SINGER

Elis Regina

1945 - 1982

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Elis Regina Carvalho Costa (March 17, 1945 – January 19, 1982), known professionally as Elis Regina (Brazilian Portuguese: [eˈliz ʁeˈʒinɐ]), was a Brazilian singer of Bossa nova, MPB and jazz music. She is also the mother of the singers Maria Rita and Pedro Mariano. She became nationally renowned in 1965 after singing "Arrastão" (composed by Edu Lobo and Vinícius de Moraes) in the first edition of TV Excelsior festival song contest and soon joined O Fino da Bossa, a television program on TV Record. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Elis Regina has received more than 752,811 page views. Her biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Elis Regina is the 292nd most popular singer (up from 323rd in 2019), the 103rd most popular biography from Brazil (up from 114th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Brazilian Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 750k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.02

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.99

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.21

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Elis Regina ranks 292 out of 4,381. Before her are Neda Ukraden, Sonny Bono, Lisa, Sabah, Dave Gahan, and Loreen. After her are Alfredo Kraus, Bülent Ersoy, Sammy Davis Jr., Vicente Fernández, Šaban Šaulić, and John Fogerty.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Elis Regina ranks 106. Before her are Birendra of Nepal, Marthe Keller, Assi Dayan, Meir Dagan, Khaleda Zia, and Gunther von Hagens. After her are Jeffrey C. Hall, John Fogerty, Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza, Daniel Olbrychski, Brion James, and John Garang. Among people deceased in 1982, Elis Regina ranks 69. Before her are Colin Chapman, Adolf Heusinger, Kristján Eldjárn, Leopold Trepper, Pierre Mendès France, and Patrick Dewaere. After her are Ville Ritola, Pierre Balmain, Jack Swigert, Tadj ol-Molouk, Jakov Gotovac, and Leonid Kogan.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Elis Regina ranks 103 out of 2,236. Before her are José Sarney (1930), Peter Medawar (1915), Telê Santana (1931), Antônio Wilson Vieira Honório (1943), Emílio Garrastazu Médici (1905), and Leonardo Araújo (1969). After her are João Figueiredo (1918), Moacir Barbosa Nascimento (1921), Chico Xavier (1910), Juninho Pernambucano (1975), Émerson Leão (1949), and Bernardino Machado (1851).

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Among SINGERS In Brazil

Among singers born in Brazil, Elis Regina ranks 3. Before her are Astrud Gilberto (1940), and Roberto Carlos (1941). After her are Loalwa Braz (1953), Gal Costa (1945), Maria Bethânia (1946), Elza Soares (1930), Jorge Ben (1942), Naná Vasconcelos (1944), Luiz Gonzaga (1912), Adoniran Barbosa (1910), and Lisa Ono (1962).

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