Elizeth Cardoso

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Elizeth Cardoso
Elizeth Cardoso, 1960
Background information
Born	(1920-07-07)July 7, 1920 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died	May 7, 1990(1990-05-07) (aged 69) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Genres	Bossa Nova, Samba
Occupation(s)	Singer, actress
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	1936–1990

Elizeth Moreira Cardoso (sometimes listed as Elisete Cardoso) (July 16, 1920 – May 7, 1990), was a singer and actress of great renown in Brazil.

Biography

Cardoso was born in

Elizeth continued to sing and act with great success until her death. By the end of her life she had released well over 40 albums in Brazil, Portugal and other countries. During almost seven decades of artistic life, she interpreted many forms of music, but her base was always sambaed, which she performed with great personality, and which earned her nicknames such as: A Noiva do Samba-Canção (the Bride of Samba), Lady do Samba, A Magnifica (the Magnificent One), and the one most connected with her name, A Divina (the Divine One).

Cardoso died of cancer at the age of 69.

Tribute

On July 16, 2021, Google celebrated her 101st birthday with a Google Doodle.^[2]

Discography

Compilation albums

• Raízes do Samba

References

External links

• All Music
• (in English) + (in French) History of BOSSA NOVA with audio and video samples, by ABDB