
Eliane Elias - The Art of Bossa Nova

Upcoming
March 26th 2026
About the Artist
BIOGRAPHY
Multi GRAMMY® and Multi LATIN GRAMMY® Award winning pianist/singer/composer/arranger
Eliane Elias’ distinctive musical style is one of the most unique and immediately recognizable sounds
in jazz and Brazilian music. She blends her Brazilian roots and alluring voice with her virtuosic
instrumental jazz, classical and compositional skills, while she consistently displays her pianistic
mastery and ability to integrate the many artistic roles she takes on.
With the release of her 2024 recording Time and Again, Eliane Elias proves again that she’s a multi-
faceted, groundbreaking artist who continues to reach new heights in a brilliant career spanning
decades. The music on Time and Again reflects the same level of artistry and ingenuity Elias has
demonstrated throughout her career. She surprises us time and again with her creative ability, this
time, producing an entire album of her own compositions with lyrics in English and Portuguese.
To date, Eliane has won two GRAMMY® awards (2016 and 2022) and two Latin GRAMMY® awards
(2017 and 2022) and has been nominated in 5 different categories, having received 11 GRAMMY®
and Latin GRAMMY® nominations thus far. With now 32 albums and over 2.5 million albums sold to
date, Eliane has toured in 78 countries, is a four-time Gold Disc Award recipient, a three-time Best
Vocal Album winner in Japan and winner of the 2018 Edison Lifetime Achievement Award in Holland
to name a few accolades. Her 2019 and 2021 albums (Love Stories and Mirror Mirror) were both
voted “Downbeat’s Best Album of the Year- Masterpiece”. Eliane received two LIBERA award
nominations for Best Latin Jazz Record (2017 and 2023). She has a strong presence on Spotify with
almost 500 million streams and over 33 million Spotify listens of her song “Little Paradise.” Three of
her more recent albums debuted at #1 on the Billboard Jazz and Billboard World Music Charts. As
most of her previous releases, her 2024 album “Time and Again” hit #1 on several jazz charts
worldwide including iTunes and Amazon Best Seller in the USA.
Eliane’s live performances showcase her piano, vocals, arranging and compositional skills, together
with her charismatic personality, bringing a wide spectrum of musical experiences and unique
presentations to the audience featuring the music of her native Brazil. Melding her immense talents
in jazz, Brazilian, classical, and pop music, Eliane Elias is as Jazziz magazine has called her, “A citizen
of the world” and “an artist beyond category.
