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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Elis Regina
Pra quem quer se soltar, invento o cais
Invento mais que a solido me d
Invento lua nova a clarear
Invento o amor
E sei que a dor vai me lancar
Eu queria ser feliz, invento o mar
Invento em mim o sonhador
Para quem quer me seguir, eu quero mais
Tenho o caminho que sempre quis
E um saveiro pronto pra partir
Ivento o cais
E sei a vez de me lancar