Cássia Eller
Cássia Rejane Eller (Portuguese: /ˈkasjɐ ʁeˈʒɐni ˈɛleʁ/) (December 10, 1962 – December 29, 2001) was a Brazilian singer and musician. She came to prominence in the early 1990s and performed a mix of rock and MPB. Eller released five studio albums in her lifetime: Cássia Eller (1990), O Marginal (1992), Cássia Eller (1994), Veneno AntiMonotonia (1997) and Com Você... Meu Mundo Ficaria Completo (1999). Her sixth studio album, Dez de Dezembro (2002) was released posthumously. Eller's most successful album was Acústico MTV – Cássia Eller (2001), selling over 1 million copies. She was ranked as the 18th greatest vocalist and 40th greatest Brazilian musician by Rolling Stone Brasil. On December 29, 2001, Eller died of a heart attack caused by a malformation of her heart at the age of 39. Biography Early life and career Daughter of an Army paratrooper sergeant and a housewife, her name was suggested by her grandmother, who was devoted to St. Rita of Cascia. Born in Rio de Janeiro, RJ, she moved with her family to Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais at six years old. When she was 10 years old, she went to Santarém, Pará, and at age 12 returned to Rio. Her interest in