Elza Soares — Where to Listen on the Radio

Elza Soares is a samba, bossa nova and experimental artist from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, active since 1930. ArtisFind has detected 1 play of Elza Soares on 1 radio station in New Zealand, most recently on World FM Tawa 39d ago. The song heard most often on air is “Beija-Me (Remastered) [A Bossa Negra]”.

Elza da Conceição Soares (née Gomes; 23 June 1930 – 20 January 2022), known professionally as Elza Soares (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈɛwzɐ ˈswaɾis]), was a Brazilian samba singer. In 1999, she was named Singer of the Millennium along with Tina Turner by BBC Radio.

Elza was deemed dangerous by the Military dictatorship in Brazil (1964–1985), and in 1970 her house in the Jardim Botânico neighborhood, in Rio de Janeiro, was machine-gunned by regime agents. Inside were her partner Garrincha and their children. The living room, where the young children were, was destroyed by the blasts. She and Garrincha had to flee to Italy, where they were received by Chico Buarque de Hollanda also in exile.