Elza Soares / Brasil / Essencial collection

1969 - Vol. 3 Elza, Miltinho e Samba

1968 - Vol. 2 Elza, Miltinho e Samba

1967 - Vol. 1 Elza, Miltinho e Samba

1988 - Voltei

1980 - Negra Elza, Elza Negra

1976 - Licao de Vida

1975 - Nos Brancos Do Samba

1972 - Sangue, Suor E Raca with Roberto Ribeiro

1972 - Elza Pede Passagem
(with Dom Salvador piano & arrangements)

1969 - Carnaval & Samba

1968 - Elza Soares e o Baterista Wilson das Neves

1967 - O Maximo em Samba

1966 - Com A Bola Branca
(with a killer horn section & arrangements)

1965 - Um Show de Elza

1963 - Sambossa

1961 - O Samba e Elza Soares

1961 - A Bossa Negra

1960 - Se Acaso Você Chegasse

Born and raised in a favela (slum or shantytown) in Rio de Janeiro, daughter of a washerwoman, Elza Soares got married at 12 and had a baby at 13. During that period, Soares took part in a singing contest presented by the renowned Brazilian musician Ary Barroso, and received the highest awards.
Elza Soares became popular with her first single "Se Acaso Você Chegasse", on which she introduced the scat “à la" Louis Armstrong, adding a bit of jazz to samba. Soares moved to São Paulo, where she performed at theaters and nightclubs. Her "husky" voice became her trademark.