competition in competition, frustrating the young woman.
Switch to Rio and San Paolo
In 1964, Elis decided that he would move to Rio de Janeiro to try to reach larger flights from the music industry. Quickly, he signed a contract with the Philips label, for which he released the album Samba singing like this. Shortly after, he moved to San Paolo.
In the same period, Elis began to express his disagreements in relation to the increasingly popular guard. Driven by the competitive climate, the singer was launched ElisI work in the studio considered by many to be one of the best in the 60s.
Elis concluded the 1960s already trampling an international career. In 1968, he was applauded to Olympia de Paris and returned to the stage six times after the end of the show.
70s
In the 70s, Elis adopted a more rebellious position and began to openly criticize the dictatorship established in Brazil. During a tour in Europe, he made harsh criticisms of the regime in an interview, which led to his marking by PDO (Political and social department) as a opponent regime.
Death
On January 18, 1982, Elis Regina and her boyfriend discussed to live together. The next day Elis called him, but stopped responding quickly. Worried, Samuel MacDowell He went to his house and found his unconscious. Two days later, it was revealed that the singer died of overdose at 36 years old.
Although he lived a short life, Elis recorded 31 albums, in which he eternally made several MPB songs. Among these memorable songs are Like our parents, Charm, Learn to play, Hi, hello, Martian AND If I want to talk to God.
Source: Terra
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