Nara Leão -

Nara Leão (Jan. 19, 1942 — June 7, 1989) was a Brazilian samba-jazz/pop singer and actress that debuted with an album on Elenco in 1964, followed by a lengthy string of titles on Philips over the next quarter-century.

She was born Nara Lofego Leão in Vitória, Espírito Santo. At age 12, she got her first guitar from her father, who thought that music would help her be more outgoing.

Leão studied under composer Patricio Teixeira and classical guitarist Solon Ayala. As a teenager, she sang and performed with some of the nation’s leading figures in bossa nova, including João Gilberto, Vinicius de Moraes, and Antônio Carlos Jobim. In 1963, she toured with rising star Sérgio Mendes.

Discography:

Nara (1964)
Opinião de Nara (1964)
O canto livre de Nara (1965)
5 na bossa (live, 1965 • Nara, Edu Lobo & Tamba Trio)
Manhã de liberdade (1966)
Nara pede passagem (1966)
Nara (1967)
Vento de maio (1967)
Nara Leão (1968)
Coisas do mundo (1969)
Dez anos depois (1971)
Quando o carnaval chegar (OST, 1972 • Chico Buarque, Nara Leão & Maria Bethânia)
Meu primeiro amor (1975)
Os meus amigos são um barato (1977)
…E que tudo mais vá pro inferno (1978)
Com açúcar, com afeto (1980)
Romance popular (1981)
Nasci para bailar (1982 • Nara)
Meu samba encabulado (1983)
Abraços e beijinhos e carinhos sem ter fim… (1984)
Um cantinho, um violão (1985 • Nara e Menescal)
Garota de Ipanema (1986)
Meus sonhos dourados (1987)
My Foolish Heart (1989)