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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Cantoria nordestina
- Luiz Gonzaga
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Conceição, Paraíba, Brazil
Elba Ramalho (born August 17, 1951, in Conceição, Paraíba) is a Brazilian songwriter, performer, poet and actress. She is sometimes called "The Queen of Forró". In addition to her successful solo career, Elba has collaborated with a number of well-established Brazilian acts, including Alceu Valença and her first cousin Zé Ramalho. In 2019, her album O Ouro do Pó da Estrada was nominated for the…
Known for
- Novela em Sinfonia — Self2025
- You Were Never Alone — Self2021
- Plan B2020
- Alceu Valença - Na Embolada do Tempo — Self2019
- Que História é Essa, Porchat? — Self2019
- Anitta Entrou no Grupo2018
- A Imagem da Tolerância — Self2017
- Lady Night — Self2017
- Danado de Bom — Self2016
- Tales of Trancoso2016
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- Brazil
- Active from
- 1951-08-17
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 182,306
- Total plays
- 2,395,102
Tags
Elba Maria Nunes Ramalho (born August 17, 1951 in Conceição, Paraíba, Brazil), best known as Elba Ramalho, is a Brazilian MPB singer, songwriter, performer, multi-instrumentalist and actress. Her musical style is characteristic for the traditional sounds of the Northeastern region of Brazil, such as baião, xote, xaxado, frevo, forró, and others. Elba Ramalho was born in the rural area of Conceição, in Vale do Piancó. In 1962, the family moved to the city of Campina Grande, also in Paraíba. <a h
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Maria
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Brazil
- Place of birth
- Paraíba
- Spouse
- Maurício Mattar
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- Brazilian Portuguese
- Native language
- Brazilian Portuguese
- Genre
- forró
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Mercury Records
- Official website
- www.elbaramalho.com.br
- Image
- 26 Prêmio da Música Brasileira (18712621331) (cropped).jpg
- Number of children
- 4
- Voice type
- mezzo-soprano
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- Commons category
- Elba Ramalho
- date of birth
- 1951-08-17
- relative
- Zé Ramalho
- start of work period
- 1968-00-00
- social media followers
- 101164
- birth name
- Elba Maria Nunes Ramalho
- first family name in Portuguese name
- Nunes
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Elba Ramalho, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
