Regina

小简介
Elis Regina(1945-1982) 出生于巴西南部城市Porto Alegre的Elis Regina，11岁便在电台步入她的歌唱生涯。1959年她来到里约热内卢正式签约了Rádio Gaúcha电台从而开始了她的第一份工作。1961年发行了第一张LP《Viva a Brotolandia》。回到Porto Alegre之后一直到1964年期间，她曾在一家著名的Bossa Nova夜总会唱歌，同时她又被电视台雇佣与当时其他一些著名的音乐家如Jorge Ben、Wilson Simonal等同台演出。
1965年在巴西首届流行音乐节上的演出真正令Elis Regina在国内被认知，尔后不久与Jair Rodrigues共同合作录制了《Dois na Bossa》，并一同参加了巴西当时一档知名的专门推出音乐家及其音乐的电视节目。就在那之后Elis Regina的音乐事业正式得以腾飞，她1966年的专辑《Elis》收录了第一张专辑中由Milton Nascimento写的歌曲[Cano do Sal]，于是也因此她的成名带出了象Milton Nascimento、Ivan Lins ("Madalena")、Tavito/ Zé Rodrix ("Casa no Campo") 、Belchior ("Como Nossos Pais")等一批音乐创作人。
Elis Regina开始更频繁地参加一些音乐节的演出活动，以及诸如为了保护巴西音乐反对外国音乐的入侵、反对电吉他等一些音乐运动。1969年当她的欧洲及拉美巡回演出结束后，她的国际地位得以越发的巩固，她最重要的专辑之一——与Tom Jobim合作完成的《Elis e Tom》在美国问世。1979年，她参加了瑞士的一个爵士音乐节，同年由Aldir Blanc和Joo Bosco为她录制了另一伟大专辑之一的《O Bêbado e a Equilibrista》，这两位优秀的音乐人为她写出了很多首著名的歌曲，如[Caador de Esmeraldas]，[Mestre-sala dos Mares], [Dois pra Lá, Dois pra Cá]... 
1982年1月19日当这位正展望着未来一切如新生活时的女子却因药物中毒去世于家中，那年，未满37岁。
当全世界都在关注巴西的国内局势，而最后被传唱的却是政治意识并不浓的波萨诺瓦。它就像是硝烟之中传来的清新的吟唱，代表着人们渴望自由的倾向。在整个波萨诺瓦的历史中，Elis Regina是非常重要的一位，她的一生并不得志，由于受到威胁，在国内她一度屈服于暴政，这段经历一直使她郁郁寡欢而喜怒无常，并早早地离开了人世
Regina
Iisa Pykäri, vocals
Mikko Pykäri, bass
Mikko Rissanen, drums
Biography
Regina's distinguished blend of electronic beats, folk and world music, female vocals sung in Finnish and some wild percussion introduces a unique blend that mixes the best pop music influences from the 60s to the 90s. Combining snapshot like stories of every day life, Regina's original sound resonates on the threshold of mundane and magical realism while sometimes extending its reach into pure fantasy.
In 2005 Regina released their highly acclaimed debut album Katso maisemaa released by a Finnish label Next Big Thing, and was chosen in several polls as one of the best Finnish albums of the year. Their follow up album, Oi miten suuria voimia!, was released in the beginning of 2007, and was similarly a highly acclaimed success – being nominated for the Finnish Grammy award, Emma, in the Critic's choice category. In the end of 2007, Regina independently released a Christmas single, Näinä mustina iltoina, that immediately became an indie hit, also beyond Finland's borders.
The third studio album by the group, Puutarhatrilogia. will be released in the beginning of 2009 by a traditional Finnish indie label, Johanna Kustannus.
So far, the band's albums and singles have also been released in Sweden, Japan, and Taiwan. It has actively been touring in Scandinavian countries, Central Europe, Baltic region and Russia.