Elza Soares

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Elza Soares (born June 23, 1937) is a Brazilian samba singer . She was married to Brazilian football player Garrincha . Born and raised in a favela in Rio de Janeiro , Soares took part in a singing contest presented by the renowned Brazilian musician Ary Barroso , and received the highest marks. In the late 1950s, Soares spent one year touring Argentina with Mercedes Batista. Soares became popular with her first single "** Acaso Você Chegasse", on which she introduced the scat à la Louis Armstrong , adding a bit of jazz to samba . She moved to São Paulo , where she performed at theaters and night clubs. Her husky voice became her trademark. After finishing her second LP record , A Bossa Negra , Elza went to Chile to represent Brazil in the 1962 Football World Cup . Her outgoing and over-the-edge style fascinated audiences in Brazil and abroad. In the 1970s, she toured the US and Europe . She has been singing for **** than 40 years. In 2000, she was awarded "Best Singer of the Millennium" by the *** in London , where she performed in a concert with Gal Costa , Chico Buarque , Gilberto Gil , Caetano Veloso and Virgínia Rodrigues. That same year, she played a series of avant-garde concerts directed by José Miguel Wisnik in Rio de Janeiro. Soares scored a number of charts hits in Brazil throughout her career; some of the bigger hits include: "** Acaso Você Chegasse" (1960), "Boato" (1961), "Cadeira Vazia" (1961), "Só Danço Samba" (1963), "Mulata Assanhada" (1965) and "Aquarela Brasileira" (1974).