Leila Toscano Pinheiro (born 16 October 1960 in Belém, Brazil) is a Brazilian
singer, pianist and composer of bossa nova. She began piano lessons at age ten
at the Instituto de Iniciación Musical de Belém and later studied with Guillermo
Coutinho. Her professional debut was in 1980 with the show Señal de Salida in
Belém after leaving medical school. She moved to Rio de Janeiro in 1981,
releasing the LP Leila Pinheiro (1983) produced by Raimundo Bittencourt. She
signed with Polygram and released Olho Nu in 1986, which won her Best Performer
at the Yamaha World Festival. Subsequent...