Eliane won two GRAMMYS (2016 and 2022) and two Latin GRAMMYS (2017 and 2022) to date. She has been nominated in 5 different categories, having received 12 GRAMMY and Latin GRAMMY nominations thus far.
With now 32 albums and over 2.5 million albums sold to date, Eliane has a strong presence on Spotify with almost 500 million streams and over 34 million Spotify listens of her song “Little Paradise.”
She has toured in 78 countries, is a four-time Gold Disc Award recipient, a three-time Best Vocal Album winner in Japan and winner of the 2018 Edison Lifetime Achievement Award in Holland to name a few accolades.
Her 2019 and 2021 albums (Love Stories and Mirror Mirror) were both voted “Downbeat’s Best Album of the Year- Masterpiece”.
Eliane received two LIBERA award nominations for Best Latin Jazz Record (2017 and 2023) and as most of her previous releases, her recordings hit #1 on the jazz charts worldwide.
Three of her more recent albums debuted at #1 on the Billboard Jazz and World Music Charts.
2024 Latin GRAMMY nomination Best Latin Jazz Album “Time and Again”
2024 Latin GRAMMY nomination Best Engineered Album “Quietude”
2023 GRAMMY nomination Best Latin Jazz Album “Quietude”
2023 LIBERA Award nomination for Best Latin Jazz Record “Quietude”
2023 Latin GRAMMY nomination Best Engineered Album “Quietude”
2022 Latin GRAMMY winner Best Latin Jazz/Jazz Album “Mirror Mirror”
2021 GRAMMY winner Best Latin Jazz Album “Mirror Mirror”
2021 “Downbeat’s Best Album of the Year- Masterpiece” Mirror Mirror winner
2019 “Downbeat’s Best Album of the Year- Masterpiece” Love Stories winner
2018 Edison Lifetime Achievement Award winner
2017 Latin GRAMMY winner Best Latin Jazz Album “Dance of Time”
2017 Latin GRAMMY nomination Best Engineered Album “Dance of Time”
2017 LIBERA Award nomination for Best Latin Jazz Record
2015 GRAMMY winner Best Latin Jazz Album “Made In Brazil”
2015 Latin GRAMMY nomination Best Engineered Album “Made in Brazil”
2012 Jazztimes’ Magazine Critic’s Choice “Swept Away” winner
2012 Downbeat’s Editor’s Pick “Swept Away”
2011 Latin GRAMMY nomination Best Brazilian Song “Bate Bate” (What about the heart) from the album “Light My Fire”
2011 Downbeat’s Editor’s Pick “Light My Fire”
2009 Gold Disc Award (Japan) Bossa Nova Stories winner
2009 Premio da Música Brasileira Best Foreign Album nomination
2007 Billboard’s Best Latin Jazz Album of the Year “Around the City” winner
2007 Swing Journal “Best Jazz Vocal Album of The Year” Something for You winner
2007 Gold Disc Award (Japan) “Something for You” winner
2006 Gold Disc Award (Japan) “Around the City” winner
2005 Best Jazz Vocal Album Award – Swing Journal (Japan) “Around the City” winner
2004 Best Jazz Vocal Album of the Year Award Swing Journal (Japan) “Dreamer” winner
2004 Gold Disc Award (Japan) “Dreamer” winner
2002 GRAMMY nomination Best Latin Jazz Album “Calle 54”
1998 GRAMMY nomination Best Large Jazz Ensemble “Impulsive”
1998 Jazziz’ Critics Poll – Best Brazilian Album of the Year “Eliane Elias Sings Jobim”
1998 Swing Journal’s Best Vocal Album of the Year “Eliane Elias Sings Jobim”
1997 Downbeat’s Poll – Musician of the Year winner
1997 Downbeat’s Poll – Best Jazz Album of the Year “The Three Americas” winner
1997 Downbeat’s Poll – Best Jazz Pianist, Composer, Beyond Musician winner
1995 GRAMMY nomination Best Jazz Instrumental Solo “The Way You Look Tonight”
1990 Billboard’s Best Jazz Albums of the Year “Eliane Elias Plays Jobim”
1988 Best New Talent in Critic’s Poll Jazziz Magazine
Some highlights include Eliane’s four GRAMMY and LATIN GRAMMY award wins amongst 14 nominations in 5 distinct categories including Best Latin Jazz Album/Best Jazz Album, Best Jazz Solo Performance, Best Large Jazz Ensemble, Best Brazilian Song, and Best Engineered Album.
With now 33 albums and over 2.6 million albums sold, Eliane has a strong presence on Spotify with almost over 40 million Spotify listens of her song “Little Paradise” and close to half a billion streams. She has toured in 82 countries, is a four-time Gold Disc Award recipient, and a three-time Best Vocal Album winner in Japan.
Eliane Elias has achieved extraordinary success, with eight of her albums debuting at #1 on the Billboard Jazz Album and World Music Album charts. In total, twenty-two of her releases have entered the Top 10 of the Billboard Jazz Albums charts. Celebrated worldwide, she is recognized by critics and audiences alike for her remarkable versatility and her mastery as a pianist, vocalist, composer, and arranger. Across her prolific career, both in the studio and on stage, Eliane has established herself as one of the most distinctive and influential artists in contemporary jazz.
BILLBOARD CHART POSITIONS
#1 Jazz Album Chart “Time and Again” 2024
#1 Traditional Jazz Chart “Quietude” 2022
#1 Jazz Album Chart “Mirror Mirror” 2021
#4 Traditional Jazz Chart “Love Stories” 2019
#1 Jazz Album Chart “Music from Man of La Mancha” 2018
#1 Traditional Jazz Chart “Dance of Time” 2017
#1 World Music Chart “Dance of Time” 2017
#1 Jazz Album Chart “Made in Brazil” 2015
#4 Jazz Album Chart “I Thought About You” 2014
#4 Traditional Jazz Chart “Light My Fire” 2011
#3 Contemporary Jazz Chart “Light My Fire” 2011
#1 Jazz Album Chart “Swept Away” 2012
#2 Jazz Album Chart “Bossa Nova Stories” 2009
#2 Overall Chart “Bossa Nova Stories” 2009
#8 Jazz Album Chart “Something for You” 2008
#4 Jazz Album Chart “Around the City” 2006
#4 Jazz Album Chart “Dreamer” 2004
#4 Jazz Album Chart “Kissed by Nature” 2001
#3 Top Contemporary Jazz Chart “So Far So Close” 1989
#5 Jazz Album Chart “Cross Currents” 1988
#4 Top Contemporary Jazz Album Chart “Illusions” 1987