Leila Pinheiro

Brazilian Bossa Nova singer, pianist and composer, born on October 16, 1960 in Belém, Brazil.

Daughter of harmonica player's Altino Pinheiro, began studying piano at age ten, at the Instituto de Iniciação Musical. In 1974, Leila gives up on music theory classes and goes on to study piano with a countryman, Guilherme Coutinho, talented musician and an important presence in the music scene in Belém.

In 1980, she leaves - in the second year - the medical school and in October, opening the first show, Sinal de Partida (conducted at the Theatro da Paz in Belém), where he debuted as a professional singer.