Elis Regina was born in Porto Alegre, Brazil, where she began her career as singer at age 11 on a children's radio show, Rádio Farroupilha. She won her first festival song contest in 1965 singing "Arrastão" -"The Trawling Net"-by Edu Lobo and VinÃcius de Moraes. She recorded songs by such musicians as Gilberto Gil. She also recorded songs by Antnio Carlos Jobim, Milton Nascimento, Joao Bosco, Aldir Blanc, Chico Buarque, Jorge Benand Caetano Veloso. She had an exciting voice and superb intonation, and excelled at up-tempo numbers.
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Amor, nao tem que se acabar
Eu quero e sei que vou ficar
At o fim, eu vou te amar
At que a vida em mim resolva se apagar
Amor como a rosa num jardim
A gente cuida, a gente olha
A gente deixa o sol bater pra crescer, pra crescer
A rosa do amor tem sempre que crescer
A rosa do amor nao vai despetalar
Pra quem cuida bem da rosa
Pra quem sabe cultivar
Amor nao tem que se acabar
At o fim da minha vida eu vou te amar
Eu sei que o amor nao tem,nao tem que se apagar