Elis Regina

Elis Regina's accolades reflect her singular impact on Brazilian music. She was the first artist to sell over a million copies of an album in Brazil with Dois na Bossa, a record that stood for years. Her performance of "Arrastão" at the 1965 TV Excelsior festival is often cited as the moment MPB was born, and she went on to define the genre.She is widely regarded as the greatest Brazilian singer of all time, a title earned through her extraordinary interpretive range and her role in championing the tropicalismo movement. Her recordings of songs like "Águas de Março" and "O Bêbado e a Equilibrista" are considered definitive, and her influence continues to be felt in every generation of Brazilian musicians.