Eliane Elias

Eliane Elias is a multi-Grammy and Latin Grammy Award-winning musician known for her distinctive blend of Brazilian roots, jazz, classical, and compositional skills. After establishing her professional performing career at seventeen, collaborating with Brazilian singer-songwriter Toquinho and touring with poet Vinicius de Moraes, Eliane Elias was invited to tour with Bossa Nova legend Antônio Carlos Jobim. In 1981, Elias moved to New York City to attend Juilliard School of Music, joining acclaimed jazz group Steps Ahead in 1982. Her solo career commenced in 1984 with her debut album Amanda, a notable collaboration with Randy Brecker.

Her track ‘What About the Heart (Bate Bate)’ earned a 2011 Latin Grammy nomination for Best Brazilian Song. Following a 2012 collaboration with Marc Johnson on Swept Away, her 2013 album I Thought About You reached No. 1 on Amazon.com U.S. and French websites.

Elias’s influence was further acknowledged in 2023 with a Latin Grammy Award nomination for Best Engineered Album for Quietude. She also garnered a Grammy Award nomination for Best Latin Jazz Album for Time and Again in 2025. Her over twenty-two albums consistently achieve high rankings on Billboard charts, iTunes, and Amazon, and she holds multiple Gold Disc Awards in Japan.