Sylvia Telles

Her maternal grandfather Alessandro D'Atri was editor of the prestigious Révue du Brésil magazine published in Paris in French, Spanish and Italian from 1896.

[1] In 1954, family friend Billy Blanco noticed her talent and introduced her to his associates in music, which led to launching her performing career in nightclubs.

Her 1955 release "Amendoim Torradinho" got significant airplay and led to the newspaper O Globo awarding her "Cantora Revelação de 1955" (loosely, "singer discovery of 1955").

The following year 1956, she and her husband hosted the program Música e Romance on TV Rio, featuring guests Tom Jobim, Dolores Duran, Johnny Alf and Billy Blanco.

Although Telles had preceded the advent of Bossa Nova, she began performing songs by such influential composers as Antonio Carlos Jobim, and worked with others such as Luiz Bonfá.

Her husband, producer Aloysio de Oliveira, proved instrumental in her later signing to Odeon and Elenco, two labels where he worked.