elza da conceição soares, known professionally as elza soares (; 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.