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Elia y Elizabeth were a Colombian duo consisting of the sisters Elia and Elisabeth Fleta. Their career was brief (1972-1973) during which they have published only two records, but have been awarded prizes at the Festival del Coco in Barranquilla and by the Príncipe de Oro radio station and have been nominated for the Premio Onda as newcomer of the year 1972.

Biography
Elia and Elisabeth were born in Bogotá. Their father was the son of spanish tenor Miguel Fleta, and his sisters were the Spanish jazz duo Hermanas Fleta (Elia and Paloma Fleta Mirat). Due to their fathers work, they had to move to Lima, where they would spend their adolescences. Since 1971 they have been living in Barcelona and Madrid and it is in Madrid that the duo were invited to participate in a television program in honor of their grandfather. The composer and arranger Juan Carlos Calderón, who had previously worked with their aunts, had listened to that very broadcast. That same year under Calderón's direction they recorded an EP at Zafiro studios in Barcelona, containing the songs 'Cae la lluvia' and 'Fue una lágrima', both recent compositions by Elia.

Back in Barranquilla, after performing at a charity event with the Dakarett Blues Band, the sisters were heard by Graciela Arango de Tobón, who recommended them to Álvaro Arango, musical director of Codiscos, and after listening to them on the phone and meeting them in Barranquilla, he decided to record an album with them in Medellín. Arrangement and musical direction of the album were handeled by Jimmy Salcedo, who was already famous in the jazz scene of Bogotá, having been a former member of the Be-Bops, a television interviewer and creator of La Onda Tres.

After the release of their second album, Elia decided to abandon television performances and devote herself entirely to her university studies in music pedagogy.

Legacy
In 2014 the Madrid music label Munster Records re-released their music. In April 2019 the Costa Rican band Las Robertas presents a version of Pesadilla at Coachella.