Dóris Monteiro (Adelina Dóris Monteiro - Oct 23, 1934 Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian singer whose career has spanned over 50 years. She has enjoyed success both as a singer and as an actress, and has recorded over 20 solo LPs. At 13 (in 1947), Dóris Monteiro had her debut on radio. She won the weekly contest for several weeks in a row. In the next year she started to work regularly in the Rádio Tupi. In 1951 she recorded her first album, the 78 rpm Se Você Se Importasse (Peter Pan), which stayed in first place in the charts for three months. One of the first to sung in the Bossa Nova way, Doris had various success: "Agulha no Palheiro", "Graças a Deus" (Fernando César), "Mocinho Bonito" (Billy Blanco) - Top 1 1957 Brazilian Hit Parade -, "Gostoso É Sambar" (João Melo), "Samba de Verão" (Marcos Valle/Paulo Sérgio Valle), "Mudando de Conversa" (Maurício Tapajós/Hermínio Bello de Carvalho), "Dó-Ré-Mi" (Fernando César), "Joga a Rede No Mar" (Fernando César/Nazareno de Brito), "Apelo" (Baden Powell), "Palhaçada," "É isso Aí," and "Alô Fevereiro." The success also took her to the cinema. She starred in Agulha no Palheiro (Alex Viany) and was elected the Best Actress of 1953. She worked in seven other films, including the Italian production "Copacabana Palace". Doris Monteiro has continued to perform into this new millennium. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.