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Áurea Martins sprouted and flowered from a branch of musicians (her grandmother playing the banjo) from Campo Grande, from the western region of Rio de Janeiro. Her first live presentations were as a member of the choir from the Ginásio Estadual “Raja Gabaglia”. Nearing her post adolescence, she starts going to jazz clubs in the suburbs and acting as “lady crooner” for her uncles’ acts in balls in surrounding regions. In the first half of the 60’s, the artist starts to feel the attraction to the center of the city. In a renovation of Rádio Nacional’s cast, Áurea Martins becomes part of the group in the channel, with talents like Alaíde Costa, Peri Ribeiro, and Elis Regina (1945-1982), under the strong incentive of Paulo Gracindo (1911-1995). Her first ever recording was a track on an LP called Alvorada dos Novos, produced by Altamiro Carrilho for the Copacabana.

In 1969, she becomes the winner of annual edition of the television show A Grande Chance (The Big Chance), cre...