Mostly interpreter of songs written by others. But she's just too amazing, many of her interpretations are better than the original.
God, even Ciro Santilli is slightly shocked by her death, which happened before he was born, can you imagine it at the time? She was MPB's golden girl...
Video 1. Atrás da Porta performed by Elis Regina. Source. Composed by Francis Hime and Chico Buarque.
Video 2. Águas de março performed by Elis Regina. Source. From the 1972 eponymous album. Composed by Antônio Carlos Jobim.