With her 1959 album "Amor de Gente Moça", Sylvia became the first professional singer to release a full album with only bossa nova songs.

Sylvia Telles is one of the great treasures of the original Brasilian bossa nova movement. She loved Jobim and over half of her recorded songs are penned by him. However, on this effort she sings many American standards in English (in which she was fluent) and many Marcos Valle/ Paulo Valle songs (only one Jobim)in her native Portuguese. Her upbeat clear lyrical voice stays in front of the accompanying simple understated musical arrangements. The entire album is superb.