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Elza Soares

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Vocalist

The Resume

    (June 23, 1930-January 20, 2022)
    Born in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
    Specialized in Samba and Bossa Nova
    Recordings include 'So Danco Samb,' 'Boato' and 'Mulata Assanhada'

Why she might be annoying:

    Her birth year was also listed as 1937.
    She bore her first child at 13.
    Soccer legend Garrincha left his wife for her, causing a major scandal (1962).
    She got strange plastic surgery over the years.

Why she might not be annoying:

    Born in the impoverished favela of Agua Santa, she scavenged the trash for food.
    At 12, her mother forced her to marry the 22-year-old who raped her.
    Three of her children died in infancy, and her son with Garrincha was killed in a car wreck at 8.
    She became famous for her throaty, sensual voice and steamy stage performances.

Credit: Black Chic


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 106 Votes: 51.89% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 16 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 79 Votes: 46.84% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 16 Votes: 75.00% Annoying