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Eliane Elias
With Latin rhythms, classical elegance and jazz traditions running through her
veins, singer-songwriter Eliane Elias has been combing the spirit of Brazil with
classic American ballads since first emerging as a precocious teenage starlet in
the late 1970s. Born in Sao Paulo, Elias first took piano lessons from her
mother at the age of seven and grew up transcribing Art Tatum and Bud Powell
records before performing in nightclubs at 15. Making her name with backing
guitarist Toquinho and poet Vinicius de Moraes, she played solo in Europe and
studied at the Juilliard School of Musi...
