What is Elza Soares?
[[File:Elza Soares recebendo o diploma de Embaixatriz do Samba no Museu da Imagem e do Sim, com Garrincha ao fundo (cropped).tif|right|200px]] [[File:Elza Soares assinatura.png|right|200px]] '''Elza da Conceição Soares''', known professionally as '''Elza Soares''' ({{IPA-pt|ˈɛwzɐ ˈswaɾis|br}}; 23 June 1930 – 20 January 2022) was a Brazilian [[samba]] and [[bossa nova]] singer. In 1999, she was named Singer of the Millennium with [[Tina Turner]] by [[BBC Radio]]. Soares was born in [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]]. Her career began in 1950. In 2015, she released her best known album ''[[A mulher do fim do mundo]]''. In 2002, Soares was nominated for a [[Grammy Award]]. In 2007, Soares was diagnosed with [[diverticulitis]] and had many surgeries.<ref>[https://blackbraziltoday.com/elza-soares-brazils-tina-turner-and-celia-cruz/ Elza Soares: “Brazil’s Tina Turner and Celia Cruz; the BBC’s “Singer of the Millenium.”]</ref> She died on 20 January 2022 at her home in Rio de Janeiro from natural causes, aged 91.<ref>[https://g1.globo.com/pop-arte/musica/noticia/2022/01/20/elza-soares-morre-aos-91-anos.ghtml Elza Soares morre aos 91 anos] {{in lang|pt}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Soares, Elza}} [[Category:1930 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:Singers from Rio de Janeiro]] {{bio-stub}}